Assessment of innovative factors in selected large enterprises in the Czech Republic

The paper is based on the authors' research activities realized in 2013. The main sense of this paper was to use a concept of M. J. Kiernan for assessment of level of innovative infrastructure in the enterprises under the czech condition. Based on the concept of Kiernan there was worked out a set of questions for research probe in selected large enterprises. The research brought both factual and methodological findings. In approximately 2-5% of large firms there can be assumed that currently they meet stringent standards, imposed on the level of business innovation infrastructure. Lower level of research and development activities appears to be a problem area. Ownership structure has sizeable influence.