Barriers for Eco-Innovations: A Case Study of a Small Firm in Poland

• Authors: Andrzej H. Jasiński , Filip Tużnik
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper is mainly based on a case study of Tuzal Ltd. - a small firm acting in the eco-innovation market in Poland. The main aim of the paper is to analyze main barriers which are being met by enterprises, especially small firms, acting in the eco-innovation market. The following barriers are analysed: problems in convincing customers to innovative solutions; a specific nature of cooperation with local administration units; continuous changes in legal regulations; an increasing market competition; a lack of funds for marketing; a generation gap and a retirement age of the company’s owner.

Keywords

EN

eco-innovation; environmental technologies; small firms

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Foundations of Management
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 27-32

Dates

published

2013-06-01

online

2014-08-15

Contributors

author

Andrzej H. Jasiński

• School of Management, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

author

Filip Tużnik

• PhD student in the School of Management and a manager in Tuzal Ltd., Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/fman-2014-0003