01832nas a2200169   4500008004100000022001400041245010200055210006900157260001200226300001200238490000600250520117900256653008401435100003201519700001701551856009401568       2017                        eng d  a2300-168200aThe Tendency of Entrepreneurs to Employ Foreigners: Labour Immigrants in the Opinion of Employers0 aTendency of Entrepreneurs to Employ Foreigners Labour Immigrants  c12/2017  a176-1910 v63 a<p>This article presents selected results from a survey conducted in 2014 and 2015 in the Province of Opole, among 263 entrepreneurs representing companies from different sectors which varied due to the number of employees and the labour market segment. Organisations with experience in employing a foreign workforce as well as those who had not previously employed foreigners were asked about their willingness to engage a foreign workforce. The analysis was made taking into account the labour market segment. Majority of respondents claimed that the country of origin of the foreign workforce is irrelevant. Such attitude was more frequent among entrepreneurs with experience in hiring foreigners than among those who have not yet taken on foreign labour. Entrepreneurs, especially those employing foreigners during the study, tended to view foreigners as more available and more willing to work overtime, hence &lsquo;better&rsquo; then Polish employees. Interestingly, among respondents representing the secondary labour market, the opinion that foreigners are &lsquo;better&rsquo; employees was more common than in the group representing the primary labour market.</p>10aimmigration; foreigners; labour market; Province of Opole; diversity management1 aKubiciel-Lodzińska, Sabina1 aMaj, Jolanta  uhttp://www.ceemr.uw.edu.pl/sites/default/files/Kubiciel_Maj_The_Tendency_of_Employers.pdf