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 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 an impact of the government policies aimed at the enterprise sector on competitiveness of this sector. The analysis was based on an example of the Polish manufacturing sector and the eight-year period from 1996 to 2003. Section 1 presents different notions and measures of...