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A SYNTHETIC EVALUATION OF THE INNOVATIVENESS OF FOOD INDUSTRY BRANCHES IN POLAND

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Grzelak M. M.

Metody Ilościowe w Badaniach Ekonomicznych

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2013

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vol. 14

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issue 1

117-126

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The aim of the presented study is the assessment of the innovativeness of particular food industry classes in Poland conducted on the basis of statistical methods for linear objects grouping. In the study there were used unpublished statistical data characterising the innovativeness of enterprises conducting economic activity in particular branches of the food industry.

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Kreatywność i innowacyjność w kształtowaniu wartości rynkowej oraz przewagi konkurencyjnej przedsiębiorstw

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Kaliszczak L.

Przedsiębiorstwo i Region

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2013

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issue 5

77-87

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In the elaboration I made the analysis of conditioning promoting creativity and innovativeness an I also point out the barriers limiting the above mentioned behavior of working teams in contemporary enterprises. These issues are crucial in the aspect of creation of long-term uniqueness and originality, which, in the face of complex and fast changing reality prejudges about the possibilities of development.

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Rozwój innowacyjności i konkurencyjności małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw w województwie łódzkim przy wsparciu środków regionalnego programu operacyjnego województwa łódzkiego na lata 2007-2013

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Kokotek M., Kornecki J., Szymański A.

Przedsiębiorstwo i Region

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2012

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issue 4

16-25

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The objective of the paper is to present the results of pilot study carried out in July 2011 among 180 small and medium-sized enterprises who were beneficiaries of Measure III.2 Raising innovativeness and competitiveness of enterprises of the Regional Operational Programme for the Lodz Region for the years 2007-2013. Preliminary results show a significantly positive impact of investment subsidies on innovativeness and competitiveness of the enterprises. The described study aims to contribute to following more detailed research based on a larger sample of companies that were beneficiaries of Measure III.2, which the Authors intend to take. Its effect will consist in determination and evaluation of the actual effects of support (the so called net effect) separated from the effects of other factors.

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Human Capital and Innovativeness as Means to Bridging Development Gaps. Poland and the Czech Republic as Case Studies

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Bal-Woźniak T.

Review of Economic Perspectives

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2010

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vol. 10

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issue 3

87-108

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The aim of this article is to analyze the innovative achievements of selected economies: Polish and Czech. This issue is of fundamental significance for all post socialist countries. Post communist heritage in form of homo sovieticus is really far from innovative performance. The author assumed that innovativeness is the component of human capital whilst the conceptions of innovativeness were dealt with as the development challenge and the criterion of efficiency for contemporary economies, creating the opportunity to speed up the pace of narrowing the development gap. It is reflected in the title of the study. The methodological basis and data source are Knowledge Assessment Methodology (KAM 2009) and European Innovation Scorecard (EIS 2009). The fulfillment of this aim, in the author's opinion, relied on presenting the coordination of innovative actions of managing entities and underlining the growing significance of network structures. On the basis of the conducted empirical analysis encompassing the years 2003-2008, there was observed, mostly in Poland and to smaller extent in the Czech Republic, a low level of innovativeness and its unsatisfactory dynamics, as well as poor use of relatively numerous human capital for attaining goals. In the conclusion part of the article, there were presented problems connected with the necessity of consequent impact on the quality of human capital and level of innovativeness. In order to overcome barriers, the author postulates to establish a pro-innovative institutional order and indicates the need for systemic attitude towards these reforms.

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The Relationship between Organizational Culture and Innovative Work Behavior for Sports Services in Tourism Enterprises

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Eskiler E., Ekici S., Soyer F., Sari I.

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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2016

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vol. 69

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issue 1

53-64

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The innovative behavior of individuals in the workplace is the foundation of any high-performance organization, and thus a study on the factors that motivate or enable individuals’ innovative behavior is critical (Scott, & Bruce, 1994). Therefore, the aim of this research was to find the relationship between organizational culture and innovative work behavior (IWB) in tourism enterprises that market sports services. Considering the fact that IWB is crucial for tourism enterprises, exploring the factors that influence IWB could be beneficial. Correlation analysis revealed that IWB was found to be significantly correlating with cooperativeness (r=0.442, p<0.05), innovativeness (r=0.510, p<0.05), consistency (r=0.522, p<0.05), and effectiveness (r=0.554, p<0.05). Additionally, stepwise regression analysis, which was conducted to discover whether organizational culture predicts IWB, showed a significant model: F(2-131)=33.775, p<0.05. The model explained 33% of the variance in IWB (Adjusted R2=0.33). In general, our findings suggest that there is a relationship between organizational culture and IWB and that organizational culture significantly predicts IWB. As IWB is crucial for the enhanced performance and success of any organization, organizational culture should be organized in order to encourage employees in terms of IWB.

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Are Men More Innovative and Aggressive in Business? Case Study from the Czech Republic

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Bartoš P., Ključnikov A., Popesko B., Macháček J.

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge

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2015

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vol. 3

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issue 2

29-39

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SMEs make a major contribution to the growth and employment in the EU. In today’s fierce competition in the market economic activities the SMEs had gradually developed into a major force for national economic and social development in every country of world. The aim of this article is to examine the approach to innovativeness and competitive aggressiveness between males and females in the segment of small and medium-sized enterprises. Based on the results of the questionnaire which was conducted in May 2015 in the Czech Republic we tried to test four hypotheses on the relationship between the gender of entrepreneurs of SMEs and their attitude to innovativeness and competitive aggressiveness. The results of our research have pointed out some differences between genders. Men-entrepreneurs who do business in the segment of SMEs in the Czech Republic are slightly more innovative and are significantly more aggressive in regard to competitors than women, as they apply aggressive approach and their companies are perceived as aggressive.

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BAYESIAN APPROACH TO THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFICATION OF THE DETERMINANTS OF INNOVATIVENESS

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Czyżewska M., Mroczek T.

Finansowy Kwartalnik Internetowy e-Finanse

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2014

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vol. 10

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issue 2

44-56

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Bayesian belief networks are applied in determining the most important factors of the innovativeness level of national economies. The paper is divided into two parts. The first presentsthe basic theory of Bayesian networks whereas in the second, the belief networks have been generated by an inhouse developed computer system called BeliefSEEKER which was implemented to generate the determinants influencing the innovativeness level of national economies.Qualitative analysis of the generated belief networks provided a way to define a set of the most important dimensions influencing the innovativeness level of economies and then the indicators that form these dimensions. It has been proven that Bayesian networks are very effective methods for multidimensional analysis and forming conclusions and recommendations regarding the strength of each innovative determinant influencing the overall performance of a country’s economy.

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The application of new management concepts to stimulate cooperation between universities and business

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Wojnicka-Sycz E., Walentynowicz P.

Przedsiębiorstwo we współczesnej gospodarce - teoria i praktyka

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2013

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vol. 3

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issue 6

57-69

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The purpose of the article was to show the importance of cooperation between universities and business in stimulation of innovativeness of enterprises and problems and obstacles in this field in Poland. First of all current activities at universities are directed mainly to the transfer of technology from universities and should do more to stimulate the propensity to adopt the innovation process by companies. The use of new management concepts, described in the article, may contribute to the intensification of the cooperation and increase of its effectiveness and quality in stimulating innovation of enterprises and the economy, by which universities can become growth poles such as Stanford University in the USA.

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Czy nowe kierunki studiów są dowodem na innowacyjność szkół wyższych?

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Rocki M.

e-mentor

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2018

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issue 3 (75)

14-21

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In this article, we verify the hypothesis that the creation of new fields of studies at the institutions of higher education is caused by factors other than thorough analysis of the needs demonstrated by employers at the job market. The author analyzes the rules of creating new degrees and the goals of their creation presented by colleges, pointing out in particular to the consequences it bears for financing the institutions of higher education. We demonstrate, through examples, the creativity of colleges and universities in harnessing the legal changes introduced by the new bill, The Law on Higher Education. That transpires, particularly, in exploiting the opportunities created by erasure of the list of degrees, which used to be made by the minister and ceding the authority in this area to the universities. The analysis shows that the creation of new areas of study not necessarily leads to a meritorious improvement (modernization) of the course of studies. That is particularly visible in declared educational outcomes.

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The Role of Scientific Advice in Innovation Policy Making

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Weresa M. A.

Ekonomista

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2017

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issue 5

569-581

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Celem artykułu jest wskazanie czynników, które należy uwzględniać przy wyjaśnianiu roli doradztwa naukowego w kształtowaniu polityki innowacyjnej. Artykuł pokazuje, że kształtowanie efektywnej polityki w dziedzinie badań naukowych i innowacji wymaga istnienia sprawnego i wydajnego systemu doradztwa naukowego oraz właściwego wykorzystania tego systemu przez polityków. Wpływ opartej na naukowych podstawach polityki innowacyjnej na innowacyjność gospodarki zależy od: a) zakresu i jakości badań naukowych, b) właściwego i racjonalnego wykorzystania osiągnięć nauki, c) organizacyjnych aspektów systemu doradztwa naukowego.

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The aim of this paper was to identify factors that should be taken into account in order to explain the role of scientific advice in innovation policy making. This paper shows that effective policy development in the area of research and innovation requires a high-quality and effective system of scientific policy advice as well as appropriate use of advice by policy makers. The impact of science-based policies on countries’ innovation performance depends on (a) content of scientific input (quality of evidence and its relevance); (b) the appropriate use of scientific evidence and rationality of its application, and (c) the organizational aspects of the policy advice process.

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В статье указываются факторы, которые следует учесть в анализе роли научного консультирования в формировании политики в области инноваций. Автор утверждает, что формирование эффективной политики в области научных исследований и инноваций требует наличия эффективной системы научного консультирования, а также надлежащего использования этой системы политиками. Влияние опирающейся на научные основы политики в области инноваций и инновационный характер экономики зависит от: а) диапазона и качества научных исследований, б) надлежащего и рационального использования достижений науки, в) организационных аспектов системы научного консультирования.

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Aktywność innowacyjna małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw w Wielkopolsce w latach 2001-2004

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Mizgalska H.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2006

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vol. 208

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issue 5-6

53-73

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The study examines the innovativeness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Wielkopolska region and factors influencing innovation in 2001-2004. The analysis is made against the background of changes in innovativeness and factors determining innovation in 1992-2000. The author used the results of surveys conducted among 163 SMEs in Wielkopolska in 2005. Overall, SME innovativeness did not increase in the analyzed period compared with previous yeas. The innovativeness of enterprises tended to grow with an increase in company size, the level of education of company managers (owners) and the age of the company. Companies using the Internet, especially those using it for sale and purchase transactions, displayed greater innovativeness. Innovation is restrained by scant financial resources, outmoded equipment and machinery, high business risk and the absence of an active pro-innovation policy pursued by the government.

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Nakłady na działalność badawczo-rozwojową a PKB w krajach Unii Europejskiej

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Dworak E., Grzelak M. M.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2010

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vol. 241

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issue 7-8

107-120

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The changes that have taken place in the global economy in recent years have testified to a transformation of an industrial economy into a knowledge-based economy, using technological and innovative potential. This transformation has highlighted the competitive advantages of countries and regions specializing in the production of high-tech products. Innovativeness is considered to be one of the most important factors determining the rate and quality of economic growth. Consequently, highly developed countries are conducting research to seek new sources of innovativeness and methods for creating innovative potential. The key determinants of the innovativeness of an economy are expenditure on research and development and the results of R&D efforts embodied in the form of innovations. The article aims to check a theory by Norwegian economist Jan Fagerberg that the technological potential of an economy, expressed as a relation of R&D expenditure to GDP or as a number of patents per capita, determines positively the rate of GDP growth. In the article, the authors analyze the influence of R&D expenditure on GDP per capita in EU countries in 1999-2008. Panel model estimation methods are used in the research. The results of the analysis show that R&D expenditure determines GDP per capita in the studied countries, the authors conclude.

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Innowacyjność gospodarki polskiej na tle gospodarek krajów Unii Europejskiej

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Kalka P.

Przegląd Zachodni

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2015

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issue 1(354)

209-224

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The author compares the innovativeness of Polish economy with the economies of the EU countries. He characterizes the reforms of Polish science and their effects, and also reflects on the conditions that need to be met in order to improve the inn ovativeness of Poland’s economy. In the comparative analysis three groups of indexes are used: factors enabling innovations, criteria of innovative actions implemented by companies and criteria of the effects of such innovative actions. From the analysis it follows that a majority of those indexes are much lower in Poland than the mean for the European Union. The article presents not only the state of innovativeness of Polish economy but also the various circumstances that condition it. The author expresses the opinion that the reforms of Polish science have already brought some positive consequences such as progressing reduction of multiple full-time employment and the development of scientific- industrial centres. He also describes a whole range of fact ors that determine the progress of innovativeness of Polish economy. He considers a large increase of overall expenditure on R&D.

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Innowacyjność gospodarki RFN na tle porównawczym

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Kalka P.

Przegląd Zachodni

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2016

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issue 3(360)

63-77

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The article has two aims. The first is to evaluate the innovativeness of the German economy and the second consists in analyzing innovative weaknesses of this economy. The author comes to the conclusion that German economy is stronger in respect of innovativeness than other big European economies (economies of France, Great Britain, Italy and Spain). He explains the complex causes of this phenomenon and shows some innovative weaknesses of the German economy as well. In his opinion they will not be eliminated even in the long term scale.

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Działalność innowacyjna małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw w Polsce

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Urbaniec M.

Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie

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2013

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issue 914

55-71

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The issue of innovation has been and continues to be a key element in the development considerations of Poland and the European Union. Unfortunately, all the rankings carried out recently show Poland’s industry and overall economy to lack innovation. Although small and medium-sized enterprises are believed to have a greater innovation capacity due to their less bureaucratic management style and greater flexibility in decision-making, that ability is often accompanied by a number of difficulties in generating and implementing innovation. This paper presents the results of an extended survey of innovation in industry and a survey of innovation in the services sector done in 2006–2011. The results presented here relate to all activities involved in the development and implementation of product, process, organisational and marketing innovations in Polish enterprises.

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Innovations in Food Production - Status and Directions of Development

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Grzybowska B.

Olsztyn Economic Journal

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2012

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vol. 7

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issue 2

183-193

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This paper characterises the directions of innovative activities undertaken by food industry enterprises concerning the manufacturing of food products. Based on the subject literature and secondary statistical data, the status of food industry innovativeness and areas of innovative activities related to implementation of technological and non-technological innovations are presented. The activities of enterprises focus on manufacturing new products in response to the ever-changing needs and expectations of consumers. In particular, the production of so-called functional food (which seeks to promote health, minimise the risk of specific diseases, improve psychophysical fitness, lose weight, etc.) is increasingly extensive. Manufacturers must also improve the technologies and techniques of product manufacturing, packaging and storage.

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Innovative Potential and Activity of the SME-Sector in the Province of Warmia and Mazury

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Decyk K., Chrobocińska K.

Olsztyn Economic Journal

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2012

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vol. 7

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issue 2

195-207

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SME-sector enterprises seeking to be more competitive in the domestic and foreign markets should build their competitive advantage on the basis of innovativeness. Analysis and assessment of innovative potential translates into activity (or its absence) in the field of innovation. This is important for determination of business innovativeness and represents a component of business competitiveness. This paper studied the innovativeness of SME-sector enterprises in the region of Warmia and Mazury. The results showed that as many as 62.3% of the surveyed SME-sector enterprises were innovative and that they implemented product innovations the most frequently (31.7% of all innovations). Nevertheless, the majority of innovations were local in nature and the opinions expressed by customers proved to be the most important external source of innovations, while the enterprise owner was the main source of internal innovations.

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The Importance of Cooperation for Innovation in the Region

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Derlukiewicz N., Mempel-Śnieżyk A.

Barometr Regionalny. Analizy i prognozy

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2017

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issue 3(49)

51-58

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The paper considers the issue of cooperation between particular actors such as: enterprises, local government, R&D sector, and business environment institutions in the context of innovativeness of the economy. Presently, numerous studies analyze how to create an innovative economy in order to answer the question of what contributes to generation of innovations and the key elements in this process. Furthermore, the created models of a group of determinants influencing innovativeness are still evolving and depending on the examined aspect, different approaches to innovation in the regions are presented, including cooperation between the aforementioned entities. The main aim of the paper is to present the significance of cooperation between different actors in the region for developing innovative solutions. To achieve the aim, the authors present an example of cooperation between enterprises, pointing out the benefits of common projects, and present activities undertaken in regions which enhance innovation. The authors also focus on checking the offers and readiness for cooperation of selected Polish universities. In order to elaborate the basic information, the authors conducted desk and field research. In order to check the state of the art of the investigated issue and prepare the background for the empirical part of the paper, analysis of the literature on the subject was conducted. The desk research was supported by Google Scholar, Emerald, and Scopus databases. To present cooperation in the regions in the context of innovativeness, the authors used the method of observation and case studies. As a result of the research, it can be said that cooperation between science and business brings mutual benefits, although when the benefits to businesses are often analyzed and measured in the literature on the subject, less attention is paid to the effects of cooperation for the R&D sector — e.g., financing the scientific research by the business sector, and the opportunity for scientific workers to gain experience in enterprises. According to the conducted research it can be said that the last two decades brought changes both in the awareness of local authorities about their role in creating a pro-innovative environment and in the way they operate. Polish universities have also started transformation and have started to deal with potential co-operators by preparing the offer and information for them.

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W artykule podjęto rozważania dotyczące współpracy pomiędzy poszczególnymi podmiotami, takimi jak przedsiębiorstwa, samorząd lokalny, sektor B+R, instytucje otoczenia biznesu w kontekście innowacyjności gospodarki. Obecnie można wskazać na mnogość badań zajmujących się tematyką współpracy w regionie, weryfikujących odpowiedzi na pytanie co przyczynia się do generowania innowacji i jakie są kluczowe elementy tego procesu. Wciąż rozwijane są modele czynników decydujących o innowacyjności i w zależności od badanego aspektu przedstawiane są różne podejścia traktujące o innowacyjności regionów w tym także współpraca pomiędzy ww. podmiotami. Celem pracy jest zweryfikowanie istniejącej współpracy między różnymi podmiotami w regionie w zakresie opracowywania i wprowadzania innowacyjnych rozwiązań. Aby osiągnąć cel, autorzy wskazują na korzyści współpracy między przedsiębiorstwami, na zalety wspólnych projektów, przedstawiając działania podejmowane w regionach zwiększających innowacyjność. Autorzy skupili się również na sprawdzeniu oferty i gotowości do współpracy polskich uczelni wyższych. W celu opracowania podstawowych informacji i teoretycznego aspektu artykułu autorzy przeprowadzili badania desk research, które wykonano z wykorzystaniem baz danych Google Scholar, Emerald, Scopus. Kolejny etap objął badania jakościowe polskich regionów. Aby zrealizować zamierzenie badawcze autorzy skoncentrowali się na wskazaniu przykładowych projektów i działań podejmowanych w regionach oraz korzyści wynikających z realizowanych działań. Ponadto, badania polegały na sprawdzeniu oferty i gotowości do współpracy wybranych uczelni wyższych w Polsce. Przeprowadzane badania skłaniają do wniosku, że choć oczywistym jest, iż współpraca nauki i biznesu przynosi obopólne korzyści to korzyści dla przedsiębiorstw są znacznie częściej analizowane i mierzone w literaturze przedmiotu, mniej uwagi poświęca się skutkom współpracy dla sektora badań i rozwoju, np. możliwość uzyskania przez naukowców doświadczeń w przedsiębiorstwach. Ostatnie dwudziestolecie przyniosło także istotne zmiany zarówno w świadomości władz lokalnych co do ich roli w kreowaniu środowiska proinnowacyjnego jak i w sposobie ich działania. Również polskie uniwersytety rozpoczęły transformację i podjęły działania dotyczące stworzenia oferty współpracy dla potencjalnych kooperatorów.

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The level of implementing sustainable development goal "Industry, innovation and infrastructure" of Agenda 2030 in the European Union countries: Application of MCDM methods

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Brodny J., Tutak M.

Oeconomia Copernicana

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2023

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vol. 14

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issue 1

47-102

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Research background: Sustainable development of the modern world represents an opportunity to preserve economic growth and technological progress, as well as social development, without limiting the possibilities of this development for past generations. The directions of this development are included in the 17 goals and 169 tasks of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The achievement of these goals and the implementation of the adopted tasks is a huge challenge for individual countries and regions. This also applies to the European Union (EU), where economic development is closely linked to environmental protection and social inclusion. Of key importance in this context is Objective 9 of Agenda 2030, and thus its level of implementation in the EU-27 countries is the aim of the research presented in this paper. Purpose of the article: The research involved assessing the level of EU countries in terms of building stable infrastructure, promoting sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation, i.e., the main areas of Goal 9 of Agenda 2030. Methods: The assessment was based on the EU-27 countries' sustainable development index (SDG9) determined with the use of 14 indicators characterizing these areas between 2015-2020. The basis of the developed methodology was a multi criteria decision making approach (MCDM methods). TOPSIS, WASPAS and EDAS methods were used to determine the sustainability index, and the Entropy, CRITIC and standard deviation (SD) methods were used to determine weights for the adopted indicators. In addition, the use of the Spearman's and Kendall's Tau non-parametric tests enabled the analysis of the relationship between the SDG9 index and the basic economic, environmental and energy parameters, as well as the digitalization of the countries under study. Findings & value added: The results show that the EU-27 countries vary widely in terms of implementing Sustainable Development Goal 9 of Agenda 2030 over the analyzed period. Now, the most advanced in this respect are Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Finland, and Sweden. By contrast, substantial problems are found in Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal, and Lithuania. The results also provide an opportunity to trace changes in the value of the designated index in individual countries, and in groups of countries of the "old" and "new" EU. These results significantly enrich the knowledge of the effectiveness of implementing Goal 9 of Agenda 2030 in the EU-27 countries and the relationship between the development of individual countries and sustainable development economy. These findings can also be used to create new EU-27 strategies for sustainable and solidarity-based development of the whole EU. In addition, the results can be helpful to decision-makers as they highlight important indicators related to innovation, industrialization and infrastructure that should be considered when formulating a country's sustainable development strategy. The added value of the study is the research procedure presented, which can be used in analyses on the study of various issues related to sustainable development for other groups of regions.

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Specificity of innovation in the service sector: the example of Poland

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Dominiak J.

Prace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego

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2021

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vol. 35

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issue 2

27-37

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The discussion that has taken place in recent years on innovativeness in services is connected, on one side, with their growing role in the economy. On the other, it results from an increase in innovation as the main socio-economic development factor of countries and regions. Innovation is seen as an essential link in developing a strong economy, and its shortcomings may lead to an economic crisis. Innovations have become a new element playing a crucial role in crystallising a new economic model, particularly in developed countries. The growing role of services in the modern economy has led to an increased interest in service activities and service innovations. This paper aims to present the specificity of innovations in the service sector compared to the manufacturing industry based on Poland’s example. In the empirical analysis, data from the Central Statistical Office in Poland and EUROSTAT was used. An analysis of innovativeness in the service sector, based on traditional innovation measurement indicators, concludes that it is much lower than in the manufacturing industry. In the entire analysed period, the percentage of innovative enterprises in the service sector was lower than in the manufacturing industry by several percentage points. According to service sector type, organisation and marketing are more critical in terms of innovation. In their cases, the differences between manufacturing and services are minimal; however, it is more significant in products and processes.

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