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@article{317350, author = {Vaculík, Marek and Pászto, Vít and Švarcová, Barbora}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14254/2071-8330.2017/10-1/8}, keywords = {innovation activity;geographical distribution;Czech Republic;spatial concentration;high-innovative companies war}, language = {eng}, issn = {2071-8330}, journal = {Journal of International Studies}, title = {Spatial distribution of innovation activities in the Czech Republic in 2010-2012}, year = {2017} }
TY - JOUR ID - 317350 AU - Vaculík, Marek - Pászto, Vít - Švarcová, Barbora PY - 2017 TI - Spatial distribution of innovation activities in the Czech Republic in 2010-2012 JF - Journal of International Studies SP - 123-134 EP - 123-134 SN - 20718330 KW - innovation activity;geographical distribution;Czech Republic;spatial concentration;high-innovative companies war N2 - 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. ER -
VACULÍK, Marek, Vít PÁSZTO and Barbora ŠVARCOVÁ. Spatial distribution of innovation activities in the Czech Republic in 2010-2012. \textit{Journal of International Studies}. 2017, p.~123-134. ISSN~2071-8330. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.14254/2071-8330.2017/10-1/8.
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