Rafä Drewniak is an associate professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland and the Faculty of Management, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland. His research interests focus on problems of strategic alliances, strategic management, knowledge management, leadership and innovations. Urszula S¿upska is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Management, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland. Her main research areas are virtual organizations, cooperation between enterprises, innovation and enterprise competitiveness. Zbigniew Drewniak is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Management, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland. His main research areas are corporate finance, capital market, private equity/venture capital investments and innovations. Iwona Posadzi¿ska is an associate professor at the Faculty of Management, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland. Her main research areas are B2B marketing, enterprise management, construction market and corporate social responsibility. Robert Karaszewski is a professor at American University in Emirates, United Arab Emirates and the Faculty of Management, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland. He studies empirical service organization, total quality management, competitiveness of corporate business, leadership and knowledge management.