The Development of Enterprises Network in a Region: Theoretical Aspects
Keywords:
network, enterprises network, interorganisational relationship, clusters, development of region.Abstract
The article presents theoretical substantiation of the aspects enterprise network development: to prove, on the one hand, that peculiarities of enterprise network formation and functioning influence the possibilities of its development in a region, on the other hand, the development of enterprise network gives positive incentives for the region to renovate as well as it influences regional development. Theoretical premises of enterprise network formation and development are related to the statements and attitudes developed in the theories of interorganisational relationship network and clusters. The discussed theories are not analysed completely, here are presented only the statements that allow best disclosing the theoretical premises of enterprise network formation and development in a region. Different definitions of enterprise network are formulated in the process of theory and conception analysis, causal coherences of enterprise network and regional development are considered. The theoretical analysis has shown that the positive regional development can depend on interorganisational relationship, which, by increasing flexibility of territorial structure of enterprises, determine that partnership of enterprises (long-term cooperation) positively influences the development of the region when it is treated as the network of enterprises well accommodating to the needs of local community.
