The Formation and Effects of Clusters in the European Union

• Autorzy: Czesława Pilarska

Warianty tytułu

Zasady tworzenia i efekty funkcjonowania klastrów w Unii Europejskiej

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article describes issues connected with the functioning of clusters in the EU, which is not homogenous in this matter. The EU-15 countries vastly exceed the newly accepted EU countries both in terms of the number of functioning clusters, their degree of development and their level of technological advancement. This article consists of five parts, which, among other things, define a cluster and present factors that are decisive in the formation of these structures and the stages of their formation. The article also focuses on the effects of cluster functioning in the EU, particularly in the context of their influence on employment, innovativeness and revenue generated. In the study the role of public authorities in forming and functioning of cluster structures in the EU area is also emphasised. (author's abstract)

W artykule poruszono zagadnienia związane z funkcjonowaniem klastrów w Unii Europejskiej. Obszar Wspólnoty nie jest pod tym względem jednolity. Kraje UE-15 wyprzedzają państwa nowo przyjęte do ugrupowania zarówno pod względem liczby funkcjonujących struktur klastrowych, jak i poziomu technologicznego zaawansowania. W opracowaniu przedstawiono m.in. definicje klastrów, ukazano czynniki decydujące o powstawaniu tych struktur oraz etapy ich tworzenia, a także skupiono się na efektach funkcjonowania klastrów w Unii Europejskiej, szczególnie w kontekście ich wpływu na zatrudnienie, innowacyjność oraz osiągane przychody. Podkreślono również rolę, jaką w tworzeniu i funkcjonowaniu struktur klastrowych na obszarze UE odgrywają władze publiczne. (abstrakt autora)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Business cluster; Cluster conception; Technological development

PL

Klastry; Koncepcja klastrów; Rozwój technologiczny

• Czasopismo: Argumenta Oeconomica Cracoviensia
• Rocznik: 2012
• Numer: no 8
• Strony: 97--126

Twórcy

autor

Czesława Pilarska

• Cracow University of Economics, Poland

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