Cooperation between Business Companies and the Institutions in the Context of Innovations Implementation

The aim of this article is to define the impact of this kind of cooperation in the context of innovations development. The article uses the method of critical analysis of literature and statistical analysis of data obtained from a survey conducted in 381 Polish companies in Podlaskie Province. As a result of the literature analysis and discussions, the factors influencing cooperation were determined in the context of the implementation of innovations. The results show that in the group of studied companies, there is a small degree of interest in taking up cooperation with the institutions of the business environment.