Sources and determinants of the innovativeness of enterprises.

Abstract

This paper raises the theoretical issues of innovation, so important for business practice. The main aim of the paper is to systematise the sources and determinants of innovation at companies, and to outline the role information plays in these processes. The authors discuss four basic categories of innovations: product, process, marketing and the organizational ones. The authors focus on the change in the understanding of innovations in a turbulent environment, under aggressive globalization and strong competition