Innovation of Manufacturing Enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe
Innovation of Manufacturing Enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of the article is to attempt to estimate the level of innovation of manufacturing enterprises in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe in 2008–2016 with the forecast for 2017–2019. The article was divided into a theoretical and practical part. The first part of the work is based on the subject literature and refers to the theoretical aspect of innovation and enterprise innovation. The second part of the work is empirical – evaluation of the level of innovation in manufacturing enterprises. The research area includes enterprises operating in: Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary (the common feature of the countries is membership in the European Union) in 2008–2016. The data used in the analysis come from the European Statistical Office (Eurostat). The survey was based on the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2) – section C – manufacturing. Synthetic indicators of innovation of enterprises from the manufacturing sector of countries for Central and Eastern Europe (each country separately and total) in 2008–2016 were created and the forecast for 2017–2019 was presented.

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