13kb -- Innovation activity of enterprises by industry group and enterprise size class, 2018-2020

Documentation of statistics The reference period of the Innovation Survey is three years and innovation activity is defined on the basis of the three years covered by the entire reference period. The year variable in the databases is the last year of the three-year reference period and at the same time, the statistical reference year of the survey.

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Product innovations (goods or services), share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise introduced product innovations, i.e. goods or service innovations, during the three-year survey period. Product innovations are new or improved goods or services that differ significantly from the enterprisess previous goods or services and has been introduced on the market.

Goods innovations, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise introduced new or improved goods on the market during the three-year survey period

Service innovations, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise introduced new or improved services on the market during the three-year survey period

Only goods innovations, no service innovations, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise introduced new or improved goods but no service innovations on the market during the three-year survey period

Only service innovations, no goods innovations, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise introduced new or improved services but no goods innovations on the market during the three-year survey period

Both goods and service innovations, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise introduced both new or improved goods and new or improved services on the market during the three-year survey period

Products new to market, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise introduced such new or or improved products (goods or services) that the competitors did not have previously and which thus were new to the enterprise's market

Products new to enterprise, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise introduced such new or or improved products (goods or services) that were identical or very similar to products already offered by the enterprise's competitors but were new to the enterprise

Products new only to market, not to enterprise, share of enterprises (%)

During the three-year survey period, the enterprise introduced only products new to the market but not products new only to the enterprise

Products new only to enterprise, not to market, share of enterprises (%)

During the three-year survey period, the enterprise introduced only products new to the enterprise but not products new to the market

Products new both to market and to enterprise, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise introduced both products new to the market and to the enterprise during the three-year survey period

Product innovations developed by enterprise, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise had self developed new or improved products introduced on the market during the three-year survey period

Product innovations developed together with others, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise developed product innovations together with other enterprises or organisations during the three-year survey period. Other enterprises include independent enterprises plus other parts of enterprise group (subsidiaries, sister enterprises, head office, etc.). Organisations include universities, research institutes, non-profits, etc.

Enterprise modified products developed by others, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise has adapted or modified products originally developed by other enterprises or organisations during the three-year survey period. Other enterprises include independent enterprises plus other parts of enterprise group (subsidiaries, sister enterprises, head office, etc.). Organisations include universities, research institutes, non-profits, etc.

Product innovations developed by others, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise's product innovations developed by other enterprises or organisations. Other enterprises include independent enterprises plus other parts of enterprise group (subsidiaries, sister enterprises, head office, etc.). Organisations include universities, research institutes, non-profits, etc.

Process innovations, share of enterprises (%)

Innovations relating to enterprise's business functions implemented during the three-year survey period. A business process innovation is an implemented new or improved business process for one or more business functions that differs significantly from the enterprises previous business processes.

Process innovations; production or development methods, share of enterprises (%)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; methods for producing or developing goods or services

Process innovations; logistics, delivery or distribution methods, share of enterprises (%)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; logistics, delivery or distribution methods

Process innovations; ICT or information processing, share of enterprises (%)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; methods for ICT and information processing

Process innovations; accounting or other administrative operations, share of enterprises (%)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; methods for accounting or other administrative operations

Process innovations; business practices or external relations, share of enterprises (%)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; business practices for organising procedures or external relations

Process innovations; work responsibilities, decision making, human resources, share of enterprises (%)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; methods for organising work responsibilities, decision making or human resource management

Process innovations; marketing methods, share of enterprises (%)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; marketing methods for promotion, packaging, pricing, product placement or after sales services

Process innovations developed by enterprise, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise has self developed new or improved processes implemented during the three-year survey period

Process innovations developed together with others, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise has developed process innovations together with other enterprises or organisations during the three-year survey period. Other enterprises include independent enterprises plus other parts of enterprise group (subsidiaries, sister enterprises, head office, etc.). Organisations include universities, research institutes, non-profits, etc.

Enterprise modified processes developed by others, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise has adapted or modified processes originally developed by other enterprises or organisations during the three-year survey period. Other enterprises include independent enterprises plus other parts of enterprise group (subsidiaries, sister enterprises, head office, etc.). Organisations include universities, research institutes, non-profits, etc.

Process innovations developed by others, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise's process innovations developed by other enterprises or organisations. Other enterprises include independent enterprises plus other parts of enterprise group (subsidiaries, sister enterprises, head office, etc.). Organisations include universities, research institutes, non-profits, etc.

Innovations, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise had introduced product innovations or implemented process innovations during the three-year survey period

Innovation activities, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise had ongoing innovation activities at the end of survey period, or had had abandoned innovation activities during the three-year survey period

Ongoing innovation activities, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise had ongoing innovation activities at the end of three-year survey period

Abandoned innovation activities, share of enterprises (%)

Abandoned or suspended innovation activities. Enterprise had had abandoned innovation activities during the three-year survey period either with plans to resume the activity later (suspended activity) or
without such plans (abandoned activity).

Completed innovation activitiess, share of enterprises (%)

The innovation activity was completed during the survey period but has not resulted in the introduction of an innovation by the end of survey period, e.g. because it concerned only a part of a new or improved product or business process, or because the introduction is foreseen to happen later.

Innovation activity, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise introduced product innovations, or implemented process innovations, or had innovation activities including research and development, during the three-years survey period. Innovation activity includes all developmental, financial and commercial activities, undertaken by an enterprise, which are intended to or result in an innovation.

In-house research and development (R&D), share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise had in-house research and development (R&D) activities during the three-year survey period. Research and Development (R&D) comprises creative and systematic work undertaken in order toincrease the stock of knowledge and to devisenew applications of available knowledge.

Continuous in-house R&D, share of enterprises (%)

In-house R&D regularly

Occasional in-house R&D, share of enterprises (%)

In-house R&D occasionally

Contract-out R&D, share of enterprises (%)

Contracted-out R&D to other enterprises, including enterprises in your own group, or to public or private research organisations (incl. institutions of higher education)

In-house or contracted-out R&D, share of enterprises (%)

Enterprise with in-house or contracted-out R&D during the three-year survey period

Product innovations (goods or services), number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise introduced product innovations, i.e. goods or service innovations, during the three-year survey period. Product innovations are new or improved goods or services that differ significantly from the enterprisess previous goods or services and has been introduced on the market.

Goods innovations, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise introduced new or improved goods on the market during the three-year survey period

Service innovations, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise introduced new or improved services on the market during the three-year survey period

Only goods innovations, no service innovations, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise introduced new or improved goods but no service innovations on the market during the three-year survey period

Only service innovations, no goods innovations, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise introduced new or improved services but no goods innovations on the market during the three-year survey period

Both goods and service innovations, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise introduced both new or improved goods and new or improved services on the market during the three-year survey period

Products new to market, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise introduced such new or or improved products (goods or services) that the competitors did not have previously and which thus were new to the enterprise's market

Products new to enterprise, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise introduced such new or or improved products (goods or services) that were identical or very similar to products already offered by the enterprise's competitors but were new to the enterprise

Products new only to market, not to enterprise, number of enterprises (no.)

During the three-year survey period, the enterprise introduced only products new to the market but not products new only to the enterprise

Products new only to enterprise, not to market, number of enterprises (no.)

During the three-year survey period, the enterprise introduced only products new to the enterprise but not products new to the market

Products new both to market and to enterprise, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise introduced both products new to the market and to the enterprise during the three-year survey period

Product innovations developed by enterprise, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise had self developed new or improved products introduced on the market during the three-year survey period

Product innovations developed together with others, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise developed product innovations together with other enterprises or organisations during the three-year survey period. Other enterprises include independent enterprises plus other parts of enterprise group (subsidiaries, sister enterprises, head office, etc.). Organisations include universities, research institutes, non-profits, etc.

Enterprise modified products developed by others, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise has adapted or modified products originally developed by other enterprises or organisations during the three-year survey period. Other enterprises include independent enterprises plus other parts of enterprise group (subsidiaries, sister enterprises, head office, etc.). Organisations include universities, research institutes, non-profits, etc.

Product innovations developed by others, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise's product innovations developed by other enterprises or organisations. Other enterprises include independent enterprises plus other parts of enterprise group (subsidiaries, sister enterprises, head office, etc.). Organisations include universities, research institutes, non-profits, etc.

Process innovations, number of enterprises (no.)

Innovations relating to enterprise's business functions implemented during the three-year survey period. A business process innovation is an implemented new or improved business process for one or more business functions that differs significantly from the enterprises previous business processes.

Process innovations; production or development methods, number of enterprises (no.)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; methods for producing or developing goods or services

Process innovations; logistics, delivery or distribution methods, number of enterprises (no.)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; logistics, delivery or distribution methods

Process innovations; ICT or information processing, number of enterprises (no.)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; methods for ICT and information processing

Process innovations; accounting or other administrative operations, number of enterprises (no.)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; methods for accounting or other administrative operations

Process innovations; business practices or external relations, number of enterprises (no.)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; business practices for organising procedures or external relations

Process innovations; work responsibilities, decision making, human resources, number of enterprises (no.)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; methods for organising work responsibilities, decision making or human resource management

Process innovations; marketing methods, number of enterprises (no.)

Implementation of process innovation, i.e. a new or improved process during the three-year survey period; marketing methods for promotion, packaging, pricing, product placement or after sales services

Process innovations developed by enterprise, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise has self developed new or improved processes implemented during the three-year survey period

Process innovations developed together with others, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise has developed process innovations together with other enterprises or organisations during the three-year survey period. Other enterprises include independent enterprises plus other parts of enterprise group (subsidiaries, sister enterprises, head office, etc.). Organisations include universities, research institutes, non-profits, etc.

Enterprise modified processes developed by others, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise has adapted or modified processes originally developed by other enterprises or organisations during the three-year survey period. Other enterprises include independent enterprises plus other parts of enterprise group (subsidiaries, sister enterprises, head office, etc.). Organisations include universities, research institutes, non-profits, etc.

Process innovations developed by others, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise's process innovations developed by other enterprises or organisations. Other enterprises include independent enterprises plus other parts of enterprise group (subsidiaries, sister enterprises, head office, etc.). Organisations include universities, research institutes, non-profits, etc.

Innovations, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise had introduced product innovations or implemented process innovations during the three-year survey period

Innovation activities, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise had ongoing innovation activities at the end of survey period, or had had abandoned innovation activities during the three-year survey period

Ongoing innovation activities, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise had ongoing innovation activities at the end of three-year survey period

Abandoned innovation activities, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise had had abandoned innovation activities during the three-year survey period

Completed innovation activitiess, number of enterprises (no.)

The innovation activity was completed during the survey period but has not resulted in the introduction of an innovation by the end of survey period, e.g. because it concerned only a part of a new or improved product or business process, or because the introduction is foreseen to happen later.

Innovation activity, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise introduced product innovations, or implemented process innovations, or had innovation activities including research and development, during the three-years survey period. Innovation activity includes all developmental, financial and commercial activities, undertaken by an enterprise, which are intended to or result in an innovation.

In-house research and development (R&D), number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise had in-house research and development (R&D) activities during the three-year survey period. Research and Development (R&D) comprises creative and systematic work undertaken in order toincrease the stock of knowledge and to devisenew applications of available knowledge.

Continuous in-house R&D, number of enterprises (no.)

In-house R&D regularly

Occasional in-house R&D, number of enterprises (no.)

In-house R&D occasionally

Contract-out R&D, number of enterprises (no.)

Contracted-out R&D to other enterprises, including enterprises in your own group, or to public or private research organisations (incl. institutions of higher education)

In-house or contracted-out R&D, number of enterprises (no.)

Enterprise with in-house or contracted-out R&D during the three-year survey period