Beata Poteralska

• Assoc. Prof.
• Professor (Associate) at Jan Kochanowski University

The paper aims to identify which commercialisation tools (CT) are employed in network research organisations as exemplified by the Łukasiewicz Research Network, Poland. The authors analyse the state of the art by studying publications in the Web of Science database and present a longitudinal case study. The commercialisation tools identified as a r...

The aim of the article was to identify the relationship between the value of public debt and selected effects of research and development in the V4 and EU-27 countries, while taking into account the possible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the breadth of issues related to the R&D sphere, 2 predictors were identified. The first is R&D expend...

The paper aims to present commercialisation models for advanced technologies and services which can be applied in an R&D organisation. Against the background of the literature review on theoretical and practically verified commercialisation models, and marketing strategies and tools, the authors propose an original model, 7MWwBP, composed of severa...

Contemporary business is characterized by increasing levels of turbulence, complexity, and uncertainty. Or-ganizations that can adapt quickly to changing circumstances and navigate through a new environment have a compet-itive advantage. This complex array of uncertainty and ambiguity creates opportunities for foresight that empowers the imaginatio...

Nowadays we live in the world, characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). Thus, it is necessary to prepare staff to function in the dynamically changing conditions and equip them with appropri-ate competences. The article is aimed at discussing the legitimacy of applying foresight and Future Literacy approaches for...

The aim of the article was to identify statistically significant determinants of human capital influencing the condition of the labour market in Poland. The resources of public statistics were used to collect empirical data. The collected data was developed using the technique of estimating the structural parameters of the regression function using...

Effective development of technological innovations requires efficient management at the stages of their generation, realisation, and their implementation. For this aim, concepts such as foresight, technology assessment, and organisational capabilities assessment can be applied; however, so far they have been used mainly individually or sometimes co...

The authors of the paper investigate how to support the commercialisation of the results of research work carried out in R&D organisations. They indicate that the remedy could be the application of commercialisation models, which is understood as a sequential decision process of coordinating and optimising all of the technical and business decision...

The processes of technology development and transfer are affected by numerous barriers that hinder the efficient implementation of innovations into the economy. The paper is focused on a selected type of barriers of a technical character that are observed on the operational (intra-organisational) and tactical (inter-organisational) levels. The main...

The paper is aimed at identifying the state-of-the-art in the field of traditional and innovative management of a new product (the result of R&D works). Against this background, key elements of the management process of new product development (NPD) at R&D organisations, are identified. The main components of the management process comprise the dev...

A seven-step approach is proposed for the assessment and management of bioeconomy-related developments affecting the pathway of transition economies and societies. The particular action steps of this approach include methodological elements from various fields, with emphasis on future-oriented methods, especially horizon scanning, identification of...

The paper is focused on a selected type of technology transfer barriers which are of an organisational-economic character, observed at the operational and tactical levels, interrelated with particular types of previously listed types of R&D capabilities.

Future studies, mainly foresight executed at an R&D organisation, enable the identification of potential far-reaching research and application areas and the directions of their development. In order to be able to carry out research and service activity in innovative and dynamically developing areas, it is of key importance to have adequate organisa...

The source of many innovations is research activity carried out at specialised R&D organisations. Innovations are developed there with a focus on implementation in business practice. The first stage of the innovation process at an R&D organisation comprises generation of a set of possible innovative ideas and projects. The extreme importance of thi...

The effective development of innovations requires efficient management at all stages of the innovation process, including generation, development and implementation of innovations. Among the methodologies that effectively support these processes, it is necessary to indicate the following tools: future research, with particular emphasis on foresight...

The subject area of the monograph concerns the problem of supporting processes of technological innovations development carried out in the R&D organisation. The monograph presents an original methodology based on the integration of the triad of methodological tools, i.e.: future research (foresight), technology assessment and executive capacity ass...

The paper presents the definition and classifications of barriers in the field of innovation activity. As opposed to the literature background, the authors propose their own classification of technology transfer barriers comprising the following: (1) technical, (2) organisational-economic, and (3) system barriers. Taking into account the barriers a...

The paper presents examples of attempts undertaken by scholars and practitioners to combine the foresight methodology with other tools aimed at supporting the decision-making processes. Against this background, the paper describes the author's proposal of a system combining the foresight methodology, technology assessment, and intellectual capital...

The development of innovations faces a number of substantial, technical, and organisational obstacles; however, a more problematic area than technology development is its transfer, which is understood as the process of transferring scientific findings from one organisation to another for the purposes of further development and application in practi...

The paper presents an original complex technology assessment system supporting the process of advanced technology development and application. It comprises the following modules: • The implementation maturity level assessment module comprising general assessment scheme and detailed assessment procedures depending on the type of an innovative produ...

Foresight – that is systematic, in-depth analyses of social, technological, economic, environmental and political development trends in order to anticipate their impact on organisation, sector or a region in a long term perspective supports taking effective strategic and operational decisions at different organisational levels and thus shapes a cou...

Development and application of advanced methods for monitoring and evaluation of research programmes is a topic of significant importance in the field of knowledge transformation and technology transfer. Firstly, its importance stems from the necessity to develop products, technologies, and conduct projects that are innovative and comply with marke...

The creation or absorption of new technologies has become an important element for enterprises in the process of improving or maintaining their competitive position on the market. Furthermore, it provides a source of the competitive advantage of R&D organisations involved in the development and implementation of innovations. However, in the process...

Advanced surface engineering technologies are the basis of the intense technological development in the world over the past several decades. The rapid development of surface engineering resulted in the appearance of many new top layer solutions, such as multi-layer coatings, nanostructured coatings, and hybrid layers, which prove to be very effecti...

Technology foresight is the effective tool of long-term management of public research organisations, since it allows for regular analysis, assessment and re-configuration of their research portfolio based on the scanning of the environment for external uncertainties and the monitoring of organisation for internal capabilities. Whereas intellectual...

The intensification of globalisation processes, and the development of information societies has led to the increased demand for technologies, which help organisations build and maintain their competitive advantage, both on the national as well as the international market. The transfer of technologies is beneficial for both research organisations c...

An unquestionable need, resulting from the macroeconomic expectations of increasing the level of the innovativeness and competitiveness of national economies, is to develop products, technologies, and conduct projects that are innovative and comply with market needs. The importance of technology influences the need for technology assessment (TA), w...

Technological innovations are acknowledged, at a macro level, as a driver of the economic and social development of a country and, at a micro level, as a source of the competitive advantage of firms applying innovative solutions as well as of research organisations involved in the development and implementation of innovative technological solutions...

Foresight is a well-known and widely used methodology for the creation of medium and long-term visions of technological, economic and social development. The need for evaluating foresight projects is unquestionable, but it is still a scarce phenomenon. The interests of the authors of the paper are focused mainly on foresight impact as one of the pr...

Systematic, in-depth analyses of technological development trends and the anticipation of their impact on society, environment and economy in short- and long-term perspective are of crucial importance to a country’s sustainable economic and social development. Foresight is one of the most important means in reaching this objective. A successful imp...

Nowadays technology transfer and commercialisation are at the core of most governmental actions designed to support innovation and competitiveness and academic research-and technology-based spin-off companies have received increasing attention by authorities in majority of scientifically highly developed countries. Research-based spin-offs in Polan...

The potential and educational possibilities within nanotechnology are presented with regard to the university studies, postgraduate studies, doctoral studies and training courses in the selected countries. Special attention is paid to characteristic educational systems, both with regard to the organizational and methodological aspects related to na...