scholarly journals Can differences in innovativeness between European cross-border regions be explained by factors impeding cross-border business interaction?

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0258591
Author(s):  
Sabine Neuberger ◽  
Helmut W. Saatkamp ◽  
Alfons G. J. M. Oude Lansink ◽  
Dietrich Darr
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Cultural Proximity ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Interaction Factors ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Set Up

Business interaction is important for innovation performance but may be challenging in cross-border regions. The objective of this research was to investigate the relation between factors that define cross-border business interaction and innovativeness. From the cross-border regional innovation systems literature, we operationalized thirty-five factors which potentially influence cross-border business interaction; these factors concern availability of science and knowledge bases, socio-cultural proximity, accessibility, institutional set-up, and governance. We conducted a survey focusing on these factors and analyzed the data using Cronbach’s alpha and linear regression. The cross-border interaction factors identified in the survey results served as independent variables and the differences in innovativeness levels in different European cross-border regions served as our dependent variable. This study confirmed that differences in innovativeness levels between countries can be related to factors hindering cross-border business interaction.

scholarly journals Analysis of Bratislava and Žilina as urban areas in Western Slovakia in the context of associations among employment and industries

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Koľveková ◽  
Daniela Palaščáková
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Location Quotient ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The City

Research background: This paper observes especially the position of cities, urban areas in the context of global value chains — GVCs. Global value chains reflect specialization and labour division of companies, mostly multinational enterprises – MNEs. MNEs can be considered flagships of some industries. Such flagships influence suppliers and purchasers. MNEs are a part of networks or have got access to such networks that combine dispersion of the value chain, the boundaries of the firm and across national borders. Purpose of the article: The impetus for this work was to look at the position of Slovak cities (Bratislava, Žilina) in order to look for sectors that can help to develop the city and its adjacent regions, particularly cross-border regions. The paper discussed how the attribute of the cross-border regions gives the cities more advantageous position in GVCs. Methodology: Applying the method of location quotient allowed to shed a light on the GVCs, which cities participate in. Some cities were in a position to take advantage of participation in GVCs. Findings & Value added: Examined cities are located in the western part of the Slovak Republic. Discussion about the attribute of the cross-border regions can stimulate new ideas for finding causalities in city sprawl or in specialization patterns in the industrial structure of the city. Discussion further fosters the comparison of two cities strengths and weaknesses of each of them that were summarized in terms of employment and industrial exploitation of GVCs. This is the first finding and value added of the paper. The second one is that the method of location quotient is simple but provides clear evidence of the regional development or decline in particular industries and at the time of observation.

scholarly journals CONCEPTUAL FACTORS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN CROSS-BORDER REGIONS

2018 ◽  
pp. 55-64
Author(s):  
Olga Bilanyuk
Keyword(s):  
Innovation System ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The World ◽  
Methodological Principles

Purpose. To allocate clear principles of development of the cross-border tourism market. To study and analyze the world experience of development of tourism from borders of transboundary regions. Method. When writing the article, innovative methods for analyzing the development of tourism in transboundary regions were explored. The conceptual foundations of tourism development in general and in cross-border regions in particular were allocated. The main concepts of cross-border tourism were analyzed. Factors and methods were allocated to the research approach. Results. The theoretical and methodological principles of tourism development in transboundary regions are considered. The world experience of tourism development in transboundary regions is analyzed and the factors of development of cross-border tourism are highlighted. The official documents forming the basis of strategic development of cross-border tourism are analyzed and allocated. The advantages and limitations of the development of cross-border tourism markets are presented. Scientific novelty. Mechanisms of development of cross-border tourist markets are considered. In the analysis of cross-border tourist markets, the concept of reasonable specialization and a territorial-oriented approach are highlighted. Practical significance. Thanks to the development of cross-border tourism markets and the effective use of the tourist potential of the border regions, support for the competitiveness of the region through innovation, commercialization of knowledge and building up of creative industries can be achieved, which is one of the goals of economic development. The activation of cross-border tourism can also act as a catalyst for the development of the regional innovation system.

scholarly journals PECULIARITIES OF THE III TYPE INTERFERON GENES’ POLYMORPHISM IN HCV PATIENTS ON THE CROSS-BORDER REGIONS OF RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
I. V. Malov ◽  
O. Baatarkhuu ◽  
O. B. Ogarkov ◽  
L. A. Stepanenko ◽  
P. Nyamdawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Regions Of Russia

scholarly journals Cross-Border Trade of Russian Regions in 2013–2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-56
Author(s):  
Ilia Shubin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Border Area ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Neighboring Country ◽  
Border Trade ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
The Cross

The article examines the cross-border trade of the Russian regions, taking into account the indicators of its volume and commodity structure, and the level of economic complexity. It is concluded that the cross-border trade in Russian regions has, in general, low intensity. This is due to several factors: most of the border areas are located on the economic periphery, both of Russia and of neighboring countries, there are physical and geographical barriers in many areas, and the development of the border area is low. In some cases, the low economic potential of a neighboring country or the existing geopolitical restrictions prevent the growth of trade. Against this background, two sections of the border area stand out: the Russian-Belarusian and the Russian-Chinese. In the first case, the development of trade is facilitated by the absence of customs barriers, historic ties and ethno-cultural proximity, a high degree of infrastructure development of border areas; in the second – by the huge scale of the economy of the neighboring country and a large potential volume of trade with it. In terms of the commodity structure of cross-border trade and its complexity, Russian border regions are usually suppliers of relatively simple goods: raw materials or products of the first processing stages, and import goods of higher complexity, which generally corresponds to the foreign trade specialization of Russia. In 2013–2019, the volume of cross-border trade in Russian regions significantly decreased, mainly due to a reduction in consumer and investment imports caused by a decrease in demand. The strongest decline occurred in cross-border trade with Ukraine. The volume of cross-border trade increased during this period in the Russian-Finnish and Russian-Estonian sections of the border (due to an increase in the volume of exports of nickel matte and mineral fertilizers). The changes in the commodity structure of cross-border trade that took place in 2013–2019 indicate the consolidation of the existing specialization of Russian border regions as suppliers of raw materials and simple products in trade with neighboring countries (except for the republics of the former USSR)

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