scholarly journals Effects of innovation activity in industrial enterprises in Eastern Poland

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
The Relationship

Implementation of innovation in the field of product, process, organization and/or marketing, as part of the competitive struggle, is therefore linked to the achievement of various objectives and effects. The main objective of the study was to describe the relationship between the different effects of innovation activity and the extent of innovative activity of industrial enterprises, such as investment in innovation and implementation of innovative solutions. The survey had been conducted in years 2010-12 in 1067 industrial companies, operating in Eastern Poland (Warmia-Mazury, Podlasie, Lublin, Świętokrzyskie and Podkarpackie voivodeships). The methodological part of the analyses is based on the probability calculus - probit regression. Industrial enterprises in Eastern Poland indicated on improved quality of products offered on the market and increased range of products as the main effects of innovation activity. Analysis of innovation activity phenomena characterized in the article may have an impact on the perception of regional innovation policy, in terms of its nature and direction, as well as the vital question of the effectiveness of instruments of supporting innovativeness of industrial enterprises in Eastern Poland.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT / KOKYBĖS VADYBOS SISTEMŲ TOBULINIMAS ŽINIŲ VADYBOS ASPEKTU

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 113-119
Author(s):  
Romualdas Vitkauskas
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Continual Improvement ◽  
Correlation Analysis Method ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
The Relationship

The interaction of quality management and knowledge man­agement are analyzed quite widely in scientific literature and discussed with reference to various models integrating these two management theories. However, there are not enough precise tools that could provide a possibility of improving the quality of products and services through knowledge management. To this end, the article examines the already existing models for the interaction between quality management and knowledge management. The results of a survey on Lithuanian industry show what organizational knowledge is the most important while implementing quality management principles aimed at improving quality. The correlation analysis method showed the relationship between quality management principles (process approach, continual improvement, management, facts) and the factors defining the product and process quality (the extent of determining process execution time, process resources, costs of process stages, indicators for products and/or services, the dura­tion of the process, the extent of measuring indicators, the extent of collecting information on indicators, the extent of collecting information about the costs of the process). Santrauka Kokybės vadybos ir žinių vadybos sąveika mokslinėje literatūroje analizuojama gana plačiai, aptariami įvairūs sąveikos modeliai integruojant šias dvi vadybos teorijas. Tačiau nepakankamai nagrinėjamos konkrečios priemonės, kuriomis būtų galima pagerinti produktų ir paslaugų kokybę pasitelkiant žinių vadybą. Tuo tikslu straipsnyje analizuojami jau egzis­tuojantys kokybės vadybos ir žinių vadybos sąveikos modeliai bei pateikiami Lietuvos pramonės įmonių tyrimo rezultatai, parodantys, kokios organizacinės žinios svarbiausios įgyvendinant kokybės vadybos principus, skirtus kokybei gerinti. Taikant koreliacinės analizės metodą nustatyta, kad egzistuoja ryšys tarp kokybės vadybos principų (procesinio požiūrio, nuolatinio gerinimo, valdymo remiantis faktais) įgyvendinimo lygio ir veiksnių, apibūdinančių produktų ir procesų kokybę (procesų įvykdymo laiko nustatymas, procesų išteklių nustatymas, procesų etapų išlaidų nustatymas, produktų ir (ar) paslaugų rodiklių nustatymas, rodiklių matavimas, rodiklių informacijos rinkimas, informacijos apie proceso trukmę nustatymas ir informacijos apie proceso išlaidas rinkimas).

scholarly journals Environment based innovation: policy questions

Finisterra ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (88) ◽  
Author(s):  
Argentino Pessoa ◽  
Mário Rui Silva
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Resource Curse ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Environmental Resources ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Public Intervention ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Innovation Policies

Natural resources and physical cultural resources, referred to in this paper as “Environmental Resources”, can be important assets for regional competitiveness and innovation. In recent years, these types of assets have been increasingly taken into consideration in the design and implementation of regional development strategies, as a consequence of their potential role as a source of differentiation and of new competitive advantages. However, in contrast to environmental policies, which usually focus on the protection of the environment, innovation policies and their instruments are largely shaped by, and geared towards, knowledge-based innovation.In this paper, we discuss the role played by environmental resources in the context of regional innovation policies. We begin by discussing the relationship between environmental resources and regional development, and by emphasizing some contrasting views with regard to the function of environmental resources in regional development. Then, we address the relationship between regional competitive advantages and innovation strategies. The specific issues and problems that arise whenever the aim is to attain competitive advantages through the valorisation of environmental resources constitute the core of section III. In that section, we highlight the specific characteristics of environmental resources and we discuss the applicability of the “natural resource curse” argument to the dynamics based on the valorisation of environmental resources. The reasons that justify public intervention as well as the difficulties concerning the adequate level of intervention (local / regional / national) are also examined. The paper ends with some conclusions and policy implications.

scholarly journals Regional Innovation Systems in Poland: How to classify them?

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 987-1003
Author(s):  
Dorota Ciołek ◽  
Anna Golejewska ◽  
Adriana Zabłocka-Abi Yaghi
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Innovation Systems ◽  
Regional Innovation Systems ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Metropolitan Regions ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Potential ◽  
And Performance

The literature emphasises the role of regional and local innovation environment. Regional Innovation Systems show differences in innovation outputs determined by different inputs. Understanding these relationships can have important implications for regional and innovation policy. The research aims to classify Regional Innovation Systems in Poland according to their innovation capacity and performance. The analysis covers 72 subregions (classified as NUTS 3 in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) in 2004–2016. Classes of Regional Innovation Systems in Poland were identified based on a combination of linear and functional approaches and data from published and unpublished sources. It was assumed that innovation systems in Poland differ due to their location in metropolitan and non-metropolitan regions, thus, the Eurostat NUTS 3 metro/non-metro typology was applied for this purpose. Panel data regressions as models with individual random effects were estimated separately for metropolitan and non-metropolitan groups of subregions. The study identified common determinants of innovation outputs in both NUTS 3 types: share of innovative industrial enterprises, industry share, unemployment rate, and employment in research and development. Next, NUTS 3 were classified within each of two analysed types in line with output- and input-indices, the latter being calculated as non-weighted average of significant inputs. Last, the subregions were clustered based on individual inputs to enable a more detailed assessment of their innovation potential. The cluster analysis using k-means method with maximum cluster distance was applied. The results showed that the composition of the classes identified within metropolitan and non-metropolitan systems in 2004– 2016 remains unstable, similarly to the composition of clusters identified by inputs. The latter confirms the changes in components of the capacity within both Regional Innovation System types. The observed situation allows us to assume that Regional Innovation Systems in Poland are evolving. In further research, the efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems should be assessed, taking into account the differences between metropolitan and non-metropolitan regions as well as other environmental factors that may determine the efficiency of innovative processes.

scholarly journals Marketing Innovations in Industry 4.0 and Their Impacts on Current Enterprises

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 3685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Otakar Ungerman ◽  
Jaroslava Dědková
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Statistical Hypothesis ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
The Relationship

This paper discussed the marketing innovations associated with Industry 4.0 and the effects that these innovative approaches cause. The main aim of the research was to discover the relationship between marketing innovations and their effects. Knowledge of this relationship can be used for the strategic planning of industrial companies in practice. The research methodology consisted of pilot research followed by primary research in industrial enterprises. The data were evaluated by descriptive statistics, statistical hypothesis, and correlation analysis. Through the research, the authors identified the importance of 17 innovative marketing tools and the strength of the use of 11 effects resulting from the implementation of these tools. The authors identified the relationships between tools and their implications in Industry 4.0 where a correlation was demonstrated. A list of 11 strategic objectives was created and, subsequently, a specific marketing mix proposal for each objective consisting of innovative marketing tools was as well. The results of this work enable enterprises involved in Industry 4.0 to better plan.

DO INNOVATIVE ORGANISATIONS COMPETE ON SINGLE OR MULTIPLE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES?

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (03) ◽  
pp. 1440001
Author(s):  
ALKA ASHWINI NAND ◽  
PRAKASH J. SINGH ◽  
ANANYA BHATTACHARYA
Keyword(s):  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Operational Capabilities ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
Operations Capabilities ◽  
The Relationship

Organisations lack clear guidance on how they can become more innovative at the operational level. The operations strategy literature shows that organisations compete on four generic capabilities: cost efficiency, quality of products or services, speed of delivery, and flexibility of operations. Should organisations choose between these capabilities, i.e., engage in trading-off these capabilities and focussing on one capability ("trade-off" model), or combine them, thereby competing on multiple capabilities simultaneously ("cumulative capabilities" model), remains an unresolved issue. Our paper addresses this by empirically testing the relationship between the four operations capabilities and innovation performance through a large-scale global study of manufacturing plants. Our results show support for the cumulative capabilities model and not the trade-off model. Furthermore, both delivery and flexibility capabilities are comparatively stronger predictors of innovativeness than cost efficiency and quality capabilities. This study provides interesting insights for practitioners and managers in generating clearer guidelines as to what organisations need to do with their key operational capabilities, in order to become more innovative.

Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) and its application in analyzing factors inhibiting implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prasanth S. Poduval ◽  
V. R. Pramod ◽  
Jagathy Raj V. P.
Keyword(s):  
Action Plan ◽  
Structural Modeling ◽  
Total Productive Maintenance ◽  
Interpretive Structural Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organization Management ◽  
Inhibiting Factors ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the application of Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) to analyze the barriers in implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). TPM is explained in brief with emphasis on maintenance programs to improve quality of products, reliability of processes and reduction in cost. Barriers in implementation of TPM are also discussed. Concept of ISM and steps in developing ISM are described in detail. The authors then illustrate the research methodology which involves applying ISM to analyze barriers in TPM. Design/methodology/approach – The paper starts off by describing the concepts of TPM and ISM. Barriers in implementation of TPM are discussed. It explains ISM as a methodology to understand the underlying interrelationship among the inhibiting factors. The authors draw up an action plan to carry out research on the usage of ISM to study the TPM inhibitors, to develop an integrated model to establish the relationship among the different TPM inhibiting factors and to suggest action plan to mitigate these factors. Findings – Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) can be used to analyze the driving and dependence power of the variables inhibiting implementation of TPM. The barriers to implement TPM are described with detailed explanation. The complexity of the problem and the degree of interconnection among the variables can be found out. This will help Managers take action on mitigating the barriers. Practical implications – By analyzing the interrelationships among the barriers and their strengths, management can chalk out the strategy to implement TPM in an organization. Management will become aware of the barriers which have the maximum influence and then can act accordingly to mitigate these barriers. This will help in implementing TPM faster and in an organized manner. Originality/value – Many authors have used ISM to study various issues. A couple of authors have used ISM to determine barriers in implementation of TPM. The authors feel that most of the papers describe ISM in brief making it slightly difficult for readers to understand. This paper aims to explain elaborately step-by-step on how to develop an ISM making it easier for researchers to understand the ISM concept. Even though there are papers on TPM and difficulties in implementation of TPM, this paper explains the barriers in implementing TPM based on the experience of the corresponding author having worked in the refinery industry.

scholarly journals РЕЙТИНГУВАННЯ ТРУДОВОГО ПОТЕНЦІАЛУ ЯК ІНТЕРАКТИВНИЙ ІНСТРУМЕНТАРІЙ СТИМУЛЮВАННЯ ІННОВАЦІЙНОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ

2019 ◽  
Vol 127 (5) ◽  
pp. 90-101
Author(s):  
Валерія Геннадіївна Щербак
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Innovative Activity ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Sound Stimulation ◽  
Labor Potential

The paper offers insights to foreign and domestic studies on building and utilization of labor potential which has revealed the lack of knowledge of innovative labor potential which in modern realia makes the most valuable strategic asset of company development. The current classification of the structural elements of labor potential has been specified and complemented by adding an innovative component which includes physiological, demographic, psychosocial, intellectual, qualification and value-based components. Evaluation of the nature of the innovative labor potential category has allowed to identify its core elements (intellectual and creative) as well as the stages of its implementation: innovative thinking, innovative activity, innovative efforts. The following factors influencing the company innovative labor potential formation have been identified: globalization, modernization and informatization of manufacturing processes, government policy in the area of education and science, national and regional innovation policy, etc. Regional specifics that underpins the local business innovative labor potential has been revealed affecting sector-specific regional development; the level of regional innovative infrastructure development; the education level of the employed population; the availability of business R&D potential; business innovation activity level. The study has also identified the key trends in building and enhancing the company innovative labor potential which traced a decline in active working age population; an increase in the share of employed population with higher and secondary vocational education, etc. The research findings on the degree of innovative activity development of company labor potential have demonstrated: a high education level of the workforce (53% of the employed have higher education degrees; insufficient level of creative activity and utilization of intellectual potential. The conclusions provide evidence on the lack of an effective framework on managing innovative labor potential and ultimately – low innovative capacity in the manufacturing sector. It is argued that the main reasons for underutilization of employee innovative labor potential are the ineffective methods of labor potential management, the lack of a clear motivation and stimulation strategy (50%) along with the failure to use employee creative potential (29%). The proposed model of building an innovative labor potential ranking which combines the capabilities and benefits of rating and rating management allows for reasoned decision-making in a targeted and sound stimulation and motivation of innovative and inventive activities.

scholarly journals INNOVATION IN EDUCATION: THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASPECT

2019 ◽  
pp. 7-27
Author(s):  
Valentyna Sahuichenko
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Educational Management ◽  
Educational Innovations ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Innovation In Education ◽  
Educational Aspect

Turning to the classics of innovative pedagogy, it is necessary to look for practical ways to implement the normative and legal documents of Ukraine on issues of innovation in education, namely: to pay attention to the terminology, purpose and principles of state innovation policy, objects of innovation activity, subjects. It is important to emphasize that innovations are determined by newly created (applied) and / or improved competitive technologies, products or services, as well as organizational and technical decisions of an industrial, administrative, commercial or other nature that significantly improve the structure and quality of production and (or) social sphere. when educational innovations recognize the first created, improved or applied educational, didactic, educational, management systems, their components, which significantly improve the results of educational activities and reforms.

scholarly journals Design of the Competence Model for Staff Demanded by PSEDA Industrial Enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1354-1361
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Competence Model ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Relationship

The article proposes to consider the scheme of the competence model of staff demanded by PSEDA industrial enterprises (located in the territories of priority social and economic development - PSEDA). It identifies a need for a new type of personnel, presents an attempt to build a competence model of a specialist, which contributes to defining a refined list of competencies for a new type of specialist demanded by PSEDA enterprises. The complex of “significant” competencies, confirming the uniqueness of the professional activity of specific PSEDA team, should be applied to conducting various personnel procedures that evaluate professionalism and to designing programs for professional instruction offered to PSEDA personnel [9]. The proposed solution involves the implementation of a two-circuit model, which clearly defines the sequence of stages to design and evaluate the quality of educational programs, as well as establishes the relationship between the internal processes of quality assurance of training and the external environment.

scholarly journals INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FORMATION OF THE MODERN ENTERPRISE

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Kalaman ◽  
O. Volodina ◽  
D. Mandrikin
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
Strategy Formation ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Modern Enterprise ◽  
State Expenditures ◽  
The Relationship

The article analyzes the concept of innovation and innovation development. Separately the importance of innovative development for the formation of the strategy of a modern enterprise has been shown.The analysis of world innovative processes and their influence on the economy of the country has been carried out. The relationship between innovation development and state expenditures on the research work hasbeen shown. It is shown which models of an innovation policy are used in different countries of the world.The change of index of the global index of innovations in the world has been analyzed. The importance ofinternationalization of science and scientific and technological progress for the development of the modernworld economy has been emphasized. The problems that exist today in Ukraine in the field of science andcomplicate innovation activity have been highlighted. The relevance of the development of the strategicmanagement theory has been shown. The trend for activity of modern enterprises has been highlighted.

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