Włodzimierz Sroka

A graduate of the University of Economics in Katowice, he earned his PhD in economics in 1999 at the Faculty of Management of the same university, based on the thesis entitled Strategic alliances as a form of cooperation in a global environment. In 2012 he received his habilitation degree in the same discipline at the University of Žilina on the basis of the thesis entitled Management as the key success factor of alliance networks.

Since 1999 he has been associated with the University of Dąbrowa Gornicza, from 1999 to 2012 as an assistant professor and subsequently as an associate professor at the Department of Management. Between 2013 and 2014, he held the position of Vice Rector for Science. The primary area of his scientific interest is strategic management, with particular emphasis on inter-organizational cooperation, CSR and business ethics.

He has also held various managerial positions at several companies since 1996. He was a specialist, chief specialist, head of department, director and then a member of the Board and deputy general manager for restructuring and development at Huta Katowice SA (1992-2002); Vice President of the Board of HK Stal Service (2003-2006); Vice President of the Board and Managing Director of KEM Profil (2006-2007); and Vice President and then President of the Board at RAPZ (since 2008). He has also served as a member of the Supervisory Boards at several companies, including, among others, Huta Bankowa (Vice Chairman, 1999-2002); HK GKI (Chairman, 2002-2003); Sentel (Chairman, 2003-2005); and WRA (Vice Chairman, 2008).

Włodzimierz Krzysztof Sroka (born August 15, 1967 in Bolesław, Poland) is a Polish economist and manager, associate professor of strategic management at the University of Dąbrowa Górnicza.