High-Tech Industry and Knowledge Intensive Services as Carriers of Knowledge-Based Economy in Poland and in Other European Union Member States

Skórska, Anna

doi:10.21005/oe.2016.85.4.14

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“…High technologies, due to their degree of complexity, demand constant progress in research, as well as a robust technological base (INE, 2016). Relatively high investments in R&D activities, combined with high degrees of innovativeness are the key attributes distinguishing high-tech industries from others (Hatzichronoglou, 1996;Skórska, 2016). The high-tech industry is further characterised by high knowledge adoption (Zakrzewska-Bielawska, 2010) and by the demand for highly skilled employees (Grossmann, 1989;Machin & Van Rennen, 1998;Skórska, 2016).…”

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“…Relatively high investments in R&D activities, combined with high degrees of innovativeness are the key attributes distinguishing high-tech industries from others (Hatzichronoglou, 1996;Skórska, 2016). The high-tech industry is further characterised by high knowledge adoption (Zakrzewska-Bielawska, 2010) and by the demand for highly skilled employees (Grossmann, 1989;Machin & Van Rennen, 1998;Skórska, 2016). In high-tech industries, which tend to be very concentrated (Wang, 2009), the traditional factors of production (land, capital and labour) are replaced by knowledge and innovations.…”

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“…Knowledge-intensive and innovation-absorbing industries are perceived as primary drivers of economic growth and economy's competitiveness (Aiginger, 1998;Cortright & Meier, 2001;Lu & Yu, 2010;Simonen et al,. 2013;Skórska, 2016;Ungerman et al, 2018). Lu and Yu (2010) stressed on the role of high-tech industries in ensuring country's security.…”

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Competitiveness of high-tech sectors in the European Union: A comparative study

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In the 20th century the idea of competitiveness flourished and became one of the most popular buzzwords in economic debate, both among researchers and economic practitioners. Cutting-edge technologies and various innovations of today are perceived as the major factors of economic success, either on macro or microlevel. This paper aims at examining the relationship between R&D expenditures and export performance in high-tech sectors and the competitive advantages in these sectors in 16 European Union countries. In most of the analysed countries, the research found a dependence between the scale of R&D expenditures and the countries' export performance in the hightechnology sectors. To achieve the predefined research objective, the authors used the correlation coefficients. The results of the study proved that R&D expenditures are strictly correlated with export performance of the examined countries. Moreover, the correlation between R&D expenditures and the Balassa RCA index confirms that the R&D expenditures in the high-tech are correlated with the competitive advantages in the Balassa meaning. The results of the performed analysis are largely consistent with theoretical and empirical literature economies' competitiveness and the impact of R&D expenditures and innovations.

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Competitiveness of high-tech sectors in the European Union: A comparative study

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2019

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“…The new technologies currently drive much of this success. Knowledge-intensive and innovationabsorbing industries are perceived as primary drivers of economic growth and economy's competitiveness (Aiginger, 1998;Cortright & Meier, 2001;Lu & Yu, 2010;Simonen et al, 2013;Skórska, 2016).…”

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“…Research prove that developed economies can create a favorable environment for further adoption of the newest technologies and serve as reservoirs for the most promising technologies (Ozawa, 1992;Gökmen and Turen, 2013;Skórska, 2016). As such, innovation-driven economies are perceived as the highest level of economic development (Porter, 1990;Ozawa, 1992).…”

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Competitiveness of high-tech exports in the EU countries

Braja¹

2020

Journal of International Studies

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The global economy is changing rapidly. In recent years we have witnessed radical changes in global exports, as well as in manufacturing sectors. The increasing role of innovative and disruptive technologies was one of the critical factors that stimulated these processes. Nowadays, knowledge-intensive and innovation-absorbing industries are perceived as primary drivers of economic growth and economy's competitiveness. On the other hand, developed and competitive economies can create a favorable environment for further adoption of the newest technologies and serve as reservoirs for the most promising technologies. Globalisation and internationalisation, as well as evolution of global trade relations, affect both businesses and economies. Also, observed technology spillovers and trade shifts have led to reformulation and redefinition of competitive advantages. This paper aims at evaluating export performance and competitiveness in high-tech sector across the EU. The authors have conducted this study using constant market shares analysis (CMS), a well-known method of export decomposition.

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