The intention of the authors of the presented book is a continuation of the cyclical monographs in order to identify the current trends in the development of informatics and its applications, as well as trends and possible areas of practical use.

Innowacje kojarzone sa z postepem i nowoczesnoscia, a ich dyfuzja do sfery praktycznego funkcjonowania przyczynia sie w duzej mierze do rozwoju gospodarczego. Stanowia one sile napedowa rozwoju gospodarki, sa bowiem specyficznymi narzedziami przedsiebiorczosci. Pomimo, ze korzysci plynace z...

[ES] Este artículo de introducción al número especial sobre innovación de la revista Cuadernos de Gestión consta de dos apartados bien diferenciados. En el primero, se recogen algunas ideas que pueden ser útiles para los lectores que se aproximan al tema de la innovación y observan una...

The effectiveness of Science and Technology Parks (STPs) as instruments of innovation policy has generated thriving debate among academics, practitioners and policy makers. However, research mostly does not consider STPs’ heterogeneity. The present paper analyses the influence of different STP...

Despite the growing body of literature concentrating on service innovation, empirical research focusing on measuring its impact, mainly at firm-level, remains scarce. Adopting the perspective that the ability to monitor the service innovation process and to assess its impact is a pre-condition...

The present work investigates university-industry interactions in Brazil using CNPq's research groups as a proxy. The data were collected in CNPq's Research Groups Directory collected in Census 2002 and 2004. Although limitations intrinsic to information collected, the database supplies some...

The present work investigates university-industry interactions in Brazil through available data from CNPq's Research Groups Directory collected in Census 2002. Although limitations intrinsic to information collection, the database supplies some evidence from recent university-industry...

The present work introsuces CNPq's research group's database that can be used to investigate university-industry interactions in Brazil. CNPq's research groups that declared any relationship with firms are used as a proxy. The data were collected in CNPq's Research Groups Directory in Census...

This paper aims to present the research results conducted on several models of organizational change regarding the identification of the appropriate moment in which the managers interest should turn towards the reduction of the employees resistance to change. More specifically, we intend to...

The nature and significance of corporate strategies are elucidated, where the patents for inventions are the main tools to meet the targets – growth, stabilization, corporate consolidation and survival. The patent and license strategies of the industries are classified according to various...