Internal barriers to international R&D cooperation: the case of Polish high tech firms

Joanna  Cygler; Sylwester  Wyka

doi:10.23762/FSO_VOL7_NO1_2

Published : 2019-01-22

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2019)

Internal barriers to international R&D cooperation: the case of Polish high tech firms

Joanna Cygler

Sylwester Wyka

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23762/FSO_VOL7_NO1_2

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The article presents the results of research on internal barriers hindering international R&D cooperation by Polish enterprises from the high tech industry. Cooperation in the R&D area and the related joint innovation is important for the firms’ development. The aim of the research, conducted on a representative
sample of 400 Polish enterprises from the high tech sector, was to analyse their perception of international cooperation and to identify and assess barriers to R&D cooperation. The research sample is representative of Polish enterprises operating in the high tech sector in Poland. The analysis of research results used a cluster analysis to allow the use of dendrograms to select clusters similar to each other due to the assessment of internal barriers, and a multidimensional
correspondence analysis showing the relationships between the selected groups. The research results show the moderation of Polish enterprises in establishing international cooperation and the most important internal barriers to establishing cooperation. The conducted analysis also shows differences in the perception of barriers depending on the size of enterprises (taking into account the size of employment and annual turnover). The research results will allow for a better understanding of the specificity of cooperation with Polish enterprises in the R&D area, taking into account the barriers they perceive and assess. They will also allow for the formation of strategic activities that will help to reduce barriers to international cooperation for Polish enterprises in the R&D area.

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Joanna Cygler

cygler@sgh.waw.pl

Affiliation:

Warsaw School of Economic

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Associate Professor (Collegium of Management and Finance) at the Warsaw School of Economics. Specialist in international business cooperation. Author of numerous scientific publications on strategic alliances, business coopetition and network relations published in many countries. Collaborates with several Polish and
transnational corporations (especially from the high tech industry), research institutions (e.g. Institute of Aviation, NIAS – Nevada) and public organisations (e.g. Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Innovation).

Sylwester Wyka

sylwester.wyka@ilot.edu.pl

Affiliation:

Institute of Aviation

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Deputy Director of the Institute of Aviation since 1 January 2018. He has many years of experience in both design and team management in science and research units and manufacturing companies in the aviation and automotive industries, acquired at GE Company Poland - GE Aviation Engineering Design Center and at Gerda Hydomat S.A. among others. He combines technical and managerial skills, supported by extensive professional experience in many areas. During his professional career he has worked, among others, as a sales engineer and mechanical engineer, reaching the position of production department manager or engineering team manager on the design of the trailing edge of the Airbus A350. He is a graduate of the
Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Production Engineering, in the field of Automatics and Robotics. Recently he has become interested in the subject of cooperation between science and business entities with special focus o the barriers to entry for such cooperation.