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Ekoinnowacje jako element nowego paradygmatu w europejskich i regionalnych dokumentach strategicznych
Eco-innovation as a new paradigm in European and regional strategic documents

Author(s): Sylwia Dziedzic, Leszek Woźniak, Maciej Chrzanowski
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: management of the economy and the region; strategies for innovation; eco-innovation

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study is to analyze the strategic development documents of the European Union from the perspective of eco-innovation, as one of the key directions of modernization of economies and societies. The aim of the study was also an analysis of the understanding and the level of eco-innovation in the region. The study analyzes (using desk research method) issues concerning the presence of the concept of eco-innovation in European and regional strategy documents. Own research using survey methods was done in 2013 and it included deliberately chosen small and medium-sized enterprises, which in the years 2005 to 2013 benefited from EU funds. The research included 150 respondents. The results are consistent with the negative assessment of the European eco-innovation on Polish economy.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 366
  • Page Range: 618-629
  • Page Count: 13