PATTERN OF EUROPEAN REGIONAL CREATIVITY: EXPLORING ENDOGENOUS SUSTAINABILITY

Ihor  Lishchynskyy; Mariia  Lyzun

doi:10.2478/eoik-2024-0030

Authors

Ihor Lishchynskyy Department of International Economics, West Ukrainian National University, Ternopil, Ukraine
Mariia Lyzun Department of International Economics, West Ukrainian National University, Ternopil, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2024-0030

Keywords:

creativity, innovations, creative class, sustainable development, endogenous development, regional development, agglomeration

Abstract

During the latest decades, regional creativity has often been considered as the precondition for innovativeness and sustainability. However, quantitative indicators of creativity are the subject of discussion. The paper aims to analyse the patterns and causes of European regional creativity distribution, revealing the influence of endogenous determinants on regional innovative development. An empirical analysis of regional patenting activity and a selection of indicators of regional creativity is conducted. Among the indicators, we include the development of regional institutions that are assessed through the data of the European Quality of Government Index. Besides the learning ability of the region (indicators of higher education prevalence and digital skills), the abundance of the creative class, regional innovative infrastructure, and population agglomeration were taken into account. The paper concludes concerning the most crucial factors contributing to endogenous sustainability through the lenses of European regions. In general, the formed model turned out to be significant with an acceptable level of standard error and a high predictive value. The influence of most of the parameters (except for the intelligence) was positive and significant. It is especially worth highlighting the parameters of regional institutions’ quality and volumes of private research and development expenditures, which exert the greatest positive influence on the resulting variable.

References

Argyriou, A. S., Lyzun, M., Lishchynskyy, I., Savelyev, Y., Kuryliak, V., Ivashkiv, I., & Sachenko, S. (2021, September). Modeling the stabilization factors of monetary unions in turbulent economics. In 2021 11th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications (IDAACS) (Vol. 2, pp. 749-754). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IDAACS53288.2021.9661034

Audretsch, D. B., Belitski, M., & Cherkas, N. (2021). Entrepreneurial ecosystems in cities: The role of institutions. PloS one, 16(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247609

Bakhshi, H., & McVittie, E. (2009). Creative supply-chain linkages and innovation: Do the creative industries stimulate business innovation in the wider economy? Innovation. No. 11(2). P. 169-189. https://doi.org/10.5172/impp.11.2.169

Borseková, K., Vaňová, A., Šúrová, J., Kráľ, P., Turečková, K., Nevima, J., & Martinát, S. (2021). The Nexus between Creative Actors and Regional Development. Land 2021, 10, 276. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10030276

Buesa, M., Heijs, J., Baumert, T. (2010). The determinants of regional innovation in Europe: A combined factorial and regression knowledge production function approach. Res Policy. No. 39(6). P. 722-735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2010.02.016

Charron, N., Lapuente, V., Bauhr, M., & Annoni, P. (2022) Change and Continuity in Quality of Government: Trends in subnational quality of government in EU member states. Investigaciones Regionales-Journal of Regional Research, 2022(53), 5-23. https://doi.org/10.38191/iirr-jorr.22.008

Clayman, B. P., Holbrook, J. A. (2003) The survival of university spin-offs and their relevance to regional development. Vanc Can Found Innov. P. 12. https://www.innovation.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/clayman1.pdf

Ding, S., McDonald, F., & Wei, Y. (2021). Is internationalization beneficial to innovation? Evidence from a meta-analysis. Management International Review, 61(4), 469-519. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-021-00451-0

Florida, R. (2002). The Rise of the Creative Class. Basic books New York. Vol 9. https://doi.org/10.2307/3552294

Gawel, A. (2021). International Trade in the High-Tech Sector—Support or Obstacle to Start-Up Processes at the Macro Level in European Union Countries? Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 16(5), 1877-1892. https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer16050105

German-Soto, V., Flores, L. G. (2013). Assessing some determinants of the regional patenting: An essay from the Mexican states. Technol Invest. No. 4(03). P. 1. https://doi.org/10.4236/ti.2013.43B001 Gouvea, R., Kapelianis, D., Montoya, M. J. R., & Vora, G. (2021). The creative economy, innovation and entrepreneurship: an empirical examination. Creative industries journal, 14(1), 23-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/17510694.2020.1744215

Gunasekara, C. (2006). Reframing the Role of Universities in the Development of Regional Innovation Systems. J Technol Transf. No. 31(1). P. 101-113. DOI:10.1007/s10961-005-5016-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-005-5016-4

Hall, P. A., Soskice, D. (2001). Varieties of Capitalism: The Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage. OUP Oxford. https://doi.org/10.2307/30040740

Hesmondhalgh, D. (2008). Cultural and creative industries. The SAGE handbook of cultural analysis, 552-569. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781848608443.n26

Hinoul, M. (2005). Kenniseconomie Europa: Sprong in de Diepte? De Cavalerie. Google Scholar

İlhan Ertuna, Z., & Gurel, E. (2011). The moderating role of higher education on entrepreneurship. Education+ training, 53(5), 387-402. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400911111147703

Kalfas, D., Kalogiannidis, S., Ambas, V., Chatzitheodoridis, F. (2024). Contribution of the Cultural and Creative Industries to Regional Development and Revitalization: A European Perspective. Urban Science, 8(2):39. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8020039

Lachenmaier, S., & Wößmann, L. (2006). Does innovation cause exports? Evidence from exogenous innovation impulses and obstacles using German micro data. Oxf Econ Pap. No. 58(2). P. 317- 350. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpi043

Lazzeretti, L., Oliva, S., Innocenti, N., & Capone, F. (2022). Rethinking culture and creativity in the digital transformation. European Planning Studies, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2022.2052018

Lecocq, C., Van Looy, B., & Zimmermann, E. (2009). Developing the support infrastructure of technology transfer offices to accommodate the needs of global spinoff companies (outline of a methodology applied within the GlobalStart project). Int J Glob Small Bus. No. 3(2). P. 201-219. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGSB.2009.022759

Markusen, A., & Schrock, G. (2006). The artistic dividend: Urban artistic specialisation and economic development implications. Urban Stud. No. 43(10). P. 1661-1686. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980600888478

Niosi, J., Bellon, B. (2002). The absorptive capacity of regions. Colloque Economie Méditerranée Monde Arabe. Google Scholar

O’Mara, M. P. (2015). Cities of Knowledge: Cold War Science and the Search for the next Silicon Valley. Princeton University Press, Vol 111. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400866885

Papanastassiou, M., Pearce, R., & Zanfei, A. (2020). Changing perspectives on the internationalization of R&D and innovation by multinational enterprises: A review of the literature. Journal of International Business Studies, 51, 623-664. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-019-00258-0

Potts J. Why creative industries matter to economic evolution. Econ Innov New Technol. 2009. No. 18(7). P. 663-673. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438590802564592

Pratt, A. C. (2008). Creative cities: the cultural industries and the creative class. Geografiska annaler: series B, human geography, 90(2), 107-117. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0467.2008.00281.x

Roach, D. C., Ryman, J. A., & Makani, J. (2016). Effectuation, innovation and performance in SMEs: an empirical study. European Journal of Innovation Management, 19(2), 21 4-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-12-2014-0119

Rodríguez-Pose, A., & Crescenzi R. (2008). Research and development, spillovers, innovation systems, and the genesis of regional growth in Europe. Reg Stud. No. 42(1). P. 51-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400701654186

Rodríguez‐Pose, A. (2020). Institutions and the fortunes of territories. Regional Science Policy & Practice, 12(3), 371-386. https://doi.org/10.1111/rsp3.12277

Santoro, G., Bresciani, S., & Papa, A. (2020). Collaborative modes with cultural and creative industries and innovation performance: the moderating role of heterogeneous sources of knowledge and absorptive capacity. Technovation, 92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2018.06.003

Sleuwaegen L., & Boiardi P. (2014). Creativity and regional innovation: Evidence from EU regions. Res Policy. No. 43(9). P. 1508-1522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2014.03.014

Stolarick, K., & Florida, R. (2006). Creativity, connections and innovation: a study of linkages in the Montréal Region. Environ Plan A. No. 38(10). P. 1799-1817. https://doi.org/10.1068/a3874

Yankovyi, O., Kozak, Y., Lyzun, M., Lishchynskyy, I., Savelyev, Y., & Kuryliak, V. (2022). Investment Decision Based on Analysis of Mathematical Interrelation between Criteria IRR, MIRR, PI. Financial & Credit Activity: Problems of Theory & Practice, 5(46). https://doi.org/10.55643/fcaptp.5.46.2022.3857

Venesaar, U., Kallaste, M., & Küttim, M. (2014). Factors influencing students’ venture creation process. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 110, 678-688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.912

Wright, M., Hmieleski, K. M., Siegel, D. S., & Ensley, M. D. (2007). The role of human capital in technological entrepreneurship. Entrep Theory Pract. No. 31(6). P. 791-806. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2007.00202.x

Zahra. S. A. (2005). A theory of international new ventures: a decade of research. J Int Bus Stud. No. 36(1). P. 20-28. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400118

Zhao, F. (2000). University-industry partnerships in Australia: A strategic perspective. Pac-Asian Educ. No. 12(2). P. 57-66. Google Scholar