Title: Network analysis as a method of evaluating enterprise networks in regional development projects
Abstract: The support of enterprise networks has an important role in the strategies and implementation of the EU’s cohesion policy programmes. Clustering and networking has become an instrument to increase the competitiveness of enterprises and consequently to create output and employment growth in less advantaged regions. However, so far, there is only weak evidence of the effects of networking projects on the competitiveness and business success of participating enterprises and on regional development. The article is based on a pilot study that tests network analysis as a method for evaluating networking projects, supported by the European Regional Development Fund. The study applied network analysis to identify a firm’s position in the project network and statistical methods to test the significance of identified network features that might explain business development. Preliminary results indicate that network characteristics can predict firm-level business indicators and firms’ assessments of the benefits of participating in the projects.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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