Statistics Norway

Innovation in the business enterprise sector

13   Factors hampering innovation activities for units with innovation. The share of innovative enterprises reporting the factor in question to be of high importance, during the period 2002-2004
Nace (SN2002) and size classes Units with innovation Economic factors Internal factors Other factors
Number of Innovation costs too high Lack of funds within your enterprise or group Lack of funds from sources outside your enterprise Lack of qualified personell Lack of information on technology Lack of information on markets Difficulty in finding cooperation partners for innovation Market dominated by established enterprises Uncertain demand for innovative goods or services
    Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent
05-74 ALL INDUSTRIES 3 061 17 13 12 6 3 3 2 6 8
Size of enterprise                    
10-19 employees 1 197 21 15 15 9 5 4 3 9 10
20-49 employees  995 17 13 12 5 2 3 2 4 8
50-99 employees  407 14 12 10 4 2 3 1 4 7
100-199 employees  217 12 10 9 4 0 3 1 3 5
200-499 employees  141 12 13 11 2 1 1 1 4 9
Over 500 employees  103 8 11 9 9 1 2 3 - 6
                     
10, 13-37 MINING AND MANUFACTURING, TOTAL 1 388 18 13 13 7 3 4 2 6 10
10-19 employees  431 21 16 17 7 4 4 3 8 11
20-49 employees  433 19 11 11 8 3 5 1 5 11
50-99 employees  256 16 14 11 5 4 4 2 6 9
100-199 employees  132 13 14 13 6 1 5 2 4 8
200-499 employees 87 14 13 14 2 2 2 2 6 10
Over 500 employees 49 8 8 8 12 - - 2 - 4
                     
51-74 SERVICES, TOTAL 1 324 16 14 12 6 2 2 2 5 7
10-19 employees  630 20 15 14 10 4 3 2 9 9
20-49 employees  434 14 15 12 3 1 1 3 3 6
50-99 employees  106 10 8 10 2 - 2 - 1 5
100-199 employees 73 12 3 3 1 - - - 1 1
200-499 employees 46 4 9 4 2 - - - - 4
Over 500 employees 35 9 14 9 6 - 3 3 - -
                     
05, 11, 40-41, 45 OTHER INDUSTRIES  349 18 12 10 5 4 4 5 5 8
10-19 employees  136 22 13 8 11 10 10 10 10 14
20-49 employees  128 18 11 16 - - - 1 2 2
50-99 employees 45 9 7 2 - - - - 4 2
100-199 employees 12 8 8 - - - - - - -
200-499 employees 8 38 38 13 - - - - - 13
Over 500 employees 19 5 11 11 5 5 5 5 - 21

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