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How do companies envisage the future? Functional foresight approaches

Kononiuk A., Sacio-Szymańska A., Gáspár J.

Engineering Management in Production and Services

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2017

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Vol. 9, no. 4

21--33

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The main aim of the paper is to present the synthesis of the results of methodological analysis conducted on examples of foresight projects executed in chosen companies representing four companies type: small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), nonprofit-organization, international corporations and consulting companies as well as to posit functional approach for the implementation of foresight research within organizations. The empirical part of the study is based on the qualitative approach. A multiple case study methodology is employed. The research objects are sixteen companies experienced in foresight research. The first part of the paper gives an overview of definitions of corporate foresight and the analysis of background that have influence on the conducting of foresight in large multinational companies on one side and SMEs on the other side. In the field of the theory of foresight research, the study demonstrates that there are different motivations for foresight introduction as well as different organizational structure of teams conducting the activities and the approaches that they use. In the practical perspective, the study and a detailed functional foresight approach proposed by authors could be valuable for SMEs who consider implementing foresight research into their strategic planning processes.

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The assesment of the effectiveness of selected innovation support instruments used in Poland in 2007-2013

Kosztowniak A., Sacio-Szymańska A.

Ekonomia i Zarządzanie

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2015

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Vol. 7, no. 2

35--47

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The international competitiveness of the national economy largely depends on the innovative abilities of companies and domestic industry. In this context, adequate shaping of national innovation policy is of crucial importance. It is essential to direct innovation policy in such a way that it should lead to the development of opportunities associated with current and future competitive advantages of the economy. The article contains an assessment of the impact of selected public support instruments used in Poland in the period 2007-2013 for the intensification of the innovation processes in the domestic economy. The purpose of the research is to analyse and assess the effectiveness of selected public support instruments implemented in Poland in the 2007 – 2013 period. This leads to the following research hypothesis: public support instruments implemented in Poland in the years 2007 – 2013 had an impact on the level of innovativeness of Polish economy when compared to 2004 – 2006 period. The research method included the evaluation of: 1) the compliance of the aims of the investigated instruments with the general and detailed objectives of “Dynamic Poland 2020” strategy and 2) the influence of the investigated instruments on the changes of the indicators that measure innovation performance (innovation enablers and innovation results).

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Innovation policy as a driver of a country’s competitiveness

Sacio-Szymańska A.

Problemy Eksploatacji

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2013

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nr 4

41--54

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Globalisation significantly influences the international competitiveness of a national economy. Taking the above into consideration, the ability to shape a country’s innovation policy seems to be of key importance. It is crucial to direct national innovation policy in a way that would enable the country to seize all development opportunities stemming from current and future competitive advantages of the economy. Therefore, this paper analyses public support measures as the main tool of national innovation policy aimed at stimulating the economic competitiveness. The analyses include the following countries: Switzerland, Sweden, The United States, Germany, The United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, China, India, Russia, the Czech Republic, and Poland.

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Poszerzające się współzależności między krajami w decydującym stopniu wpływają na międzynarodową konkurencyjność gospodarki narodowej. W tym kontekście kluczowe znaczenie zyskuje umiejętne kształtowanie polityki innowacyjnej państwa. Istotne jest takie ukierunkowanie polityki innowacyjnej, które powinno prowadzić do wykorzystania szans rozwojowych związanych z aktualnymi oraz przyszłymi przewagami konkurencyjnymi gospodarki. W związku z powyższym przedmiot analiz w artykule stanowią publiczne instrumenty wsparcia wykorzystywane w celu intensyfikacji procesów innowacyjnych w wybranych krajach Unii Europejskiej (w tym w Polsce), a także Stanach Zjednoczonych, Chinach, Indiach oraz Rosji.

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Pozycja Polski w świetle wybranych metodyk oceny innowacyjności i konkurencyjności

Sacio-Szymańska A.

Problemy Eksploatacji

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2011

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nr 3

101-113

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W artykule dokonano przeglądu wybranych metodyk oceny innowacyjności i konkurencyjności gospodarek opracowanych przez organizacje międzynarodowe: Global Innovation Index (GII), Knowledge Assesment Methodology (KAM), Global Competitiveness Index (GCI). Przedstawiono autorską propozycję wskaźników oceny stanu innowacyjności oraz dokonano analiz poziomu rozwoju polskiej gospodarki z zastosowaniem metodyk międzynarodowych i autorskiej listy wskaźników.

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The article gives an overview of selected methodologies for the assessment of innovativeness and competitiveness of the economy, that is: Global Innovation Index (GII); Knowledge Assessment Methodology (KAM); Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) developed by international organizations. Also described is an list of original innovativeness indicators and results of analysis of the development stage of the Polish economy based on the international and the proposed methodological approach.