Abstract
Innovation networks can be understood as an organization in which two or more independent firms aim at joint research, development or spreading of innovations. In such a relatively stable and cooperative collaboration, the partner firms find support during one or more activities of the innovation process, which may increase their innovation performance (Dilk, Gleich, Wald 2008, p. 693). Relationships of innovative companies with partners in networks are based on development and transfer knowledge, which is used in innovation processes. With development of innovations in the network, knowledge and other resources are multiplied. The objective of this work is to explore cooperative relationships of companies with partners during innovation process execution within the network’s framework. This paper analyzes the impact of these relationships on the development of innovative companies, as well as also attempts to describe synergy effects of cooperation between partners in innovation networks. Questionnaire research on this subject was conducted in Lubelskie region in 2009. Summary results of these research are described in this work.
Highlights
Innovation results from continuing interactions and relationships between different actors and organizations which cooperate and compete between each other during execution of innovation process activities in the network
Innovation can refer to new products/services, improved production/business processes or new solutions in the area of management
This paper was able to confirm that cooperative relationships are of high relevance for the development of innovative companies in the network
Summary
Innovation results from continuing interactions and relationships between different actors and organizations which cooperate and compete between each other during execution of innovation process activities in the network. Innovation can refer to new products/services, improved production/business processes or new solutions in the area of management (finance, marketing, and/or human resources). An innovation has been implemented if it has been introduced on the market (product innovation) or used within a production or business process The innovation process consists of the following activities: development of a new solution concept, innovation elaboration, its application, promotion and selling on the innovation market, and its improvement at all times. Innovation processes entail knowledge sharing and development, learning of associated companies which cooperate with one another in the network in exploiting their resources The study focused on the evaluation of cooperation between companies and their partners in innovation networks, both at home and abroad, including the following partners: companies in the same line of business, operating in other areas, R&D entities, innovation transfer institutions, technological and science parks, clusters, regional bodies of authority (including those abroad), local authorities, and other business entities
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