Innovation leaders, modest innovators and non-innovative SMEs in Slovakia: key factors and barriers of innovation activity

Lesáková, Ľubica, 1949- Innovation leaders, modest innovators and non-innovative SMEs in Slovakia: key factors and barriers of innovation activity / Ľubica Lesáková ... [et al.]. -- Background and Purpose: The field of innovation represents for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) a fundamental challenge. If the number of innovative SMEs is to rise, it is necessary to identify key factors determining their innovation activity and eliminate the innovation barriers. The main purpose of the paper is to present the results of primary research focused on identification (evaluation) of key factors and barriers determining innovation activities in Slovak SMEs. The division of SMEs into three groups of enterprises: innovation leaders, modest innovators and non-innovators enables to identify the differences in managers' perception of the main factors and barriers determining innovation activities in various types of SMEs and to formulate policy implications for Slovak SMEs.& para;& para;Design/Methodology/Approach: Results of the empirical research were processed using MS Excel and the statistical analysis of the data in R3.2.4. statistical system was done. For statistical

In Organizacija : Journal of Management, Information Systems and Human Resources. -- Kranj : Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za organizacijske vede Kranj, 2017. -- ISSN 1318-5454. -- ISSN 1581-1832. -- Vol. 50, no. 4 (2017), pp. 325-338

1. inovácie 2. malé a stredné podniky 3. factors 4. bariéry 5. Slovensko

I. Gundová, Petra, 1986-
II. Kráľ, Pavol, 1978-
III. Ondrušová, Andrea, Šuleková, 1986-
IV. Organizacija : Journal of Management, Information Systems and Human Resources. -- Vol. 50, no. 4 (2017), pp. 325-338

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