The goal of this article is to determine whether low capital intensive firms, characterised by low productivity and low level of R&D activities that operate in technologically intensive branches of the Czech manufacturing industry, tend to be localised in economically lagging regions which are...

The article aims at assessment of the CLUSTERS Programme contributions to formation and development of cooperative networks among enterprises, R&D institutions and universities in the fi eld of research, development and innovation. The objective of the CLUSTERS Programme, the specifi c...

Benefi ts of the INNOVATION programme to the strengthening of fi rms? competitiveness in the Czech Republic Th is paper aims at brief evaluation of the INNOVATION programme benefi ts to development of the innovation (knowledge) based competitiveness of supported companies. Th ese benefi ts are...

This paper examines international relocation determinants of Czech manufacturing companies in order to estimate the probability of potential delocalizations. The research is based on statistical evaluation of "internal keep-factors" (particular company features strengthening the location inertia...

Slovakia and Hungary provide good examples of export-oriented countries with small domestic markets, which are heavily dependent on foreign capital. Excessive orientation on the automotive industry and supplying industries (especially in the case of Slovakia) and high level of geographic...