Entrepreneurship conditions in Poland at NUTS 3 level. Application of taxonomic measure of development based on median vector Weber

The main aim of the article is to analyse factors influencing entrepreneurship conditions in Poland at NUTS 3 level. The entrepreneurship conditions are considered as a multiple-criteria phenomenon. Thus, it is analysed based on 5 criteria. In this context the choice of variables describing entrepreneurship conditions at the NUTS 3 level was the biggest limitation of the research. Due to availability of data it was possible to conduct dynamic research for the years 2010-2015. In the research taxonomic measure of development was assessed with application of TOPSIS method based on median vector Weber. The obtained values of taxonomic measure of development enabled to rank the NUTS 3 regions starting with the once characterised with the best conditions for entrepreneurs to the once with the worst conditions and to analyse the stability of the obtained results in time. The analysis indicates that relatively stable disparities at regional level in regard to entrepreneurial conditions can be considered as a significant problem for regional policy in Poland.