<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Companies relocate in various manners. Some of them move by way of foreign direct investments, other relocate within their countries, regions or local areas of operation (e.g. when a company moves its seat to a different street). This paper focuses on the issue of relocating companies’ seats. Data analysis (on NUTS2 level) indicates that migration of companies leads to an increased concentration of businesses in the Mazovia region, in particular in Warsaw. Additionally, it was demonstrated that in all of the Polish voivodeships the majority of companies that migrate do so within their regions. The weakest “magnet” for businesses are the voivodeships belonging to the least developed areas in Poland (Eastern Poland) and the Opole voivodeship, which undergoes a significant decline in population.</p></abstract>

Companies relocate in various manners. Some of them move by way of foreign direct investments, other relocate within their countries, regions or local areas of operation (e.g. when a company moves its seat to a different street). This paper focuses on the issue of relocating companies’ seats. Data analysis (on NUTS2 level) indicates that migration of companies leads to an increased concentration of businesses in the Mazovia region, in particular in Warsaw. Additionally, it was demonstrated that in all of the Polish voivodeships the majority of companies that migrate do so within their regions. The weakest “magnet” for businesses are the voivodeships belonging to the least developed areas in Poland (Eastern Poland) and the Opole voivodeship, which undergoes a significant decline in population.

Spatial differences in migration of businesses: The example of Polish regions

Department of Local Development and Policy

Miscellanea Geographica

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Companies relocate in various manners. Some of them move by way of foreign direct investments, other relocate within their countries, regions or local areas of...

Spatial differences in migration of businesses: The example of Polish regions

Published Online: Sep 30, 2018

Page range: 142 - 149

Received: Mar 08, 2018

Accepted: Jun 11, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0021

Keywords
Relocation of companies, location factors, regional diversity, concentration, specialization

© 2018 Wojciech Dziemianowicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Spatial differences in migration of businesses: The example of Polish regions

Published Online: Sep 30, 2018

Page range: 142 - 149

Received: Mar 08, 2018

Accepted: Jun 11, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0021

KeywordsRelocation of companies, location factors, regional diversity, concentration, specialization

© 2018 Wojciech Dziemianowicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Relocation of companies, location factors, regional diversity, concentration, specialization