8. Factors hampering product and process innovation activities
8.1 During the three years 2008 to 2010, how important were the following factors in preventing
your enterprise from innovating or in hampering your innovation activities?
Degree of importance
High
Medium
Low
Factor not
experienced
Lack of funds within your enterprise or group
Lack of finance from sources outside your enterprise
Innovation costs too high
Cost
factors
Knowledge
factors
Lack of qualified personnel
Lack of information on technology
Lack of information on markets
Difficulty in finding cooperation partners for innovation
Market
factors
Market dominated by established enterprises
Uncertain demand for innovative goods or services
Reasons
not to
innovate
No need due to prior innovations by your enterprise
No need because of no demand for innovations
9. Organisational innovation
An organisational innovation is a new organisational method in your enterprise’s business practices (including knowledge
management), workplace organisation or external relations that has not been previously used by your enterprise.
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It must be the result of strategic decisions taken by management.
Exclude mergers or acquisitions, even if for the first time.
9.1 During the three years 2008 to 2010, did your enterprise introduce:
Yes
New business practices for organising procedures (i.e. supply chain management, business reengineering, knowledge management, lean production, quality management, etc)
New methods of organising work responsibilities and decision making (i.e. first use of a new
system of employee responsibilities, team work, decentralisation, integration or de-integration of
departments, education/training systems, etc)
New methods of organising external relations with other firms or public institutions (i.e. first use of
alliances, partnerships, outsourcing or sub-contracting, etc)
If no to all options, go to section 10.
Otherwise, go to question 9.2
No