Marlena Dzikowska

Marlena Dzikowska is a Professor at the Department of International Competitiveness within the Institute of International Business and Economics at the University of Economics in Poznan. She holds a Doctorate (PhD) awarded in 2012. Her research focuses on international competitiveness, multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiary roles, global sourcing strategies, and the impact of economic crises on firms and industries. Key themes include subsidiary functionality within global value chains, relocation dynamics, and post-crisis resilience of enterprises.

Her work explores how subsidiaries evolve strategically over time, particularly in Poland, analyzing their roles in MNE networks such as innovation, production, and market access. She investigates how relocation decisions influence enterprise competitiveness across sectors like automotive and clothing. Her research also addresses Poland's evolving position in the global economy, especially post-2008 crisis adjustments and implications of Eurozone integration.

Notable contributions include developing frameworks for subsidiary capability assessment and structural models of MNE value chain positioning. She has analyzed over 36 publications, supervised one doctoral thesis, and participated in multiple research projects. Her studies often combine qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate firm-level responses to macroeconomic shifts.