Meandry działań networkingowych - o współpracy głównych interesariuszy w zmieniającym się regionie przemysłowym

The complex nature of the processes which are meant to transform industrial regions into regions of knowledge constitutes one of the most interesting topics for analysis, observation and research in both academic and practical terms. Currently, research is being conducted in order to describe these phenomena, taking into account the relationships and networks which emerge in the process. At the same time, the researchers emphasize the interdisciplinary character of this research. Thus, the article attempts to describe the nature and character of the emerging networks of relationships between the designated types of stakeholders in the industrial region. The study has been based on the research conducted in the Silesian Voivodeship in 2010-2012. Particular attention has been devoted to notions such as networking, social networks, learning region, integration, human capital, social capital.