The paper aims to analyse the relationship between different types of corporate strategy and open innovation in the contexts of the age, size and the operational range of enterprises. The research targeted companies in Poland that were surveyed from January to April, using traditional and electronic forms of a questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed based on a 5-point Likert scale. The level of “openness” of innovation processes in an enterprise was determined according to a 3-point scale, namely, a closed innovator, a hybrid or semi-open innovator, and an open innovator. The strategy implemented by an enterprise was classed into main three types used to achieve a competitive advantage, i.e. cost leadership, differentiation or diversification. There is a strong correlation between open innovations, the cost leadership strategy and the differentiation strategy (negative correlation). The relationship between the age, size and the range of a company and the opening of innovative processes was also observed. The research aims to fill the knowledge gap existing in the literature regarding the links between a particular type of strategy and the opening of innovation processes.

Innovation occupies an important place among factors determining the competitiveness of enterprises. In the context of turbulent environment, research on enterprise innovation emphasizes the fact that innovation processes can no longer focus only on internal knowledge. Innovative processes of modern enterprises are increasingly open to external knowledge or technology. This knowledge is often acquired on the basis of cooperation between the organizations. Involving external entities not only as observers but primarily as participants in the process of innovation at each of its stages contributes to the opening of organization boundaries. The purpose of the article will be to present inter-organizational relations established by organizations applying the concept of open innovation on the Polish market. Research on a sample of 105 innovative enterprises was conducted through a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire was developed based on a 5-point Likert scale. The aim of the study was to determine the type of relations, among others, in terms of their width and depth and measures used in the studies of Chesbrough, Vanhaverbeke and West;.

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The article presents the results of empirical research related to determinants of innovation. Authors concentrate on the most important determinants: organizational structure and technology. Both practitioners and theoreticians deal with the problems of managing innovation, seeking its determinants which can emerge by minimizing barriers to the creation and implementation of innovations. Organizational structures and technology are decisive factors for a company's innovation and performance. The purpose of this article is to indicate what type of technology is conducive to the development of innovation and their effective use in the development of enterprise value. Empirical research was carried out using a questionnaire on a sample of 105 organisations operating in Poland that differed in terms of size, sector and ownership model. In order to examine the relationship between the nonroutine technology variable and the subjective level of innovation, regression and variation analysis was performed. All calculations were performed using SPSS packages for Windows. The research presented in this article shows that there is a statistically significant relationship between nonroutine technology and innovation.