Themes and thematic concepts
General information about the enterprise Select all:
Main activity (CIS Italy 2008)
Enterprise part of a group
Establishment of enterprise
Local/regional market (within country)
National market (other regions of country)
Largest market in terms of turnover
Product (good or service) innovation Select all:
Introduced onto the market a new or significantly improved good
Introduced onto the market a new or significantly improved service
Who mainly developed these products
Did the enterprise introduce a product new to the market
Did the enterprise introduce a product new to the firm
% of turnover in new or improved products introduced that were new to the market
New or improved products introduced to the market
% of turnover in unchanged or marginally modified products that were new to the firm
% of turnover in unchanged or marginally modified products
Process innovation Select all:
Introduced onto the market a new or significantly improved method of production
Introduced onto the market a new or significantly improved logistic, delivery or distribution system
Introduced onto the market a new or significantly improved supporting activities
Developer of innovation - your enterprise by itself
Developer of innovation - your enterprise together with other enterprises or institutions
Developer of innovation - your enterprise by adapting or modifying processes originally developed by other enterprises or institutions
Developer of innovation - other enterprises or institutions
Who mainly developed these processes
Were any of your process innovations introduced new to your market
Not yet completed or abandoned activities Select all:
Enterprise with ongoing or abandoned innovation activities
Abandoned or suspended before completion
Still ongoing at the end of the year
Innovation activities and expenditures for process and product innovations Select all:
Innovation activity and expenditure Select all:
Engagement in intramural R&D
Type of engagement in R&D
Engagement in extramural R&D
Engagement in acquisition of machinery
Engagement in acquisition of external knowledge
Engagement in training for innovative activities
Engagement in market introduction of innovation
Engagement in other preparation
Expenditure in intramural R&D
Purchase of extramural R&D
Expenditure in acquisition of machinery
Expenditure in acquisition of external knowledge
Other expenditure (in training, market innovation, design)
Total of these four innovation expenditure categories
Expenditure in other preparation
Expenditure in market introduction of innovation
Public funding of innovation Select all:
Public funding from local or regional authorities
Public funding from central government
Public funding from the EU
Funding from EU's 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th Framework Programme for RTD
Sources of information and co-operation for innovation activities Select all:
Sources of information for innovation Select all:
Sources from within the enterprise or enterprise group
Sources from within the enterprise
Sources from other enterprises within the enterprise group
Sources from Suppliers of equipment, materials, etc.
Sources from Clients or customers
Sources from Competitors and other enterprises of same industry
Sources from consultants, commercial labs or private R&D institutes
Sources from Universities or other higher education institutes
Sources from Government or public research institutes
Sources from professional conferences, trade fairs, meetings
Sources from Scientific journals, trade/scientific publications
Sources from Professional and industry associations
Sources from fairs, exhibitions
Type of cooperation Select all:
Cooperation arrangements on innovation activities
Other enterprises within enterprise group : National
Other enterprises within enterprise group : EU/EFTA/EU-CC
Other enterprises within enterprise group : EU/EFTA
Other enterprises within enterprise group : EU-CC
Other enterprises within enterprise group : US
Other enterprises within enterprise group : Japan
Other enterprises within enterprise group : China or India
Other enterprises within enterprise group : Other countries
Suppliers of equipment, etc. : National
Suppliers of equipment, etc. : EU/EFTA/EU-CC
Suppliers of equipment, etc. : EU/EFTA
Suppliers of equipment, etc. : EU-CC
Suppliers of equipment, etc. : US
Suppliers of equipment, etc. : Japan
Suppliers of equipment, etc. : China or India
Suppliers of equipment, etc. : Other countries
Clients or customers : National
Clients or customers : EU/EFTA/EU-CC
Clients or customers : EU/EFTA
Clients or customers : EU-CC
Clients or customers : US
Clients or customers : Japan
Clients or customers : China or India
Clients or customers : Other countries
Competitors or other firms ... : National
Competitors or other firms ... : EU/EFTA/EU-CC
Competitors or other firms ... : EU/EFTA
Competitors or other firms ... : EU-CC
Competitors or other firms ... : US
Competitors or other firms ... : Japan
Competitors or other firms ... : China or India
Competitors or other firms ... : Other countries
Consultants, commercial labs, private R&D institutes : National
Consultants, commercial labs, private R&D institutes : EU/EFTA/EU-CC
Consultants, commercial labs, private R&D institutes : US
Consultants, commercial labs, private R&D institutes : China or India
Consultants, commercial labs, private R&D institutes : Other countries
Consultants: Other countries
Commercial laboratories /R&D enterprises : National
Commercial laboratories /R&D enterprises : EU/EFTA
Commercial laboratories /R&D enterprises : EU-CC
Commercial laboratories /R&D enterprises : US
Commercial laboratories /R&D enterprises : Japan
Commercial laboratories /R&D enterprises : Other countries
Universities or other ... : National
Universities or other ... : EU/EFTA/EU-CC
Universities or other ... : EU/EFTA
Universities or other ... : EU-CC
Universities or other ... : US
Universities or other ... : Japan
Universities or other ... : China or India
Universities or other ... : Other countries
Government or public research institutes: National
Government or public research institutes: EU/EFTA/EU-CC
Government or public research institutes: EU/EFTA
Government or public research institutes: EU-CC
Government or public research institutes: US
Government or public research institutes: Japan
Government or public research institutes: China or India
Government or public research institutes: Other countries
Effects of innovation Select all:
Increased range of goods or services
Increased market or market share
Improved quality in goods or services
Improved production flexibility
Improved production capacity
Reduced labour costs per produced unit
Reduced materials and energy per produced unit
Reduced environmental impacts or improved health and safety
Met regulations or standards
Increased range of goods or services
Replace outdated products or processes
Improve quality of goods or services
Improve flexibility for producing goods or services
Increase capacity for producing goods or services
Improve health and safety
Reduce labour costs per unit output
Innovation activity abandoned after the activity/project begun Select all:
Hampered innovation activity Select all:
Innovation activity abandoned at concept stage
Innovation activity abandoned after the activity/project begun
Innovation activity seriously delayed
Innovation activity prevented to be started
Innovation activity burdened/cumbered with other serious problems
Factors hampering innovation Select all:
Hampering factor: Lack of funds within enterprises or ent. Group
Hampering factor : Lack of outside funds
Hampering factor : Excessive perceived economic risks
Hampering factor : Innovation costs too high
Hampering factor : Lack of appropriate sources of finance
Hampering factor : Organisational rigidities within the enterprise
Hampering factor : Lack of qualified personnel
Hampering factor : Lack of information on technology
Hampering factor : Lack of information on markets
Hampering factor : Insufficient flexibility of regulations or standards
Hampering factor : Lack of customer responsiveness to new goods or services
Hampering factor : Difficulty in finding co-operation partners
Hampering factor : Market dominated by established enterprises
Hampering factor: Uncertain demand for innovative goods/services
No innovation activity due to prior innovations
No innovation activity due to no demand for innovations
No innovation activity due to factors impeding innovation
Intellectual property rights Select all:
Registered an industrial design
Registration of design patterns
Protecting inventions or innovations by Secrecy
Protecting inventions or innovations by Complexity of design
Protecting inventions or innovations by Lead-time advantage on competitors
Organisational and marketing information Select all:
Introduce improved knowledge management system
Introduce change to work organization
Introduce a change in relations with other firms...
Introduce significant design/packaging changes
Introduce significantly changed sales/distribution methods
Effects of organisational innovation Select all:
Reduced time to respond to customers needs
Improved quality of goods/services
Reduced costs per unit output
Improved employee satisfaction
Organisational innovation Select all:
Organisational innovation Select all:
New business practices for organising work or procedures
New methods of workplace organisation
New methods of organising external relations
Objectives of organizational innovation Select all:
Reduce time to respond to customer or supplier needs
Improve ability to develop new products or processes
Improve quality of your goods or services
Reduce costs per unit output
Improved communication or information sharing
Marketing innovation Select all:
Marketing innovation Select all:
Significant changes to the aesthetic design or packaging
New media or techniques for product promotion
New methods for product placement or sales channels
New methods of pricing goods or services
Objectives of marketing innovation Select all:
Increase or maintain market share
Introduce products to new customer groups
Introduce products to new geographic markets
Creativity and skills Select all:
Skills Select all:
Graphic arts / layout / advertising
Design of objects or services
Multimedia (combining audio, graphics, text, still pictures, animation, video .etc)
Engineering / applied sciences
Mathematics / statistics / database management
Methods to stimulate new ideas or creativity among your staff Select all:
Multidisciplinary or cross-functional work teams
Job rotation of staff to different departments or other parts of your enterprise group
Financial incentives for employees to develop new ideas
Non-financial incentives for employees to develop new ideas, such as free time, public recognition, more interesting work, etc
Training employees on how to develop new ideas or creativity
Innovations with environmental benefits Select all:
Environmental benefits from the production of goods or services within your enterprise Select all:
Reduced material use per unit of output
Reduced energy use per unit of output
Reduced CO2 ‘footprint’ (total CO2 production) by your enterprise
Replaced materials with less polluting or hazardous substitutes
Reduced soil, water, noise, or air pollution
Recycled waste, water, or materials
Environmental benefits from the after sales use of a good or service by the end user Select all:
Reduced air, water, soil or noise pollution
Improved recycling of product after use
Environmental innovation in response to: Select all:
Existing environmental regulations or taxes on pollution
Environmental regulations or taxes that you expected to be introduced in the future
Availability of government grants, subsidies or other financial incentives for environmental innovation
Current or expected market demand from your customers for environmental innovations
Voluntary codes or agreements for environmental good practice within your sector
Procedures in place to regularly identify and reduce enterprise’s environmental impacts
Basic information on the enterprise Select all:
Total number of employees Select all:
Total number of employees in 1998
Total number of employees in 2000
Total number of employees in 2002
Total number of employees in 2004
Total number of employees in 2006
Total number of employees in 2006 (CIS 2008 Italy)
Total number of employees in 2008
Total number of employees in 2008 (CIS 2008 Italy)
Total number of employees in 2010
% of employees in 2010 with a university degree
Total number of employees in 2000 with higher education
Sampling information Select all:
Weights corrected for non-response bias
Stratum of the enterprise when sampling
Stratum of the enterprise according to the questionnaire
Weight, based on the employment
Weight, based on the number of enterprises
Weight, based on the turnover
Country specific weight 1
Country specific weight 2
Country specific weight 3
Variables without documentation Select all:
Country Specific Variable Germany 1
Country Specific Variable Germany 2
Country Specific Variable Germany 3