Abstract:

Enterprises, adapting to changes in the economy, often decide to change their cooperation strategy. However, it should be noted that when looking for new business partners and establishing relationships with them, they take risks. The main goal of the research is to identify the sources of risk occurring in the early stages of inter-organizational cooperation. In order to achieve the aim of the study empirical research using the in-depth survey method and direct interview was conducted on a sample of 244 entities located in Poland.