Level and Dynamics of Selected Measures of Research and Development Activity in Poland

Research and development (R&D) activity is an important source of knowledge for innovative processes in business entities. In practice, this activity is accompanied by numerous dysfunctions that reduce the efficiency and universality of the functioning of the R&D sphere. One of them is random, intuitive management. The aim of the publication is to attempt to analyse the level and dynamics of selected measures of R&D activity, to assess the prevalence of this activity in Polish business entities and to propose directions for improvements in the management of the R&D sphere. The article was prepared using the following research methods: cognitive-critical analysis of selected literature on the subject to identify the research problem; descriptive-comparative method for the presentation of a research problem; statistical method to determine the percentage shares of selected measures; and the projection method to propose the concept of rational management of R&D&I activities