The aim of the study is to analyze the actual demand of SMEs from the Baltic Sea region for innovation support. The … results of the conducted study can help formulate recommendations designed to increase innovation and competitiveness of SMEs … in the Baltic Sea Region in the future. Research activities of this study include: the evaluation of innovation level of …

innovation in business has been done …

consider critical for success in the innovation process? From the perspective of the respondents, the entrepreneur is the most … important factor in the innovation process. Internal aspects dominate not only the list of success factors but also the top of … entrepreneurs do not consider external circumstances very important aspects of innovation success. They have a rather egocentric …

The authors demonstrate a problem of innovation support by business support institutions (BSIs) operating in the market … sources of financing. The situation requires further research on the causes of such a low utilisation of BSIs’ innovation …

This book integrates three analytical approaches: (i) local and regional innovation systems, (ii) technological … depends on a number of factors, among them: the type of linkages of SMEs with their clients, the nature of innovation …