ENTERPRISE INNOVATION AS A FACTOR OF ECONOMIC GROWTH. ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE VISEGRAD GROUP COUNTRIES

ISBN: 978-83-67033-04-6

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format: B5
oprawa: twarda
Rok wydania: 2022

Innovation, perceived as an inherent feature of the modern economy, is one of the most important factors determining economic growth. Apart from that, innovation is also of key importance in creating the competitiveness of enterprises as well as countries and regions. It is believed that achieving a sustainable competitive advantage would not be possible without investments supporting the implementation of innovative solutions. It is quite the opposite - the innovativeness of enterprises and economies is a guarantee of economic development and improvement of the quality of life, counteracting social exclusion.

SPIS TREŚCI

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF INNOVATION OF THE ECONOMY
1.1. The concept and idea of innovation
1.2. Types of innovation
1.3. The importance of innovation in the business and the economy

CHAPTER 2: FEATURES OF INNOVATION
2.1. Factors of innovation
2.2. Innovation strategies
2.3. Innovative models
2.4. Innovation in models of economic growth

CHAPTER 3: STATE INNOVATION POLICY
3.1. Features of innovation policy
3.2. Instruments of innovation policy
3.3. The role of the state in innovation policy
3.4. The role of science in shaping innovation policy

CHAPTER 4: INSTRUMENTS SUPPORTING BUSINESS INNOVATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
4.1. Software instruments
4.2. Institutional and organizational instruments

CHAPTER 5: INSTRUMENTS FOR SUPPORTING INNOVATION IN POLAND
5.1. Software instruments
5.2. Organizational instruments
5.3. Legal instruments of innovation policy

CHAPTER 6: ENTERPRISE INNOVATION IN THE VISEGRAD GROUP COUNTRIES
6.1. Characteristics of the Visegrad Group countries
6.2. Economic potential of the Visegrad Group countries and its determinants
6.2.1. GDP per capita
6.2.2. Labor costs
6.2.3. Weekly working time
6.2.4. Number of unemployed
6.2.5. Export level
6.2.6. People with higher education
6.2.7. Enterprise sector
6.3. Determinants of innovation in the Visegrad Group countries
6.3.1. Employment in the high and medium technology sector and R&D
6.3.2. Research and development expenditure
6.3.3. Export of high technologies
6.3.4. Intellectual property rights
6.4. Relationship between innovation and the economic potential of the Visegrad Group countries

CHAPTER 7: INNOVATION OF THE VISEGRAD GROUP REGIONS
7.1. Characteristics of the Visegrad Group regions
7.2. Determinants of innovation of the Visegrad Group regions
7.2.1. Employment in the high technology sector
7.2.2. Human resources in science and technology
7.2.3. Number of research workers and engineers
7.2.4. Share of professionally active people with higher education
7.2.5. Employment in the research and development sector
7.2.6. Employment rate in research
7.2.7. Gross domestic expenditure on research and development
7.2.8. The level of expenditure on research and development in the enterprise sector
7.3. Spatial diversity of innovation of the Visegrad Group regions
7.3.1. Assumptions for the methodical assessment of spatial diversity of innovation
7.3.2. Assessment of spatial differentiation of innovativeness of the Visegrad Group regions

CONCLUSION

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