Przestrzeń i relacje a innowacje w przemyśle Wielkopolski w latach 2014–2016
Spatial or relations proximity and innovation activity in the Wielkopolskie industry in years 2014–2016

Summary/Abstract: There are two opposite concepts of the proximity strongly discussing in the literature. First one, the spatial proximity, and the second the relation (social) proximity. Authors argue in terms of significant each of them to show what is more important. Poland is much lower developed country then their western neighbors. This means, that those phenomenon can be different for our regions and the country. The main aim of the paper was to confront those two phenomenon in Poland’s economy. It was picked up one large regional industrial system – Wielkopolska Voivodship. The research was based on questionnaire and was calculated for 819 manufacturing enterprises. Author showed multiindependent logit models describing impact of the distance and the relations between suppliers, consumers and rivals in years 2014–2016. Main conclusion of the research was, that the geography got much more often impact on innovation activity in the region, and the relation proximity got it deeper (much stronger), but rare. There is a need to search for more sophisticated interaction between those phenomenon in the future.

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