Sales range and innovative activity in the manufacturing system of Poland

Arkadiusz Swiadek ()
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Arkadiusz Swiadek: University of Zielona Gora, Poland

Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy, 2018, vol. 13, issue 4, 725-740

Abstract: Research background: In the literature, there is a discussion on the importance of the spatial distance from the user in the context innovation activity. However, most of this kind of studies concentrate on exporting enterprises and compare them to domestic ones. Exporting activity is very important for catching-up countries, because of technology transfer in its background. Purpose of the article: The aim of this paper is to determine whether the innovative activity in Poland’s manufacturing system is a consequence of close interactions (local and regional), or perhaps conditioned by the imperative of functioning on the national and international market. The main hypothesis was that on the current development level of Poland, the relationship between the range of sales and innovation activities are different from those in the more developed countries. Methods: Empirical studies was created in 2006–2012 as a result of the systematic collection of questionnaires filled by manufacturing enterprises in Poland from all regions (5209 correct fulfilled questionnaires). Methodical analysis was based on the theory of probability — probit modeling, because dependent variables were binary (0 or 1). Findings & Value added: Local and regional space is not stimulating innovation activity in opposite to national one. High intensity observed only when the company has been working on the international market. It means that the industry maturity level in Poland is good enough for creating a domestic innovation environment. This kind of an aggregation level should be stimulated by the government innovation policy.

Keywords: innovation; manufacturing; system; country; sale range (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L52 O25 O31 O32 O33 P51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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