Działalność innowacyjna w przedsiębiorstwach rodzinnych
Innovation activity in family firms

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the specificity of innovative activity in family enterprises and to pro- pose an original classification of model attitudes of family members towards innovative activity along with their short characteristics. Based on the review of the literature on the subject and the analysis of the results of research conducted so far, it has been shown that the family character feature can both favor and limit innovative activity in family businesses. However, the involvement of family members in innovative activities has a decisive impact on the level of innovation of these entities. Based on two criteria – “the level of family involvement in initiating innovative activities” and “family involvement in the implementation of innovative activities” – the authors identified four model family attitudes to- wards innovative activities, i.e.: (1) the attitude of an active initiator, (2) the attitude of an active per- former, (3) an active initiator and performer attitude, and (4) a passive (passive) attitude. The preferred attitudes favoring innovation are the “attitude of an active initiator” and the “attitude of an active initia- tor and contractor”, while the other two attitudes are not conducive to innovativeness of family entities.

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