| Abstract [eng] |
Due to the rapid development of technology and its adaptation, companies have gradually begun to seek external resources to implement the functions of their activities. The speed of innovation and the variety of information required for innovation are increasingly forcing companies to collaborate with external partners. Companies seek to gain added value from external services in order to acquire competencies from outside. An innovative project requires a variety of resources, such as financial resources, human resources, technology, and project management skills. Most innovative projects are large, risky and have some uncertainties at each stage of implementation. Opportunity to reduce risks and uncertainties – outsource in innovation process and implement innovation projects with external resources. Cooperation and outsourcing of certain activities in the field of innovation allow for the acquisition of the necessary skills, knowledge, technology and other important resources from outside. The company may cooperate with suppliers, customers, competitors, service organizations or universities. Many companies are small, lacking in the various resources available to external subjects that can be used to create and implement innovations. However, the strategy of attracting such resources in the creation of innovations is insufficient - in Lithuania in 2018–2020 only 28.7 percent of companies that engaged in innovative activities have taken advantage of external resources. The aim of this work is to identify the factors that would encourage and enable the efficient attraction of external resources while outsourcing in the creation and implementation of innovations. |
