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Spatial distribution of innovation activities in the Czech Republic in 2010-2012

VACULÍK, Marek, Vít PÁSZTO a Barbora ŠVARCOVÁ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Spatial distribution of innovation activities in the Czech Republic in 2010-2012

Autoři

VACULÍK, Marek, Vít PÁSZTO a Barbora ŠVARCOVÁ

Vydání

Journal of International Studies, 2017, 2071-8330

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50701 Cultural and economic geography

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organizační jednotka

Moravská vysoká škola Olomouc

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.14254/2071-8330.2017/10-1/8

Klíčová slova anglicky

innovation activity;geographical distribution;Czech Republic;spatial concentration;high-innovative companies war
Změněno: 30. 4. 2021 13:56, Ing. Michaela Nováková

Anotace

V originále

Innovation is widely considered as an engine of economic growth, competitiveness and job creation. As such it has become a hot policy topic over the last years, especially on regional and national levels. Thus, it is vital to analyze and evaluate innovation activities, whether they are dispersed or concentrated in space. This article address the question: are innovations spatially clustered or not? In this article, we obtain a clear picture of the geographical distribution of innovation activities carried out by companies in Czech Republic during 2010-2012. Visual and statistical analysis of firm-level survey data concerning innovation activities of 5,449 (22% of the statistical population) Czech companies has been performed. Using four newly calculated innovation measures, their overall scores in Local Administrative Units 1 and consequent geovisualization allowed us revealing clusters of innovating districts and evaluating their spatial patterns. The main findings are that low innovative regions are located mainly (1) in the borderlands, (2) in rural areas, and (3) in mountainous areas. On the other hand, highly innovative regions tend to be in major cities and their neighborhoods, which indicates a positive spillover effect.
Zobrazeno: 15. 11. 2024 12:04