RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Tabas, Jakub A1 Polák, Josef A1 Beranová, Michaela T1 Evaluation of approaches to definition of innovations JF Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis YR 2014 VO 58 IS 6 SP 563 OP 570 DO 10.11118/actaun201058060563 UL https://acta.mendelu.cz/artkey/acu-201006-0056.php AB Currently innovations are necessary elements of economic growth and competitiveness of companies as well as they are necessary elements of global sustainable development. Even though it is possible to find a wide rouge of definitions of innovation but every one of them is based on different requirements. The aim of submitted article is to compare different approaches to definition of the content of innovation. The authors compare various definitions here and by use of analysis and synthesis, they determine important common elements which are possible to be found in various forms in a number of existing definitions. Then, these elements are compiled into own definition of the content of the term innovation.