<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In transition countries the firms’ size and equity property affect economic processes, including innovation activity in industry. Researche has shown that the key to accelerate economy development is technology transfer from foreign countries. Implementation of new solutions depends on medium and large organizations, rather than on the micro and small ones. Traditional micro and small regional enterprises feature a low level of capacity to take risk. An innovation activity in industry systems grows up over time, but only in small domestic enterprises, and it is similar to their foreign and larger competitors. This paper discusses the problems of size of enterprises and its impact on innovation activity in regional industry systems in West Pomeranian province in the period 2004–2006 and 2009–2011.</p></abstract>

In transition countries the firms’ size and equity property affect economic processes, including innovation activity in industry. Researche has shown that the key to accelerate economy development is technology transfer from foreign countries. Implementation of new solutions depends on medium and large organizations, rather than on the micro and small ones. Traditional micro and small regional enterprises feature a low level of capacity to take risk. An innovation activity in industry systems grows up over time, but only in small domestic enterprises, and it is similar to their foreign and larger competitors. This paper discusses the problems of size of enterprises and its impact on innovation activity in regional industry systems in West Pomeranian province in the period 2004–2006 and 2009–2011.

Changes In Innovation Activity In Regional Industrial System In The Context Of Size Of Enterprises In West Pomeranian Province

University of Zielona Góra, Faculty of Economics and Management, Podgórna 50, 65-246 Zielona Góra, Poland

University of Szczecin, Faculty of Economics and Management, Mickiewicza 64, 71-101 Szczecin, Poland

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia

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In transition countries the firms’ size and equity property affect economic processes, including innovation activity in industry. Researche has shown that the...

Changes In Innovation Activity In Regional Industrial System In The Context Of Size Of Enterprises In West Pomeranian Province

Published Online: Jun 03, 2015

Page range: 225 - 238

Received: Apr 07, 2014

Accepted: Dec 01, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foli-2015-0003

Keywords
innovativeness, region, industry

© University of Szczecin

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Changes In Innovation Activity In Regional Industrial System In The Context Of Size Of Enterprises In West Pomeranian Province

Published Online: Jun 03, 2015

Page range: 225 - 238

Received: Apr 07, 2014

Accepted: Dec 01, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foli-2015-0003

Keywordsinnovativeness, region, industry

© University of Szczecin

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
innovativeness, region, industry