On the present stage of Polish economy development, the major problem is improvement of competitiveness. After Poland’s accession to the European Union many entrepreneurs had to decide on ways of their further economic activities. Although the integration brought great opportunities, there were also numerous problems and fears connected with the fact. According to that, an issue of competitiveness, especially within agribusiness enterprises, is an extremely important aspect of Polish economy development. However, there are many economic as well as non-economic factors deciding on the ability of competitiveness enhancement of particular branches of economy. Both theory and practise prove that nowadays widely understood quality supported by implementation of certified quality management systems’ rules can be such a factor

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