JUDGEMENT OF THE LOCATION FACTORS OF PÉCS BY BUSINESSES

Abstract

In the 2004–2017 period, the focus of our research, the circle of regions determining the growth
of the Hungarian economy went through a significant transition. While it had been Budapest
and its hinterland that were the main source of economic dynamism before 2007, in the decade
after that it was much more the counties with strong foreign-based manufacturing industry that
were responsible for the growth. In the background of this we find, in addition to the nationally
improving employment conditions, the favourable processes in the improvement of the work
productivity typical in these counties, while in the central region tendencies just the opposite to
this unfurled. The aim of the paper is to demonstrate, using a layered questionnaire survey
(breakdown of Hungarian enterprises by region, company size and sectors) the judgement of
the location factors by the Hungarian economic actors and describe the change of evaluations
over time. The research we had conducted with companies in 2004–2005 was repeated in 2016–
2017. In our questionnaire we focused among others on the following issues: what aspects do
Hungarian businesses prefer when choosing their business location, which Hungarian cities are
considered successful by company leaders and why?