THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PERSONNEL POLICY IN CREATING THE COMPETITIVE POSITION OF FOOD INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES IN POLAND
The research examines the significance of human resources in the process of creating a market position of a company. The research covered 16 food industry companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 2017. Using the TOPSIS method twice, the competitive position of enterprises was determined. First of all, on the basis of secondary data and the state of art, an initial ranking was established, drafted according to four features determining the competitive position of enterprises. Secondly, proper ranking was determined according to identical features and additional factors determining the company’s personnel policy. As a result, the surveyed entities were mapped to four classes and compared. The obtained results indicate that the personnel policy has a significant impact on the competitive position of enterprises from the food industry. The article presents only pilot studies. An analysis of other sectors of the economy seems to be an interesting research problem.