The paper analyses the impact that European Union (EU) farmers’ and rural population’s awareness of biotechnology innovations and access to/trust in information on these issues (amongst other a priori determinants) have on their perceptions of risks and benefits of the applications of...

The food industry is one of the low technology sectors. This does not change the fact that it has the largest share of industrial production in Poland. This in turn follows from the fact that the national economy consists for the largest part of low technology production which is typical for...

The paper presents an analysis of innovativeness in Polish food processing industry enterprises before and after the Polish integration into the European Union. Data published by the Central Statistical Office were used. The analysis proved that the integration into the European Union and the...

Innovations may determine the development of Polish food processing industry in the future. Each enterprise, in order to develop successfully and effectively, needs innovation, i.e. new products, new technology processes, new organizational systems and marketing changes. So, the paper presents...

The role of endogenous factors of rural areas development has been discussed. The concept of cultural heritage, especially its spiritual and material character, has been referred to. The startup role of regions’ social capital and its use in the transition process has been underlined. The need...

Hoje estamos vivendo o desafio da sustentabilidade. Não há consenso entre os executivos sobre o papel das empresas nesse processo, apesar de algumas delas já inserirem a sustentabilidade no seu discurso. Assim, buscou-se, com base em estudos realizados sobre inovação tecnológica nas...

Adotou-se como objetivo, neste trabalho, identificar as contribuições da inovação tecnológica para a competitividade e os seus impactos nas relações de trabalho em usinas de açúcar e álcool, localizadas na região noroeste do Paraná. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa do tipo...