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Competitor localization and innovation activity of peripheral industrial systems in Poland

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  • Arkadiusz Swiadek

    (University of Zielona Gora)

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Spatial proximity to competitors is an important factor in the acceleration of technological change in industrial systems in most developed countries, but is it also in Poland? The main objective of the study was to identify and evaluation the impact of distance from the nearest competitor on the innovative activity of selected peripheral regional industrial systems in Poland. Surveys conducted in the years 2007-11, including a group of 1 860 industrial companies in the five diverse and located in different parts of the country regions. Methodical analysis was based on the theory of probability – probit modeling.

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  • Arkadiusz Swiadek, 2013. "Competitor localization and innovation activity of peripheral industrial systems in Poland," Ekonomia i Prawo, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika, vol. 12(3), pages 463-474, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpn:umkeip:v:12:y:2013:i:3:p:463-474
    DOI: 10.12775/EiP.2013.034
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    Keywords

    innovation; competitor; system; industry;
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    JEL classification:

    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
    • L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R15 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Econometric and Input-Output Models; Other Methods

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