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Mgr Ewelina Nycz
ORCID: 0000-0002-4363-9205

Mgr Ewelina Nycz, MBA

Graduate of postgraduate studies Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) at the University of Management in Warsaw and Apsley Business School — London, Faculty of Management at the Rzeszów University of Technology, Faculty of Management at Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias in Lisbon and studies in the scope of journalism and social communication. Key areas of academic interests include social communication, product marketing, brand management and entrepreneurship. She is engaged in research in the field of i.e. communication and image of regional, traditional and ecological products as well as business environment institutions. Professionally associated with the Rzeszów University of Technology and Association for the Development and Promotion of Podkarpacie "Pro Carpathia". She has additional functions i.e. Member of the Podkarpackie Innovation Council, Member of the Management Board of Biocert Małopolska Sp. z o.o. She actively works for nongovernmental organizations specializing in the field of regional, ecological and tourist products.

 
DOI: 10.33226/1231-7853.2021.7.4
JEL: G00, G30, C38, R58

Clusters play an important role in economic development and constitute an opportunity to strengthen local entrepreneurship and the economy of the entire country. The article objective was to evaluate the present state of clusters in Poland. The reference point was the example of a food cluster operating in the Podkarpackie Province — the "Subcarpathian Flavours Cluster". The inference was supported by the results of own research. The qualitative research method was applied and individual in-depth interview (IDI) was selected as the leading technique. The interview script was used as the research tool. According to the conducted interview, the cluster, despite many activities and the created value chain, struggles with issues related to management, financing the activities of the cluster, professionalization of activities, as well as opportunities and threats that prevail in the agri-food sector.

Keywords: cluster; entrepreneurship; economy; finance; regional development