Identifikace faktorů ovlivňující inovační výkonnost výrobních podniků

The paper deals with the issue of innovation and a company’s performance in a business environment. The importance of an innovation process is point out in prelude of this contribution. Innovation is one of the most important elements concerning higher performance in company efficiency. This methodical definition takes a look at the main benefits of innovation on efficiency and hence on the efficiency and performance on the company as a whole. In this paper the results of the original research are discussed. For this analysis a questionnaire survey was used. Various factors of innovation performance development are being carried out with the help of secondary and finally also primary research in Czech manufacturing companies, as well as, a reflection of a company`s competitiveness and innovative activities from the manager`s point of view. My conclusion is that there are various factors influencing innovation performance of the company. Every company has a certain innovation potential, which should be explored, supported and utilized. All high-performance companies are, and must be, interested in systematic and continuous development of the innovation potential, based on identified factors, since it is the only way how they can remain high-performance organizations.