TY - JOUR N2 - The aim of the article is to determine the main factors responsible for development of Podkarpackie Voivodeship in the last 15 years and to answer the question whether they were suffi ciently strong impulse to divert the region from its development model. The main method used for identifying the factors that determine the development of the region was individual, in-depth interviews with the main actors on the regional scene, supported by desk research analysis (of the voivodeship’s strategic and operational documents) and statistical data analysis (Central Statistical Office and Eurostat). The research highlights the importance of the immobile and intangible development factors – a high quality of strategic thinking of local and especially regional authorities and consistent implementation of development policies, a high level of social capital, extensive networks and the ability to co-operate – which have helped to eliminate the limitations resulting from the weakness of other factors. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/109327/PDF/014%20-%20D%C4%85browska,%20Szlachta.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/109327 PY - 2017 IS - No 179 EP - 264 KW - Aviation Valley KW - development factors KW - high quality of strategic thinking KW - less developed regions KW - Podkarpackie Voivodeship A1 - Dąbrowska, Anna A1 - Szlachta, Jacek PB - Polska Akademia Nauk Komitet Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania Kraju DA - 2017 T1 - Na przekór statystykom – kluczowa rola miękkich czynników w zmianie ścieżki rozwoju Podkarpacia SP - 245 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/109327 T2 - Studia KPZK ER -