Obstacles to Small Innovative Companies' Development: Case Study of Nizhny Novgorod Region

Autor: Butryumova, Nadezhda, Karpycheva, Svetlana, Grisheva, Khristina, Kasyanova, Elena
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of technology management & innovation, Volume: 10, Issue: 4, Pages: 74-84, Published: DEC 2015
Popis: The article presents the survey results of obstacles to small innovative companies as a case study of Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia as an area with high innovative potential and great level of socio-economic indicators. Based on the semi-structural personal interviews with 19 experts - the management of support infrastructure, results shows some typical for this region impediments: bureaucracy; lack of trust, poor collaboration within the innovation system; poor information support; legislative obstacles to innovations and intellectual property protection; low interest of large companies in collaboration with small ones. The findings and recommendations can help policy-makers to meet the needs of small innovative companies, and increase the innovative activity of small firms through the improvement of the assistance programs.
Databáze: OpenAIRE