The current innovation of companies is regarded as a complex
process, due to this, it is necessary for local governments to stimulate
company innovation potential so purpose orientated plans have been
implemented to create institutions for business support. The aim of this article
is to analyse the direction and strength of these institution’s impact on
company innovation in peripheral regions of Poland. In order to verify this
research objective, econometric probit modelling was utilised which relies
on probability calculus. The examples shown below were based
on a sample of 573 industrial companies from the selected peripheral
voivodships of Opolskie, Warminsko-Mazurskie and Lubelskie. The results
were then compared with the data from one of the most advanced regions
in Poland- Wielkopolska. The main conclusions drawn apply for the
following statements: 1) Support institutions achieved critical mass
in a systemic stimulation of company innovation in the researched areas
though the degree varies according to the institution, 2) The directions
of the impact of the support organisation, while mostly positive
and uniform, include unexpected divergences in the case of financial
institutions, 3) more advanced voivodships receive stronger and more
widespread help from support institutions.Preparation and printing funded by the National Agency for Research and Development under project “Kreator Innowacyjności – wparcie dla Przedsiębiorczości akademickiej
