Statistics Norway

Innovation in the business enterprise sector

7 Methods to stimulate new ideas or creativity among staff, enterprises without PP-innovation activity, by main industry and size group. 2008-2010.
Main industry
Enterprise size		 Enterprises without innovation activity Enterprises having used the following methods: Enterprises having successfully used the method:
Brainstorming sessions Multidisciplinary or cross-functional work teams Job rotation of staff to different departments or other parts of the enterprise group Financial incentives for employees to develop new ideas Non-financial incentives for employees to develop new ideas Training employees on how to develop new ideas or creativity Brainstorming sessions Multidisciplinary or cross-functional work teams Job rotation of staff to different departments or other parts of the enterprise group Financial incentives for employees to develop new ideas Non-financial incentives for employees to develop new ideas Training employees on how to develop new ideas or creativity
  Number of Per cent of all enterprises Per cent of enterprises having used the method
A-N: All industries 7 408 28 25 11 10 12 13 66 66 44 28 41 39
10-19 employees 2 812 28 20 10 10 14 11 71 63 41 28 46 29
20-49 employees 3 265 27 25 11 10 11 13 63 65 47 29 39 46
50-99 employees  771 28 28 12 9 9 12 64 70 41 25 36 48
100-199 employees  344 35 38 15 13 13 16 61 71 44 28 40 39
200-499 employees  143 38 43 16 15 17 22 65 66 43 27 28 23
>= 500 employees 73 63 66 36 26 37 34 54 71 46 26 37 28
                           
C: Manufacturing 1 913 21 19 12 9 10 9 54 61 42 18 30 19
10-19 employees  980 16 11 10 8 8 6 54 56 41 21 39 8
20-49 employees  655 25 27 14 10 11 12 51 59 41 17 15 21
50-99 employees  176 26 27 13 11 10 8 62 65 43 10 24 43
100-199 employees 73 36 36 12 12 16 14 58 81 56 22 58 40
200-499 employees 18 44 56 - 11 11 11 75 70 - - 50 -
>= 500 employees 11 45 45 18 9 9 18 40 60 - - - -
                           
G,H,J,K,M,N: Services 3 545 34 29 12 12 15 15 70 67 46 32 45 41
10-19 employees 1 598 36 26 10 11 17 14 76 66 44 35 51 38
20-49 employees 1 302 32 29 12 11 13 15 66 67 53 30 41 48
50-99 employees  342 30 29 12 9 9 12 60 68 45 35 48 37
100-199 employees  176 38 40 18 15 13 20 62 66 32 22 26 37
200-499 employees 88 38 41 18 15 17 24 61 64 44 23 20 29
>= 500 employees 40 73 78 38 33 48 40 55 68 33 23 32 25
                           
A,B,D-F: Other industries 1 950 25 23 9 8 11 13 67 68 43 29 42 47
10-19 employees  234 29 20 12 12 17 14 63 51 28 - 21 6
20-49 employees 1 308 23 21 8 7 10 12 67 67 45 35 50 54
50-99 employees  254 26 28 10 7 8 13 72 78 33 23 28 62
100-199 employees 95 31 37 13 11 11 12 62 74 67 50 50 45
200-499 employees 37 35 43 19 19 22 22 69 69 43 43 38 13
>= 500 employees 22 55 55 41 23 32 32 58 83 78 40 57 43
Statistics Norway, CIS 2010.                          
Source: Statistics Norway, CIS 2010.

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