The Strategy for the Internal Development of Ecolabnet's Eco-innovation Partners in the Baltic Sea Region - Analysis and Evaluation

• Autorzy: Robert Kucęba , Waldemar Jędrzejczyk
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: On the basis of the obtained research results, an attempt was made to answer the following research question: what actions should be taken within the framework of the main strategic directions adopted in the developed strategy for the internal development of the research project partners, co-creating a network of service providers supporting eco-innovation of SMEs? Design/methodology/approach: In the research process, the authors applied both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The primary quantitative tool was a survey questionnaire, and the qualitative tool was a panel discussion. The evaluation was based on 12 evaluation criteria which relate directly to the established procedures for preparing and implementing the Internal Development Strategy. These criteria have been divided into four groups concerning different stages of strategy implementation: 1) initiating, 2) preparing, 3) implementing, and 4) monitoring. Findings: The article focuses on the evaluation of a comparative strategy for the internal development of Research and Development Institutes providing their eco-innovation services to SMEs, along with other consortium partners, intermediary organizations and companies, and the Ecolabnet eco-innovation network, also referred to as the Ecolabnet network of eco-innovation services. Research limitations/implications: 1) The great diversity of project partners for whom the internal development strategy was developed. 2) The specificity of the project, as its main objective was to create a cooperation network for the provision of consulting services for the development of eco-products and eco-services for SMEs in the region of the Baltic Sea States. Practical implications: Development of conception of internal development strategy of the project teams. Originality/value: The summarized findings and reflections relate to the international network of eco-innovation service providers in SMEs (Ecolabnet), established under the Interreg Baltic Sea Region program for 2014-2020. The authors of the article co-founded the network as partners of a project consortium on behalf of Czestochowa University of Technology. The consortium consists of eleven partners from six countries in the Baltic Sea region.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Development strategy; Eco-innovation

PL

Strategia rozwoju; Ekoinnowacje

• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2022
• Numer: z. 162 Contemporary Management
• Strony: 417--433

Twórcy

autor

Robert Kucęba

• Czestochowa University of Technology

autor

Waldemar Jędrzejczyk

• Czestochowa University of Technology

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DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2022.162.23