Successful Diffusion and Adoption of Innovation as a Means to Increase Competitiveness of Enterprises

Abstract

The context of innovation research (Boden, 1991; Slater, Narver, 1994; Bessant, 2003, Trott, 2003 and others) in theoretical as well as practical levels reveals the unity of researchers' opinions stating that innovation is manifested in the interaction of the scientific research base, technology development, and market needs.