The Relationship Between Inter-Organizational Co-Operation and Innovation in the SME in the Podkarpacie Region
The Relationship Between Inter-Organizational Co-Operation and Innovation in the SME in the Podkarpacie Region

Summary/Abstract: Research background: The innovativeness of an enterprise continues to be conditional upon many exogenous and endogenous determinants. Among these determinants, of crucial importance are inter-organizational relations understood as the relations of an enterprise with other entities from the environment. The aforementioned relations have become the subject of interest in numerous scientific areas, including management sciences, because they play an important role in raising the competitiveness and innovativeness of an enterprise. The issue of creating innovations is significant thanks to the inter-organizational cooperation. The cooperation with business associates could answer some challenges in the market environment of the enterprise which needs the access to unique resources and to the potential that is required for emerging innovations in order to implement new solutions. Purpose of the article: The purpose of this article is presenting connections between the inter-organizational cooperation and the introduction of an innovation in enterprises from the Podkarpackie region. Methodology/methods: The paper uses empirical studies carried out among firms from the SME sector in the Podkarpackie region, which specify the intensity and level of cooperation between these firms and external entities in terms of the implementation of innovative practices. Outcome: Entreperneurs should be educated about possibilities in the area described. Creating the space to share experiences connected with the implementation of innovations and with cooperation between enterprises in the area of effective innovative operations can increase the willingness of enterprises from SME sector in the Podkarpackie region to start innovative practices.

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