BIOMASS CLUSTERS INFLUENCE ON BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS
Journal Title: Polish Journal of Management Studies - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
The main problem of the paper is that in today’s world where is a necessity to provide alternative energy, which would not undermine environment and conserve finite world resources. Clusters of biomass can help make it reality, herewith promoting business competitiveness and growth. The aim of the paper – create a biomass cluster model that can be competitive in energy market. In scientific literature workings of biomass clusters and their influence to business competitiveness is comparatively little researched. In energy sector clusterization processes operate through usable fuel type, applying technologies for it, and later seeking energy users. Paper authors develop clusterization influence to competitiveness methodology suggest clusterization influence analyse separate case. In analysis pending regions, invoke Lithuanian case. Calculations show that cluster activity is oriented to wood wastes usage, and this lets achieve economic, social and environmental benefits. Following growth not only clusters members, but also country competitiveness, because strong local business provides a positive influence on country economy.<br/><br/>
Authors and Affiliations
Valentinas Navickas, Mantas Svazas, Sergej Vojtovic
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP248682
- DOI 10.17512/pjms.2017.16.2.16
- Views 105
- Downloads 0
THEORY OF INNOVATION IN SPATIAL PERSPECTIVE
The situation where European regions will fall behind with regard to defined categories of clusters with relation to their equivalents on the scale of the world economy can become a significant factor in the low competit...
BARRIERS TO SMALL INFORMAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE CASE OF THE EMFULENI REGION
The nature of being an entrepreneur encapsulates the essence of fully embracing opportunities and taking on new challenges and risks. Informal entrepreneurship is often taken for granted and hardly recognised as being a...
POSSIBILITIES TO OPTIMIZE THE LOGISTICS CHAIN IN THE MANUFACTURING PLANT
The market economy is, among other, characterized by the fact that businesses are able to respond promptly to market demands - customers. In practice, this means that the customer wants to have the goods at the location...
THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL SERVICES’ STRUCTURE IN A SPECIFIC REGION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL POLICY IN SLOVAKIA
Social services represent a tool of social policy as well as a dynamic social system. This article focuses on a heterogeneous structure of social service providers and it gives rise to a debate of a network optimization...
THE IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISES ON FINANCING OF MUNICIPALITIES IN SLOVAKIA
Municipality’s financing represents a substantial part of borough politics. It results from the fundamental functioning of the municipality. One of the main tasks is not only to raise enough funds to cover and satisfy th...