Terytorialne aspekty kształtowania zdolności innowacyjnej małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw

Abstract

The presented paper is devoted to selected issues related to developing external innovation capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises and the role of environmental factors in this process. In its first part, the paper presents the concept and types of innovation capacity of enterprises. The second part concentrates on selected issues connected with specific characteristics that shape external innovation capacity, in particular: types of environment in which innovative companies operate and their impact on innovation capacity of these enterprises, as well as the role of institutional partners in innovation capacity of enterprises. These elements may have a diverse impact on the outcome of innovation, particularly when studied in isolation or in various parts of organisation without taking into account the existing synergistic relations.