For many years, analysis on innovations focused on high technology industries which were treated as synonymous with high competitiveness and growth. New research on low and medium technology industries has revealed that their growth is also based on innovations, though their sources differ from...

This paper investigates the differences in innovation behaviour, i.e. differences in innovation sources and innovation effects, among manufacturing firms in three NMS: the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. It is based on a survey of firms operating in four manufacturing industries: food and...

This paper investigates the barriers to innovation perceived by Polish manufacturing firms. It refers to the heterogeneity of innovation active firms. We introduce a taxonomy of innovative firms based on the frequency with which they introduce commercialised innovations using data from both CIS4...

Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan suomalaisten yritysten kokemuksia ja tule-vaisuuden liiketoimintanäkymiä Puolassa. Tutkimuksessa arvioidaan ensin Puolan talouden tilaa ja kehityssuuntaa. Tämän jälkeen analysoidaan tekemämme yrityskyselyn tulokset. Ky-sely suunnattiin Puolan markkinoilla...

The paper briefly presents environment for business in Poland as of the end of the year 2005. A few comments, however, on its evolution in the course of the transition period are also made. The paper broaches administrative, legal and financial requirements to start and run business activities...