%0 Journal Article %T Collaboration as an Element of Building Creative Capital According to Opinions Expressed by Employees of Local Government Units in Podkarpacie %A Szara, Katarzyna %J Public Management %V 2015 %R 10.4467/20843968ZP.15.022.4768 %N Numer 4 (32) %P 351-363 %K creative capital, collaboration, local government %@ 1896-0200 %D 2016 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zarzadzanie-publiczne/article/collaboration-as-an-element-of-building-creative-capital-according-to-opinions-expressed-by-employees-of-local-government-units-in-podkarpacie %X Currently the concept of creative capital, just like knowledge, seems to be in focus of researchers of and those practically involved in economy. A look at creativity through the theory of creative class is linked with the conditions predetermining its development. The study describes collaboration as an element of building creative capital. Combining the concepts of cooperation and creativity in relation to local governments is a novel approach in literature. Therefore, the main purpose of the article is to present the conceptual approach to developing creative capital related to municipality as an administrative unit.