A Case Study on Innovation Activities in Turkey and the Obstacles for Innovation

Globalization is forcing businesses to survive in intense competitive environment and a dynamic. Innovation, in such an environment is the basis for businesses to achieve competitive advantage. Rules of the global economy, competitive market conditions and a business to survive, to follow developments closely and has been forced to develop innovations. In this context, the strategies have an innovation-driven business, both in terms of enhancing the competitiveness is very important to sustain both the presence and will contribute to protection. According to the results of the study, more than half of surveyed enterprises in Turkey, in general, have made innovation activity. About make improvements, the industrial sector is more advanced than the services sector. In addition, innovations in the industrial sector both in the service sector were mostly made in product innovation.