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Retail Developments in Poland, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis

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  • Lalita A. Manrai

    (Department of Business Administration, University of Delaware, U.S.A.)

  • Ajay K. Manrai

    (Department of Business Administration, University of Delaware, U.S.A.)

  • Dana-Nicoleta Lascu

    (Marketing Department, University of Richmond, U.S.A.)

  • David Dickerson

    (Bang College of Business, KIMEP University, Kazakhstan)

Abstract

We apply the "Three Speed" model (Lynn, 1993) to compare retail industry developments in the context of three countries-a non-Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) country (Poland), a former CIS country that terminated its relationship with CIS in 2014 although it was one of the founding members (Ukraine), and a current CIS country (Kazakhstan). Poland is considered to be the lead country, Ukraine is considered to be the lag country, and Kazakhstan is considered to fall in between Poland and Ukraine in terms of retail developments. We propose an "Environmental Theory," and in particular an "Adjustment Theory," suggesting that the retail development is a function of various environmental influences and a country's capability to adopt the changes resulting from the environmental dynamics. We provide a comparative discussion of the environment in the three countries and favorable as well as unfavorable factors for the development of retail trade. Retail developments are compared using both qualitative and quantitative indicators, which support our conceptualization that the "Three Speed" model has relevance for comparison of retail development in these three countries.

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  • Lalita A. Manrai & Ajay K. Manrai & Dana-Nicoleta Lascu & David Dickerson, 2015. "Retail Developments in Poland, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis," International Journal of Business and Economics, School of Management Development, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, vol. 14(1), pages 63-77, June.
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