Place of Research and Development Activity in the Development Policy of Enterprises

In this article the author verifies the thesis that the commonness of investing in research and development activity (R&D) in enterprises operating in the Member States of the European Union is variable and diverse. The basis of such verification is an statistical-comparative analysis of the results of the empirical researches on innovative trends in EU companies. The study was conducted in February 2015 by TNS Political & Social in 28 Member States of the European Union, Switzerland and the United States. Analysis of the commonness of investing in R&D in enterprises is carried out in the following 3 dimensions:1) the commonness of investing in R&D according to the country, 2) the commonness of investing in R&D according to the category of enterprises, 3) the turnover invested in R&D according to the country. The results of the studies confirmed the research thesis.