<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Subject and purpose of work: The subject of the work were business environment institutions as entities that affect the investment attractiveness of the region. The aim of the article was to identify and assess the role of business environment institutions in shaping the investment attractiveness of regions, with particular focus on park institutions and Regional Investor Service Centres. Materials and methods: The article highlights the significance of institutional factors in shaping the investment attractiveness, in the light of both the national and foreign literature. In addition, a presentation was made of the results of the qualitative research involving an assessment of the content posted on the websites of selected institutions that provide support for entrepreneurs in the provinces. Results and conclusions: Business environment institutions constitute an important factor for potential investment attractiveness of the region through their impact on the possibilities of acquiring, storing, transforming and sharing of knowledge between different entities. Institutional coverage of the regions also affects the ability to create cooperation networks, including the formation of cluster initiatives. It has also been proven that there is a dependency between institutional resources of the region and its actual attractiveness.</p></abstract>

Subject and purpose of work: The subject of the work were business environment institutions as entities that affect the investment attractiveness of the region. The aim of the article was to identify and assess the role of business environment institutions in shaping the investment attractiveness of regions, with particular focus on park institutions and Regional Investor Service Centres. Materials and methods: The article highlights the significance of institutional factors in shaping the investment attractiveness, in the light of both the national and foreign literature. In addition, a presentation was made of the results of the qualitative research involving an assessment of the content posted on the websites of selected institutions that provide support for entrepreneurs in the provinces. Results and conclusions: Business environment institutions constitute an important factor for potential investment attractiveness of the region through their impact on the possibilities of acquiring, storing, transforming and sharing of knowledge between different entities. Institutional coverage of the regions also affects the ability to create cooperation networks, including the formation of cluster initiatives. It has also been proven that there is a dependency between institutional resources of the region and its actual attractiveness.

The Role of the Institutional Support of the Entrepreneur in the Region in the Development of Investment Attractiveness (The Example of Poland)

Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne

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Subject and purpose of work: The subject of the work were business environment institutions as entities that affect the investment attractiveness of the...

The Role of the Institutional Support of the Entrepreneur in the Region in the Development of Investment Attractiveness (The Example of Poland)

Data publikacji: 27 paź 2018

Zakres stron: 21 - 35

Otrzymano: 01 gru 2016

Przyjęty: 01 sty 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ers-2017-0002

Słowa kluczowe
business environment institutions, investment attractiveness, region

© 2018 Agnieszka Komor, published by Sciendo

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

The Role of the Institutional Support of the Entrepreneur in the Region in the Development of Investment Attractiveness (The Example of Poland)

Data publikacji: 27 paź 2018

Zakres stron: 21 - 35

Otrzymano: 01 gru 2016

Przyjęty: 01 sty 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ers-2017-0002

Słowa kluczowebusiness environment institutions, investment attractiveness, region

© 2018 Agnieszka Komor, published by Sciendo

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

Słowa kluczowe
business environment institutions, investment attractiveness, region