Spatial proximity to competitors is an important factor in the acceleration of technological change in industrial systems in most developed countries, but is also in Poland? The main objective of the study was to identify the impact of distance from the nearest competitor on the innovative activity of selected regional industrial systems in Poland. Surveys conducted in the years 2007-11, including a group of 2 434 industrial companies in the four diverse and located in different parts of the country regions. Methodical analysis was based on the theory of probability - probit modeling. The obtained results showed in the Polish regions differences between spatial proximity of competitors and the innovation activity of industrial systems compared to most developed countries.
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