SÚ ZNALOSTNE-INTENZÍVNE PODNIKY NAOZAJ INOVATÍVNE A NÁROČNÉ NA ZNALOSTI?
ARE THE KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE VENTURES INDEED INNOVATIVE AND KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE?

Author(s): Michal Hrivnák, Peter Moritz
Subject(s): Education, Business Economy / Management, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: knowledge-intensive enterprises; SMEs; innovation; knowledge; educated human capital;
Summary/Abstract: Today, knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship is not only a scientifically researched but also practically used concept of entrepreneurship in sectors that have an increased demand for new knowledge and technologies. However, we still consider the low level of examination of the real innovation potential of companies from such classified sectors to be a gap in knowledge. The purpose of the empirical study is to examine the extent to which knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship in the category of small and medium-sized enterprises really contributes to the innovation performance of the economy, and whether their definition is based on relevant criteria. The conclusions point to a certain degree of practical fuzziness of the concept of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship, if it is based predominantly on the definition of knowledge-intensive activities based on the criterion of employing an increased share of employees with a university degree. Using the results of the Monitor of Innovation Activities of Knowledge-Intensive Activities in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, we did not prove the relationship between the innovation performance of knowledge-intensive SMEs and the volume of educated human capital in enterprises.

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