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<p>This research project analyses the effects of networking by creative and conventional enterprises at regional and inter-industry levels. It relies on a unique dataset provided by the Slovak Creative Voucher Scheme and has some novel elements. We used direct evidence of industry locations from projects developed by creative industries rather than proxies. Network analysis was applied to establish major patterns in regional and inter-industry cooperation by creative and conventional firms. Regression models were used to analyse the network structure. The findings from quantitative analyses were complemented with evidence from qualitative methods. The network included a wide variety of cooperating partners. A sample of creative firms supported by the Creative Voucher Scheme cooperated with partners from no less than 60 industries. Spatial proximity was a key condition for cooperation, enabling face-to-face contacts and the development of a trusting relationship between creative firms and their clients.</p>
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This research project analyses the effects of networking by creative and conventional enterprises at regional and inter-industry levels. It relies on a unique dataset provided by the Slovak Creative Voucher Scheme and has some novel elements. We used direct evidence of industry locations from projects developed by creative industries rather than proxies. Network analysis was applied to establish major patterns in regional and inter-industry cooperation by creative and conventional firms. Regression models were used to analyse the network structure. The findings from quantitative analyses were complemented with evidence from qualitative methods. The network included a wide variety of cooperating partners. A sample of creative firms supported by the Creative Voucher Scheme cooperated with partners from no less than 60 industries. Spatial proximity was a key condition for cooperation, enabling face-to-face contacts and the development of a trusting relationship between creative firms and their clients.

A geography of creative networks: The case of a small European economy

Institute for Forecasting, Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences

Institute of Economics, Slovak Academy of Sciences

Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava

Moravian Geographical Reports

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This research project analyses the effects of networking by creative and conventional enterprises at regional and inter-industry levels. It relies on a unique...

A geography of creative networks: The case of a small European economy

Published Online: Jul 12, 2022

Page range: 99 - 115

Received: Jan 07, 2022

Accepted: Jun 05, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2022-0007

Keywords
creative industries, regional creative networks, inter-industry networks, network analysis, creative vouchers, Slovakia

© 2022 Vladimír Baláž et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A geography of creative networks: The case of a small European economy

Published Online: Jul 12, 2022

Page range: 99 - 115

Received: Jan 07, 2022

Accepted: Jun 05, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2022-0007

Keywordscreative industries, regional creative networks, inter-industry networks, network analysis, creative vouchers, Slovakia

© 2022 Vladimír Baláž et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
creative industries, regional creative networks, inter-industry networks, network analysis, creative vouchers, Slovakia