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Innowacyjność przedsiębiorstw w państwach Unii Europejskiej
The innovativeness of enterprises in the EU countries

Author(s): Jerzy Baruk
Subject(s): Supranational / Global Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Główny Urząd Statystyczny
Keywords: innovation; innovativeness; manager; enterprise; management; innovation management

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses innovativeness of enterprises functioning in the European Union based on the following measures: popularity of introducing innovation; the effects of introduced innovations; the commonness of conducting research and development activities; public support for introducing innovations. In this publication the statistical-comparative analysis of the results of empirical researches conducted by TNS Political&Social is made. This analysis showed that the following countries: Croatia, Malta, Portugal, United Kingdom and Italy were characterized by a relatively high share of companies implementing the various types of innovations. The opposite were: Estonia, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Sweden and Hungary. The turnover achieved from implemented innovations were at the level of 1% to 25%. Finland, the Netherlands and Denmark distinguished in commonness of R&D realizing.

  • Issue Year: 61/2016
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 64-78
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish