Individual innovations

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the paper is to analyze the individual innovation processes in industrial enterprise. Design/methodology/approach: Critical literature analysis. Analysis of international literature from main databases and polish literature and legal acts connecting with researched topic. Findings: The publication concentrate on problems connected with various aspects of individual innovations. In the paper we presented the analysis of differences between terms – innovation, reform and change and its impact on industrial management. Also we analyzed in detailed way the main trends in management in the context on their impact on individual innovations. We analyzed the activities organization should use to boast the innovativeness level in the enterprise. The innovativeness can be done in centralized or decentralized way. This is an important factor influencing the results of innovations activity. We try to analyze the situation of strong centralization of R&D activities in a company with an analysis of its advantages and disadvantages. We think that the decentralization of R&D give the company possibility to easy identify market opportunities and treats and because of that it can easy adapt new product and processes to the customer requirements. Originality/value: Detailed analysis of all subjects related to the problems connected with individual innovation in an industrial enterprise. Keywords: Industry 4.0; innovation, industrial enterprise, individual innovation, research and development. Category of the paper: literature review.