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Determinants of innovation Activities in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Poland
Determinants of innovation Activities in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Poland

Author(s): Katarzyna Szczepańska-Woszczyna
Subject(s): Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: ASERS Publishing
Keywords: small and medium-sized enterprises; innovation; innovation activities; innovativeness

Summary/Abstract: The relatively low degree of inovativeness of Polish companies and economy compared to other EU countries makes this problem still the subject of the research in which authors try to investigate the reasons for this state of affairs. Innovation has become not only a very important factor of success and growth of any company, but rather a necessity. Small and medium-sized enterprises are forced to implement innovations because they are under constant pressure of the environment, competitors in the market. Intensifying innovative activity is one of the main tasks of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) nowadays. The aim of the study was to present the problem of Polish innovation activities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to analyse the determinants of innovation activity of SMEs.

  • Issue Year: V/2014
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 65-73
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English