Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Context of Regional Development of Slovakia

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10.2991/emt-19.2019.24How to use a DOI?

Keywords

regional development, Slovakia, economic growth, small and medium-sized enterprises

Abstract

Regional development is a process of objectively implemented changes that have a positive impact on the comparative advantages of the regions, economic performance and affect competitiveness of the regions. Regional development therefore means the development of a defined territory, as well as practical activities performed by actors operating in the region. The set of activities pursued has directed towards - economic development, social development, environmental development, but also development of transport and infrastructure, or development of business environment. The study deals with the development and changes of selected socioeconomic factors of higher territorial units in Slovakia and with the analysis of the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Slovakia. Analysis of economic and social indicators in the context of the evolution of SMEs have had their reasons. The emergence and development of SMEs in the conditions of the Slovak Republic has very closely related to the regional development that has occurred in recent years in Slovakia. Paper has been prepared by using the secondary analysis and comparative analysis of socio-economic statistical data from Statistical office of the Slovak republic to analyze the impact and status of development of SMEs in context of regional development. Part of the observed differences in regional development may be due to commuting to work. By working in one area and living in another region, commuters have tended to increase GDP per capita in the region where they have employed and to decrease GDP per capita in the region where they have resided. Due to the action and existence of SMEs, regions have gained a competitive advantage.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Katarína Rentková
AU  - Pavol Gejdoš
PY  - 2019/05
DA  - 2019/05
TI  - Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Context of Regional Development of Slovakia
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics, Management and Technology in Enterprises 2019 (EMT 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 130
EP  - 136
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/emt-19.2019.24
DO  - 10.2991/emt-19.2019.24
ID  - Rentková2019/05
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