The role of critical conjunctures in regional path creation: a study of Industry 4.0 in the Silesia region
Conceptualizations of path creation proposed in recent years neglect the role of time and temporal mechanisms. This paper argues that a more comprehensive understanding of inter-path relations that incorporates both agency and relationships among temporal sequences can be achieved using the concept...
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author | Grzegorz Micek Krzysztof Gwosdz Arkadiusz Kocaj Agnieszka Sobala-Gwosdz Agnieszka Świgost-Kapocsi |
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description | Conceptualizations of path creation proposed in recent years neglect the role of time and temporal mechanisms. This paper argues that a more comprehensive understanding of inter-path relations that incorporates both agency and relationships among temporal sequences can be achieved using the concept of critical conjuncture, which is overlooked in the contemporary path-creation literature. This paper draws on a case study of the industrial region of Upper Silesia, Poland, where a new regional trajectory is emerging as the result of the unpredicted critical conjuncture of the endogenously driven path of the information technology services sector and the exogenous foreign direct investment-based path of the automotive industry. |
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spelling | doaj.art-f1efb0360dda4353868c5f3a3fc0f3f12022-12-22T04:13:23ZengTaylor & Francis GroupRegional Studies, Regional Science2168-13762022-12-0191234410.1080/21681376.2021.20173372017337The role of critical conjunctures in regional path creation: a study of Industry 4.0 in the Silesia regionGrzegorz Micek0Krzysztof Gwosdz1Arkadiusz Kocaj2Agnieszka Sobala-Gwosdz3Agnieszka Świgost-Kapocsi4Jagiellonian UniversityJagiellonian UniversityJagiellonian UniversityInstitute of Urban and Regional DevelopmentJagiellonian UniversityConceptualizations of path creation proposed in recent years neglect the role of time and temporal mechanisms. This paper argues that a more comprehensive understanding of inter-path relations that incorporates both agency and relationships among temporal sequences can be achieved using the concept of critical conjuncture, which is overlooked in the contemporary path-creation literature. This paper draws on a case study of the industrial region of Upper Silesia, Poland, where a new regional trajectory is emerging as the result of the unpredicted critical conjuncture of the endogenously driven path of the information technology services sector and the exogenous foreign direct investment-based path of the automotive industry.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2021.2017337new path creationinter-path relationsindustry 4.0automotive industryupper silesia |
spellingShingle | Grzegorz Micek Krzysztof Gwosdz Arkadiusz Kocaj Agnieszka Sobala-Gwosdz Agnieszka Świgost-Kapocsi The role of critical conjunctures in regional path creation: a study of Industry 4.0 in the Silesia region Regional Studies, Regional Science new path creation inter-path relations industry 4.0 automotive industry upper silesia |
title | The role of critical conjunctures in regional path creation: a study of Industry 4.0 in the Silesia region |
title_full | The role of critical conjunctures in regional path creation: a study of Industry 4.0 in the Silesia region |
title_fullStr | The role of critical conjunctures in regional path creation: a study of Industry 4.0 in the Silesia region |
title_full_unstemmed | The role of critical conjunctures in regional path creation: a study of Industry 4.0 in the Silesia region |
title_short | The role of critical conjunctures in regional path creation: a study of Industry 4.0 in the Silesia region |
title_sort | role of critical conjunctures in regional path creation a study of industry 4 0 in the silesia region |
topic | new path creation inter-path relations industry 4.0 automotive industry upper silesia |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2021.2017337 |
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