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Technological Environment as a Factor of Development for Enterprises Providing Accommodation Services

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  • Kuźmicki Marek

    (Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska)

  • Kuś Agnieszka

    (Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska)

Abstract

Subject and purpose of work: The objective of this article was to present opinions of owners of all-year-round accommodation facilities operating within the area of the Lublin Voivodeship with regards to the meaning and manner of impacting on the development of enterprises by technological environment factors.Materials and methods: In April and May of 2018 field research was realized by means of CAT method within the area of Lublin Voivodeship. The research covered 110 economic entities.Results: The most numerous group of research participants - more than 80% considered the development of Internet as a rather contributing or definitely contributing to the growth of their economic entities. More than 60% of research participants noted that growth of computer systems, video and mobile telephones as well as development of transportation networks rather contributed to or definitely contributed to better functioning of accommodation facilities in the area of the Lublin Voivodeship.Conclusions: Vast majority of entrepreneurs considered factors of technological environment, specified during research as contributing and definitely contributing to the development of Lublin accommodation facilities. The impact of Internet seems especially important. The type of commune does not differentiate in any statistically significant manner the entrepreneurs’ assesment regarding the impact related to the factors of technological environment on the growth of their companies.

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  • Kuźmicki Marek & Kuś Agnieszka, 2019. "Technological Environment as a Factor of Development for Enterprises Providing Accommodation Services," Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne, Sciendo, vol. 12(3), pages 275-286, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ecoreg:v:12:y:2019:i:3:p:275-286:n:5
    DOI: 10.2478/ers-2019-0025
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    Keywords

    enterprise; accommodation services; development; technological environment;
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    JEL classification:

    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • Z32 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Tourism and Development

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