New Challenges in Economic Policy, Business, and Management
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2020Autor
Ujwary-Gil, Anna
Gancarczyk, Marta
Instytut Nauk Ekonomicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
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Industrial policy has been recently broadened by smart, place-based, bottomup,
and micro-level approaches to industrial transformations towards
competitiveness. The contributions gathered in this volume combine these new
approaches with macroeconomic and international perspectives. Matching
these two aspects is necessary to meet the New Industrial Policy purpose and
specific objectives. Therefore, both dimensions need further investigation.
Below, we present the prospects for further research in the referred areas as
stemming from each part of the current volume.
In the first part, we find a number of thematic areas and methodologies
proposed for the future investigation of local, regional, and international
development policies. In the area of policy evaluation, Wojnicka-Sycz
(2020) recommends the extension from the ultimate GDP outcomes towards
the intermediate effects of smart specializations, i.e. R&D and innovation
performance. Moreover, she seeks international comparisons of these effects,
particularly in other EU countries. In depth, regional-level data are also needed
to investigate more precisely the industrial scope of smart specializations.
On-going evaluations focus largely on the implementation phase and the
indirect, mediating effects of industrial strategies. In this vein, Kachniewska
(2020) proposes further important research in the implementation strategies
and methodologies towards smart mobility in medium cities. Widera (2020)
sets out an interesting research perspective on internal regional dynamics and
growth distribution, to identify functional areas and regional growth poles.
The international context of structural economic changes and industrial
growth has been the focus of Godlewska-Dzioboń (2020) and Czech (2020).
After evaluating sectoral structural dynamics, Godlewska-Dzioboń (2020)
recommends the performance assessment of individual economic sectors in
Central and Eastern European countries, as well as the causes of long-term
employment dynamics in these settings. Czech (2020) calls for further studies
on risk management in globalized economic exchange. This recommendationis compelling, even in the case of localized industries such as clusters, since
they are also inserted in global value chains.
In order to plan for industrial transformation and competitiveness, it is
necessary to investigate further the micro-level transitions in management
and business studies. Thus, the second part also sets out the agenda for
future research, particularly in the area of matching employee competences,
management methods, and digital technologies.
The chapter by Potoczek (2020) forms a basis for further specification
of research questions and systematic literature reviews in business process
management. Another research direction might be practically oriented
studies that more tightly integrate management methods with 4.0 tools
in organizational processes. The chapter by Igielski (2020) calls for the
replication of the performed research on a random sample to enable robust
generalization as to the development of employee competences towards digital
transformations. The study by Flak (2020) reveals unique possibilities of
applying software solutions in tackling soft management issues, such as those
related to motivating people, recruitment or organizational culture diagnosis
and management. The contribution by Sztorc (2020) encourages further indepth
studies on the causes and outcomes of particular lean management tools
for economic performance in the hotel industry.
Career orientation of students as future employees was explored by
Mazurkiewicz (2020) in the context of national cultures. According to the
author, it would be relevant to expand the research to a larger research
sample, diverse regional settings, and to acknowledge a wider range of factors
influencing student career orientation. The interesting findings of Kowalik
(2020) about students’ perceptions of economic benefits from participation in
scientific projects might be further explored with a large and random sample,
to guide both students and policy makers in the area of R&D.
The design and implementation of industrial policies can only be
successful with the comprehensive participation of stakeholders. Therefore,
governing interests and networks is a prospective and fruitful area for further
studies, as highlighted in the third part of this volume.
Lis (2020) proposes future research to identify relationships among
motivation, efficiency and commitment in networking, with the use
of quantitative studies and a representative, random group of business
environment organizations. Similarly, based on the results of his explorative
study of a local government’s networking, Flieger (2020) intends to apply
a quantitative measurement of local government networks and hypotheses
testing. With reference to both studies, we would also recommend the
investigation of how different levels of collaborations in clusters, technology parks, and local governments translate into the performance of the enterprises
and public organizations involved.
Synthesizing his research on CSR practices in European companies,
Kowalczyk (2020) proposes the continuation of the investigations to explore
the relationships between these practices and enterprise performance as well
as national cultures. The recommendations to check causalities between
sustainable growth practices and enterprise performance might also be relevant
as a follow-up of the study in the food industry by Kurzak-Mabrouk (2020).
A prospective avenue for future studies would be to test empirically the author’s
model of implementing sustainable growth in relation to economic outcomes.
This chapter has systemized the major characteristics of New Industrial
Policy, pointing to its theoretical foundations, distinct nature, and major research
areas. Ultimately, it has discussed the contributions from the chapters in this
volume, both to their specific research areas and to the on-going challenges
of industrial policy. We are in the emerging but rapidly growing phase of
revitalizing industrial policy, where research has to accelerate to come up with
empirical advancement. Even more importantly, we expect this research to
demonstrate explanatory and predictive capacity, thus enhancing practice. We
believe that this volume provides relevant support to these on-going efforts.
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