A sufficient number of business environment institutions is a crucial factor for both competitiveness and innovation. A wide range of services supplied to entrepreneurs by business environment institutions can significantly contribute to the development of enterprises, innovation introduction, strategic management, or finally they can alter in the mentality of the executive staff. The paper aims to identify business environment institutions that operate in the province by means of stating their number, type, location and a range of their services targeted at innovation-based development of the region’s enterprises. The qualitative analysis of the results of investigations into business environment institutions made it possible to assess to what extent those institutions are supportive to innovation-based development of enterprises, thus to the enhancement of the innovation potential of the Świętokrzyskie Province.
Research background: Social and economic development involves a broad spectrum of social, economic and spatial phenomena. The multi-faceted nature of regional development arises directly from the fact that it is shaped by multiple factors. Current discourse emphasises the role of endogenous factors, which indicate the specific nature and the distinctive features of the given territory. Mobilising the endogenous potential ensures stable regional development dynamics. At the moment, one of the fundamental economic problems are the increasing differences in the development of specific regions. Purpose of the article: The purpose of this study is to assess the differentiation of the social and economic level development of Polish Voivodeships, applying the selected assessment methods for the years 2010 and 2015, draw up a rank list of regional units according to their development levels, and identify the groups of Voivodeships sharing similar development levels. The indicators used in this study, characterising the level of the social and economic development, have been systematised according to the following areas: demographics and labour market, regional entrepreneurship, local economy structure, innovation and research & development activities, technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, and the condition and protection of the natural environment. Methods: The level of the social and economic development of Polish Voivodeships was assessed using Zdzisław Hellwig's development pattern method, which made it possible to rank them according to the level of development of Polish Voivodeship. The methodology is supplemented by Ward's agglomerative clustering method, which made it possible to distinguish other Voivodeships according to the analysed phenomenon. The Voivodeship clustering method used Jenks' natural breaks classification method. Findings & Value added: Pursuing the research aims, the authors focused in particular on clear spatial differences. Through the analysis we were able to identify the changes in the social and economic development processes of the Polish regions. The Voivodeships were divided into groups according to their development level: the highest, high, low and the lowest.
Research background: The development policy currently promoted by the European Union is focused on the use of the territory?s internal resources. Among the factors affecting regional development, by building its potential, infrastructure, being a basic necessity for developing activity in a given area, is of significant importance. Hence, investment in infrastructure is critical to stimulating economic dynamism, as it is the basis for supporting a variety of measures aimed at economic growth. Purpose of the article: This paper aims to evaluate the level of development of technical infrastructure and changes taking place in this field in Polish voivodeships in 2008 and 2020. Methods: The study was carried out using the Hellwig development pattern method and a comparative analysis of the technical infrastructure of Polish regions. The above approach makes it possible to measure the diversity of the state and availability of infrastructure for the communities of the regions. Findings & value added: While implementing the study aim, particular attention was paid to the spatial differences in the level of development of the technical infrastructure of Polish voivodeships. The analysis enabled to distinguish groups of voivodeships with the highest, high, low, and very low level of technical infrastructure development. From a long-term perspective, the conducted research can be seen as a contribution to existing research and serve to further compare the impact of technical infrastructure on the economic development of countries. The strength of the study is the adequately long time span of the analysis (2008 ? the period of the financial crisis and 2020 ? the COVID 2019 pandemic), which provides a basis for the formation of the infrastructure in question. The added value of the article is also a regional perspective on the level of development of technical infrastructure using multidimensional methods of statistical analysis. The results of the study can be used to make decisions at the national level regarding the retrofitting of infrastructure in regions with a low level of infrastructure development. For the European Union's decision-makers they can be a source of knowledge of where to direct EU funds the purpose of which is the infrastructural development of regions.
This paper evaluates the spatial diversity of the quality of life of residents in selected rural-urban and rural communities of the Świętokrzyskie province in 2010 and 2015. The investigation addressed the following five areas of research: material living conditions, economic activity, quality of educational and cultural offerings, quality of general healthcare, and protection of the natural environment. A set of twenty-two diagnostic variables was selected as part of the previously mentioned components. Hellwig's taxonomic method served to measure the quality of life and to order the communities regarding standards of the local populations' quality of life. The results were then subjected to Ward's agglomerative method of grouping, which helped to distinguish similar units. The application of a synthetic measure allowed for an effective measurement of the phenomenon. The analysis helped to identify groups of communities with the highest, high, low, and lowest standards of quality of life.
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Jakość życia jest pojęciem o charakterze wielowymiarowym, co przekłada się na trudności w pomiarze tej kategorii ekonomicznej. Mimo to jest przedmiotem zainteresowań wielu dyscyplin naukowych. Celem artykułu jest ocena porównawcza przestrzennego zróżnicowania jakości życia mieszkańców w wybranych gminach miejsko-wiejskich i wiejskich województwa świętokrzyskiego w latach 2010 i 2015. Ocena została przeprowadzona z uwzględnieniem pięciu obszarów badawczych W ramach wyróżnionych składowych wyselekcjonowano zbiór dwudziestu dwóch zmiennych diagnostycznych. Do pomiaru poziomu jakości życia zastosowano taksonomiczną metodę Z. Hellwiga, która pozwoliła uporządkować gminy ze względu na poziom jakości życia społeczności lokalnych. Uzupełnienie wyników badań stanowi aglomeracyjna metoda grupowania Warda, która umożliwiła wyodrębnienie podobnych do siebie jednostek. Przeprowadzona analiza pozwoliła zidentyfikować grupy gmin o najwyższym, wysokim, niskim i najniższym poziomie jakości życia.
The paper seeks to determine the factors that have the largest influence on the investment activity of the British firms in Poland before joining the European Union. The findings have shown that the most important thing for British investors to decide about investment in Poland is market conditions. The size of the Polish market was most often indicated as a decisive factor to choose Poland for investment. We mean those British firms that were investigated. An analysis of concrete cases has shown that the cost factors did not play such an important role for British firms when considering Poland for economic activity.
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