Społeczny wymiar dyfuzji innowacji i wiedzy jako czynników zmiany i rozwoju gospodarczego
The Social dimension of the diffusion of innovation and knowledge as factors of change and development of the economy

Summary/Abstract: The author of the article presents the issue of diffusion of innovation and knowledge as a sourceof change and economic development. Characteristics and analyses of the phenomenon of diffusionfocus on its socio-cultural and economic dimensions. In the first part of the study, referring to theliterature on the subject, the complexity and multifaceted nature of the theoretical approaches to thediffusion of innovation process was shown. Next, the phenomenon of diffusion of innovation as animportant mechanism of social and cultural changes was characterized. The theoretical frameworkhas been analyzed in such a way as to analyze the conditions, dynamics and effectiveness of thespread of innovation and knowledge as instruments of entrepreneurship and economic development.The synthetic conclusion of the theoretical analyses and characteristics of the subject matter is a sketchymodel of the emergence and diffusion of innovation and knowledge, which can be useful fromthe point of view of Polish modernization changes and the acceleration of economic development,socially and territorially balanced.

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