Abstract

The research aims at exploring the  information technology (IT) sector in Bulgaria  in terms of its innovative leadership at the  company level. For this purpose the Company  Innovative Leadership Model (CILM) is used.  The paper examines, evaluates and indexes  companies’ efforts, performance and  capabilities in providing and implementing  innovations. The importance of measuring  companies with respect to their innovation  activities stems from the significance of  innovations in general. Innovations are  regarded as the engine of the economy.  The Company Innovative Leadership Model  does not evaluate the innovations already  implemented in companies, as the rest of  the models and statistics do. What is more,  the model also measures and assesses  the companies’ endeavors and capacity for  further innovation development. By using the  Company Innovative Leadership Model, this  paper exposes the potential of Bulgarian  IT companies in terms of their innovation  leadership, development, performance and  commitment. Forty IT companies took part  in the research by revealing their innovation efforts, activities, performance and ambitions.  The results provide a benchmark for the  IT sector and its companies’ innovative  leadership capacities and practices.