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<p>Various types of manufacturing firms located in rural municipalities are identified in this paper, and we determine the intensity of their economic linkages at the local and regional levels. We also examine the factors affecting the intensity of local/regional sourcing and purchasing. Due to the unavailability of detailed economic data at the municipal level, our research draws on a case study of 26 rural manufacturing small/medium-sized enterprises located in the Zlín Region in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. As a highly industrialised region, Zlín should theoretically provide a very favourable environment for the development of local/regional productive linkages of rural manufacturing firms. Several non-parametric tests have been employed to test the effects of firm size, age, industry and location, on the intensity of local and regional purchasing/sourcing. We found the most common firms are those that purchase and sell mostly on a regional (NUTS3) level rather than on the local level. Small firms source and sell more locally than larger firms. Effects of the firm age, industry and location, on the intensity of local/regional sourcing and purchasing were not confirmed.</p>
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Various types of manufacturing firms located in rural municipalities are identified in this paper, and we determine the intensity of their economic linkages at the local and regional levels. We also examine the factors affecting the intensity of local/regional sourcing and purchasing. Due to the unavailability of detailed economic data at the municipal level, our research draws on a case study of 26 rural manufacturing small/medium-sized enterprises located in the Zlín Region in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. As a highly industrialised region, Zlín should theoretically provide a very favourable environment for the development of local/regional productive linkages of rural manufacturing firms. Several non-parametric tests have been employed to test the effects of firm size, age, industry and location, on the intensity of local and regional purchasing/sourcing. We found the most common firms are those that purchase and sell mostly on a regional (NUTS3) level rather than on the local level. Small firms source and sell more locally than larger firms. Effects of the firm age, industry and location, on the intensity of local/regional sourcing and purchasing were not confirmed.

The role of manufacturing in the development of rural regions: Evidence from a highly industrialised Moravian region

Department of Human Geography and Regional Development

Moravian Geographical Reports

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Various types of manufacturing firms located in rural municipalities are identified in this paper, and we determine the intensity of their economic linkages at...

The role of manufacturing in the development of rural regions: Evidence from a highly industrialised Moravian region

Data publikacji: 18 kwi 2021

Zakres stron: 39 - 52

Otrzymano: 20 kwi 2020

Przyjęty: 25 wrz 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2021-0004

Słowa kluczowe
manufacturing, rural regions, local sourcing, backward linkages, forward linkages, Zlín Region, Czech Republic

© 2021 Jan Ženka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The role of manufacturing in the development of rural regions: Evidence from a highly industrialised Moravian region

Data publikacji: 18 kwi 2021

Zakres stron: 39 - 52

Otrzymano: 20 kwi 2020

Przyjęty: 25 wrz 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2021-0004

Słowa kluczowemanufacturing, rural regions, local sourcing, backward linkages, forward linkages, Zlín Region, Czech Republic

© 2021 Jan Ženka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
manufacturing, rural regions, local sourcing, backward linkages, forward linkages, Zlín Region, Czech Republic