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Kapitał intelektualny sektora przedsiębiorstw na tle produktu krajowego brutto według województw
Intellectual capital of the business sector against the gross domestic product by voivodships

Author(s): Małgorzata Juchniewicz, Urszula Tomczyk
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Geography, Regional studies, National Economy, Business Economy / Management, Regional Geography, Sociology, Social Informatics, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Economic development, Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Główny Urząd Statystyczny
Keywords: gross domestic product; GDP; intellectual capital; manufacturing sector; regional analysis; taxonomic methods

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the results of a study on the relationship between the level of the intellectual capital of companies in the voivodships and the GDP per capita. Used for the analysis a taxonomic classification method, allowed voivodship grouping by intangible resources of companies. On this basis, the selection of diagnostic features, measurement and evaluation of the intellectual capital of the business sector in the provinces was made. Next, the values of correlation coefficients were defined, which showed no statistically significant correlation between the level of intellectual capital in companies and the GDP per capita. There has been, however, determined the relationship between these indicators. Voivodships, in which the intangible assets of enterprises have achieved a high and relatively similar size of the human capital level, structural and environmental conditions also have a high GDP per capita.

  • Issue Year: 58/2013
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 47-59
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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