2013•ZFW – Advances in Economic GeographyOpen access

Path dependency and path plasticity in emerging industries

Štefan Rehák, Oto Hudec, Milan Buček

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Abstract The article is focused on the evolution of emerging industries based on the concepts of path dependency, path creation and path plasticity. Based on an analysis of the evolution of the IT sector in two regions of Slovakia - Bratislava and Košice - it explores to what extent was the emergence of new industries influenced by the former industrial mix and the formal and informal institutions established in the preceding periods.

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Key concepts: Path dependency, Path (computing), Dependency (UML), Path dependence, Path dependent, Economic geography, Path analysis (statistics), Plasticity