Statistics Norway

Innovation in the business enterprise sector

4 Factors hampering innovation activities for units with innovation. The share of innovative enterprises reporting the factor in question to be of high importance, by size group. 2006
Nace (SN2002) and size classes Number of units with innovation Economic factors Internal factors Other factors
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 No need due to prior innovations No need due to lack of market demand
05-74 All industries 4 697 54 43 34 43 21 23 25 28 35 14 18
size of enterprise:                        
5-9 employees 1 640 57 49 40 44 22 25 28 32 38 13 20
10-19 employees 1 265 54 44 30 41 22 21 23 26 33 16 17
20-49 employees  944 56 40 33 42 19 22 24 24 32 11 14
50-99 employees  403 46 34 28 43 18 24 23 25 35 15 19
100-199 employees  203 50 33 20 40 19 21 20 23 32 19 20
200-499 employees  147 45 37 26 50 17 21 16 21 34 16 23
Over 500 employees 96 56 41 30 50 19 25 21 26 39 19 24
                         
10,13-37 Mining and manufacturing total 1 823 59 45 35 47 25 27 26 29 41 15 20
5-9 employees  513 58 47 40 46 33 31 30 34 48 16 20
10-19 employees  434 63 52 36 42 25 26 30 33 44 14 19
20-49 employees  417 60 40 33 51 19 22 21 25 32 12 18
50-99 employees  207 55 41 29 46 21 27 23 24 36 17 21
100-199 employees  118 57 41 28 46 20 21 25 22 37 19 22
200-499 employees 86 50 47 33 52 22 29 19 22 38 16 23
Over 500 employees 48 50 44 35 54 25 38 19 33 46 19 23
                         
51-74 Services total 2 331 52 43 33 40 17 20 23 26 31 13 16
5-9 employees  950 58 52 41 42 15 23 27 32 34 10 18
10-19 employees  683 51 41 29 41 22 19 22 22 27 15 14
20-49 employees  403 49 37 30 35 17 20 21 20 30 11 12
50-99 employees  143 34 30 28 38 11 18 19 30 34 15 18
100-199 employees 69 44 23 7 35 15 19 13 23 29 15 21
200-499 employees 48 42 23 12 46 8 10 8 19 29 15 23
Over 500 employees 36 61 33 22 39 6 11 17 17 31 22 22
                         
05, 11, 40-41, 45 Other industries  543 46 37 30 42 23 22 25 27 34 17 19
5-9 employees  177 43 40 34 44 25 15 21 29 33 23 25
10-19 employees  148 37 30 16 39 17 18 12 24 33 21 21
20-49 employees  124 64 51 45 38 28 33 42 33 41 5 8
50-99 employees 53 42 21 22 45 24 27 32 14 31 8 16
100-199 employees 16 31 19 19 25 25 25 19 25 6 31 6
200-499 employees 13 23 23 38 46 16 8 23 23 23 23 23
Over 500 employees 12 67 50 33 67 33 17 42 25 33 8 33

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