Czy firmy parkowe są bardziej innowacyjne? Przegląd badań empirycznych w Polsce i na świecie

Abstract

Purpose – The aim of the article is to review the research on the functioning of companies in technology parks and to try to answer the question whether companies located in such institutions are more competitive and innovative than those outside innovation centers, such as technology parks. Research method – The article uses the results of literature studies on the subject, the results of the author’s previous research, as well as observations of economic practice in the field of technology parks in Poland. Literature studies were used as the basic research method. Results – The summary of the research results does not provide unequivocal results as to whether companies located in technology parks are more innovative, competitive on the market than those outside of them. However, they indicate certain elements that distinguish park companies from others in individual areas and the methods used to study them. Originality /value – The review covers research from around the world and from Poland, compiled for the first time in this respect, including works published after 2000, covering technology parks of the fourth generation of development of such institutions.