Innovation level of Polish economy is relatively low as per the latest ‘Innovation Union Scoreboa... more Innovation level of Polish economy is relatively low as per the latest ‘Innovation Union Scoreboard Report’ that has examined the 27 European Union (EU) countries exclusively. InnoMetrics placed the economy at the 22nd position impacting it negatively in terms of a reduction of its competitiveness and marginalization of its importance in the international arena. Nonetheless, this sorry state of affairs raises questions as, in the overall evaluation, and as described by the main economic indexes, Polish economy relatively looks well as compared with other EU economies. However, Poland has a number of features such as (i) high education index, (ii) the ability to generate, adopt, and diffuse knowledge, (iii) high work efficiency, and (iv) a good and constantly improving Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure indicating a high innovative potential. In this backdrop, the overall low innovation level of the Polish economy forces to conduct an in-depth research to u...
For the last years the Polish economy has been assessed very positively in many aspects. Unfortun... more For the last years the Polish economy has been assessed very positively in many aspects. Unfortunately, the innovation, one of the key factors influencing the level and competitiveness of the economy, in case of Poland is still at a relatively low level. It is especially noticeable in case of the small and medium businesses sector. The key role in the successful realization of the innovation processes is played by a company's internal potential of innovation. Its role and meaning for successful realization of the innovation processes have been extensively elaborated in the literature on the subject and proved with numerous researches. The lack of sufficient innovation potential disables effective realization of the innovation activities. The author proposes the following research hypotheses: 1. Polish companies of the SME sector do not have a sufficient internal innovative potential. 2. Insufficient internal innovative potential constitutes the main barrier to the realization of...
The essence and the importance of innovativeness in the processes of shaping competitiveness of e... more The essence and the importance of innovativeness in the processes of shaping competitiveness of enterprises is now indisputable. The possibility of innovation creation by business is determined commonly as innovative capacity or the innovative potential A considerable group of factors substantially affecting the innovative capacity of the enterprise (especially belonging to external factors group) is difficult to measure or of non-quantifiable character, which to a large extent makes it difficult to precisely analyze and evaluate these problems.The indicated multi-sidedness and complexity of the phenomena forming the innovative capacity of the enterprises forces to search for optimum methods to analyze and evaluate this area. This problem particularly applies to SME sector enterprises.The purpose of this article is an attempt to analyze the innovative capabilities of a groups of SME sector enterprises of the Western Pomeranian region. Innovation; Measurement of innovation; The innov...
Istota oraz znaczenie innowacyjności w procesach kształtowania konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstw j... more Istota oraz znaczenie innowacyjności w procesach kształtowania konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstw jest szeroko opisywana w literaturze przedmiotu. W ostatnim okresie istotnego znaczenia oraz praktycznego wymiaru nabiera dyskusja o determinantach wpływających na zdolności innowacyjne przedsiębiorstw oraz metodologiach pomiaru innowacyjności przedsiębiorstwa. Zdolności innowacyjne przedsiębiorstwa to całokształt czynników wpływających na możliwość skutecznego realizowania przedsięwzięć o charakterze innowacyjnym. Efektywność takich działań jest jednym z najistotniejszych determinantów kształtowania rynkowej konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstwa Wieloaspektowość i złożoność zjawisk kształtujących zdolności innowacyjne przedsiębiorstw zmusza do poszukiwania optymalnych metod analizy i oceny tego obszaru. Autorzy różnych publikacji proponują nowe metodologie pomiaru zdolności i potencjału innowacyjnego przedsiębiorstw – metodologie precyzyjnie uwzględniające specyfikę prowadzonej przez przedsi...
The modern model for the innovative activity indicates that one of the key factors for success of... more The modern model for the innovative activity indicates that one of the key factors for success of innovative activity of enterprises is properly implemented the introduction of new solutions to market. The problem of diffusion of innovation involves a number of issues related to the process of spreading and promoting innovation in the market. It is widely recognized that the powers of innovation diffusion is an important determinant of the capacity of firms. Key success factors in the process of diffusion of innovations have been described in the classical model of EM Rogers, indicating that there are several categories of buyers who take the opposite approach to news. The practice also indicates that the innovations introduced to the market must be defined features for the success of the market. Meanwhile, many small and medium enterprises have difficulties with the introduction of new products and services to market. The purpose of this paper is to present the problems associated ...
For a long time, formalized knowledge management was in fact only reserved for large companies. M... more For a long time, formalized knowledge management was in fact only reserved for large companies. Meanwhile, increase in market competition and the dynamic changes in companies' external environment in recent years have made also small and medium enterprises attach great importance to the issues of knowledge management. It is especially visible in attempts to support knowledge management in the areas which are considered core from the point of view of increasing competitiveness of the company on the market. Knowledge management in the field of company's innovative potential or in the area of the intellectual capital may serve as an example. This situation forces search for new solutions of knowledge management in the field of research and evaluation of the innovative potential of companies. Dedicated IT systems which facilitate gathering and analyzing of data describing the innovative potential of companies may be a partial solution to the aforementioned problems. The author f...
The major goal of this study is to analyze the efficiency of innovation processes carried out by ... more The major goal of this study is to analyze the efficiency of innovation processes carried out by Polish companies from the SME sector. In common opinion, the innovativeness of Polish economy remains rather low. Author of this paper made the following hypothesis: (H1) The Efficiency of innovation processes in Polish small and medium-sized companies is low. Findings of the research carried out in the years 2009-2013 and commonly available statistical data were used in the study.
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The analysis of innovative activity of companies very often indicates that the innovations introd... more The analysis of innovative activity of companies very often indicates that the innovations introduced to the market do not bring the expected benefits. This leads to the conclusion that very often innovation activities of enterprises are inefficient. The modern model for the innovative activity indicates that one of the key factors for success of innovative activity of enterprises is properly implemented the introduction of new solutions to market. The problem of diffusion of innovation involves a number of issues related to the process of spreading and promoting innovation in the market. It is widely recognized that the powers of innovation diffusion is an important determinant of the capacity of firms.
This article is an attempt to examine relationship between the company's internal resources and the effectiveness of innovative activity. To achieve this research objective author formulated the hypothesis:
There is the relationship between the company's internal resources and the effectiveness of innovative activity.
This paper will present the results of empirical research conducted by the author among Polish SMEs in the years 2009 – 2012.
Innovation is one of the key factors that influences the level and competitiveness of any economy... more Innovation is one of the key factors that influences the level and competitiveness of any economy. Though Polish economy has been assessed very positively in many aspects in the recent years, innovation in general and more noticeably in Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector is at a relatively low level. A company’s internal innovation potential plays a key role in the successful realization of the innovation processes and practices, which has been extensively elaborated in the literature on the subject and proved with numerous researches.
The author proposes the following research hypotheses:
Polish companies of the SME sector—
(i) Do not have a sufficient internal innovative potential
(ii) Have insufficient internal innovative potential constituting the main barrier to the optimum realization of innovation processes.
The objective of this article is to present empirical research carried out by the Author during the years 2009-2011 to test the hypotheses as set out above.
Innovation level of Polish economy is relatively low as per the latest ‘Innovation Union Scoreboa... more Innovation level of Polish economy is relatively low as per the latest ‘Innovation Union Scoreboard Report’ that has examined the 27 European Union (EU) countries exclusively. InnoMetrics placed the economy at the 22nd position impacting it negatively in terms of a reduction of its competitiveness and marginalization of its importance in the international arena. Nonetheless, this sorry state of affairs raises questions as, in the overall evaluation, and as described by the main economic indexes, Polish economy relatively looks well as compared with other EU economies. However, Poland has a number of features such as (i) high education index, (ii) the ability to generate, adopt, and diffuse knowledge, (iii) high work efficiency, and (iv) a good and constantly improving Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure indicating a high innovative potential. In this backdrop, the overall low innovation level of the Polish economy forces to conduct an in-depth research to u...
For the last years the Polish economy has been assessed very positively in many aspects. Unfortun... more For the last years the Polish economy has been assessed very positively in many aspects. Unfortunately, the innovation, one of the key factors influencing the level and competitiveness of the economy, in case of Poland is still at a relatively low level. It is especially noticeable in case of the small and medium businesses sector. The key role in the successful realization of the innovation processes is played by a company's internal potential of innovation. Its role and meaning for successful realization of the innovation processes have been extensively elaborated in the literature on the subject and proved with numerous researches. The lack of sufficient innovation potential disables effective realization of the innovation activities. The author proposes the following research hypotheses: 1. Polish companies of the SME sector do not have a sufficient internal innovative potential. 2. Insufficient internal innovative potential constitutes the main barrier to the realization of...
The essence and the importance of innovativeness in the processes of shaping competitiveness of e... more The essence and the importance of innovativeness in the processes of shaping competitiveness of enterprises is now indisputable. The possibility of innovation creation by business is determined commonly as innovative capacity or the innovative potential A considerable group of factors substantially affecting the innovative capacity of the enterprise (especially belonging to external factors group) is difficult to measure or of non-quantifiable character, which to a large extent makes it difficult to precisely analyze and evaluate these problems.The indicated multi-sidedness and complexity of the phenomena forming the innovative capacity of the enterprises forces to search for optimum methods to analyze and evaluate this area. This problem particularly applies to SME sector enterprises.The purpose of this article is an attempt to analyze the innovative capabilities of a groups of SME sector enterprises of the Western Pomeranian region. Innovation; Measurement of innovation; The innov...
Istota oraz znaczenie innowacyjności w procesach kształtowania konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstw j... more Istota oraz znaczenie innowacyjności w procesach kształtowania konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstw jest szeroko opisywana w literaturze przedmiotu. W ostatnim okresie istotnego znaczenia oraz praktycznego wymiaru nabiera dyskusja o determinantach wpływających na zdolności innowacyjne przedsiębiorstw oraz metodologiach pomiaru innowacyjności przedsiębiorstwa. Zdolności innowacyjne przedsiębiorstwa to całokształt czynników wpływających na możliwość skutecznego realizowania przedsięwzięć o charakterze innowacyjnym. Efektywność takich działań jest jednym z najistotniejszych determinantów kształtowania rynkowej konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstwa Wieloaspektowość i złożoność zjawisk kształtujących zdolności innowacyjne przedsiębiorstw zmusza do poszukiwania optymalnych metod analizy i oceny tego obszaru. Autorzy różnych publikacji proponują nowe metodologie pomiaru zdolności i potencjału innowacyjnego przedsiębiorstw – metodologie precyzyjnie uwzględniające specyfikę prowadzonej przez przedsi...
The modern model for the innovative activity indicates that one of the key factors for success of... more The modern model for the innovative activity indicates that one of the key factors for success of innovative activity of enterprises is properly implemented the introduction of new solutions to market. The problem of diffusion of innovation involves a number of issues related to the process of spreading and promoting innovation in the market. It is widely recognized that the powers of innovation diffusion is an important determinant of the capacity of firms. Key success factors in the process of diffusion of innovations have been described in the classical model of EM Rogers, indicating that there are several categories of buyers who take the opposite approach to news. The practice also indicates that the innovations introduced to the market must be defined features for the success of the market. Meanwhile, many small and medium enterprises have difficulties with the introduction of new products and services to market. The purpose of this paper is to present the problems associated ...
For a long time, formalized knowledge management was in fact only reserved for large companies. M... more For a long time, formalized knowledge management was in fact only reserved for large companies. Meanwhile, increase in market competition and the dynamic changes in companies' external environment in recent years have made also small and medium enterprises attach great importance to the issues of knowledge management. It is especially visible in attempts to support knowledge management in the areas which are considered core from the point of view of increasing competitiveness of the company on the market. Knowledge management in the field of company's innovative potential or in the area of the intellectual capital may serve as an example. This situation forces search for new solutions of knowledge management in the field of research and evaluation of the innovative potential of companies. Dedicated IT systems which facilitate gathering and analyzing of data describing the innovative potential of companies may be a partial solution to the aforementioned problems. The author f...
The major goal of this study is to analyze the efficiency of innovation processes carried out by ... more The major goal of this study is to analyze the efficiency of innovation processes carried out by Polish companies from the SME sector. In common opinion, the innovativeness of Polish economy remains rather low. Author of this paper made the following hypothesis: (H1) The Efficiency of innovation processes in Polish small and medium-sized companies is low. Findings of the research carried out in the years 2009-2013 and commonly available statistical data were used in the study.
2nd International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship ICIE-2014 Bangkok University
The analysis of innovative activity of companies very often indicates that the innovations introd... more The analysis of innovative activity of companies very often indicates that the innovations introduced to the market do not bring the expected benefits. This leads to the conclusion that very often innovation activities of enterprises are inefficient. The modern model for the innovative activity indicates that one of the key factors for success of innovative activity of enterprises is properly implemented the introduction of new solutions to market. The problem of diffusion of innovation involves a number of issues related to the process of spreading and promoting innovation in the market. It is widely recognized that the powers of innovation diffusion is an important determinant of the capacity of firms.
This article is an attempt to examine relationship between the company's internal resources and the effectiveness of innovative activity. To achieve this research objective author formulated the hypothesis:
There is the relationship between the company's internal resources and the effectiveness of innovative activity.
This paper will present the results of empirical research conducted by the author among Polish SMEs in the years 2009 – 2012.
Innovation is one of the key factors that influences the level and competitiveness of any economy... more Innovation is one of the key factors that influences the level and competitiveness of any economy. Though Polish economy has been assessed very positively in many aspects in the recent years, innovation in general and more noticeably in Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector is at a relatively low level. A company’s internal innovation potential plays a key role in the successful realization of the innovation processes and practices, which has been extensively elaborated in the literature on the subject and proved with numerous researches.
The author proposes the following research hypotheses:
Polish companies of the SME sector—
(i) Do not have a sufficient internal innovative potential
(ii) Have insufficient internal innovative potential constituting the main barrier to the optimum realization of innovation processes.
The objective of this article is to present empirical research carried out by the Author during the years 2009-2011 to test the hypotheses as set out above.
In the article we present a dedicated information system developed to create and conduct the orig... more In the article we present a dedicated information system developed to create and conduct the original audits in the organization-Service Inter-Lab Centre Audit Platform. The platform is the result of our previous experiences in auditing organizations taking into account the innovations and pro-innovative attitude of the organizations. On this basis we observe a need to develop a system with a broader spectrum of action, which would give the ability to prepare different types of audits consist of unlimited number of areas, questions and methods of assessment. The presented audit system is IT tool created as a part of a Centre for the Transfer of Knowledge and Innovation for Service Sector-Service Inter-Lab (SIL). It is unique environment to create and conduct audits in order to assess various aspects of defined types of organizations. As a background of the developed solution is used the Sharepoint environment, which in practice is responsible for the audits management. The system gives the ability to prepare unlimited number of audits, active in the specified time period. Each audit can be created by the particular number of various types of questions (eg. single choice, multiple choice, matrix, etc.) assigned to specified research areas, and each answer can be scaled by using the weights. Additionally, it is possible to create the indicators letting for the assessment of the chosen audit areas and presentation the results in tabular and graphical form in automatically generated reports (PDF file). The system allows to export the data to .csv, .xls, .sav formats, if obtained results are insufficient and further in-depth analysis is needed. Multilevel alerts system designed for the communication with the platform users (eg. to inform about new audits, necessity to complete the started ones) as well as the content management environment enabling the creation of the audits' webpages without the knowledge in the programming languages are the additional components of the system. The Service Inter-Lab Centre Audit Platform is an instrument, which functionality is currently tested by the Szczecin University academic staff. However, the system can also be used by other interested organizations (universities, companies, government agencies, etc.) to assess specific areas of their business activity.
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This article is an attempt to examine relationship between the company's internal resources and the effectiveness of innovative activity. To achieve this research objective author formulated the hypothesis:
There is the relationship between the company's internal resources and the effectiveness of innovative activity.
This paper will present the results of empirical research conducted by the author among Polish SMEs in the years 2009 – 2012.
The author proposes the following research hypotheses:
Polish companies of the SME sector—
(i) Do not have a sufficient internal innovative potential
(ii) Have insufficient internal innovative potential constituting the main barrier to the optimum realization of innovation processes.
The objective of this article is to present empirical research carried out by the Author during the years 2009-2011 to test the hypotheses as set out above.
This article is an attempt to examine relationship between the company's internal resources and the effectiveness of innovative activity. To achieve this research objective author formulated the hypothesis:
There is the relationship between the company's internal resources and the effectiveness of innovative activity.
This paper will present the results of empirical research conducted by the author among Polish SMEs in the years 2009 – 2012.
The author proposes the following research hypotheses:
Polish companies of the SME sector—
(i) Do not have a sufficient internal innovative potential
(ii) Have insufficient internal innovative potential constituting the main barrier to the optimum realization of innovation processes.
The objective of this article is to present empirical research carried out by the Author during the years 2009-2011 to test the hypotheses as set out above.