Statistics Norway

Innovation in the business enterprise sector

7 Factors hampering innovation activities for enterprises with innovation activity. Share of enterprises reporting the factor in question to be of high importance, by main industry and size group, during the period 2008-2010
Main industry * Enterprise size Enterprises with innovation activity Hampering factors
Innovation costs too high Lack of funds within your enterprise or group Lack of funds from sources outside your enterprise Lack of qualified personnel 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 by the enterprise No need because of no demand for innovations All factors "not relevant"
  Number of Per cent
A-N: All industries 4 920 65 53 46 44 26 31 29 38 47 18 21 8
5-9 employees 1 657 68 63 52 45 27 34 32 44 49 19 21 5
10-19 employees 1 166 64 51 48 40 25 31 29 38 47 18 21 10
20-49 employees 1 117 63 49 43 46 29 31 27 36 47 20 20 11
50-99 employees  450 63 50 38 43 24 26 25 32 43 14 19 11
100-199 employees  263 62 44 33 43 25 29 23 33 45 19 23 5
200-499 employees  163 59 36 28 45 22 16 20 24 30 13 20 10
>= 500 employees  104 65 48 38 46 27 31 28 32 45 18 22 6
                           
C: Manufacturing 1 753 72 59 51 49 32 36 32 45 57 21 24 6
5-9 employees  510 72 69 60 45 32 39 35 54 62 26 28 6
10-19 employees  388 76 61 56 44 33 37 36 43 58 17 22 5
20-49 employees  432 70 53 47 57 34 35 31 44 58 24 24 7
50-99 employees  194 74 56 44 49 31 30 28 39 49 16 18 7
100-199 employees  121 64 49 36 46 26 39 21 37 50 21 26 3
200-499 employees 71 63 39 30 55 28 21 18 25 41 15 27 4
>= 500 employees 37 70 57 41 49 27 41 35 41 54 16 22 3
                           
G,H,J,K,M,N: Services 2 705 63 52 43 41 22 28 27 36 42 17 18 9
5-9 employees 1 059 68 61 48 45 24 32 31 40 44 15 17 5
10-19 employees  722 59 47 44 38 20 29 26 37 43 21 23 13
20-49 employees  527 59 48 41 38 23 25 24 31 39 16 16 13
50-99 employees  185 59 46 32 40 15 23 24 33 41 13 19 13
100-199 employees  105 64 45 27 42 23 20 26 31 45 17 20 5
200-499 employees 61 56 31 25 30 15 10 16 20 16 8 10 21
>= 500 employees 45 64 40 31 47 20 22 27 29 44 24 24 7
                           
A,B,D-F: Other industries  462 51 42 43 39 30 28 26 26 34 19 20 13
5-9 employees 88 51 53 66 37 27 21 32 34 27 27 25 8
10-19 employees 56 54 38 42 36 29 21 23 16 30 2 4 19
20-49 employees  158 53 39 37 40 35 38 30 31 42 24 22 15
50-99 employees 70 44 46 37 36 23 25 19 14 34 13 22 16
100-199 employees 37 46 24 38 35 27 22 19 22 27 16 19 11
200-499 employees 31 55 35 29 52 23 16 29 29 32 19 23 3
>= 500 employees 22 59 50 45 41 41 32 18 23 32 9 18 9
Statistics Norway, CIS 2010.                          
Source: Statistics Norway, CIS 2010.

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