GESIS: MISSY - Thematical Variablelist: CIS 3

General information about the enterprise

Nuts_2dig - Country

Nace2_N - Main activity

C_Ho - Country of head office

GP - Enterprise part of a group

EST - Establishment of enterprise between 1998 and 2000

SIGMAR - Most significant markets in 1998-2000

Product (good or service) innovation

INPDT - Introduced onto the market a new or significantly improved goods or services

INPDTW - Who mainly developed these products

TURNMAR - % of turnover in new or improved products introduced during 1998-2000 that were new to the market

INMAR - Introducing new or significantly improved products, new for the enterprise's market

TURNIN - % of turnover in unchanged or marginally modified products during 1998-2000 that were new to the firm

TURNUNG - % of turnover in unchanged or marginally modified products during 1998-2000

Process innovation

INPCS - Introduced onto the market a new or significantly improved method of production

INPCSW - Who mainly developed these processes

Not yet completed or abandoned activities

INON - Enterprise with ongoing or abandoned innovation activities

INAB - Abandoned or suspended before completion

Innovation activities and expenditures for process and product innovations

Innovation activity and expenditure

RRDIN - Engagement in intramural R&D

RDENG - Type of engagement in R&D

RRDEX - Engagement in extramural R&D

RMAC - Engagement in acquisition of machinery

ROEK - Engagement in acquisition of external knowledge

RTR - Engagement in training for innovative activities

RMAR - Engagement in market introduction of innovation

RPRE - Engagement in other preparation

RRDINX - Expenditure in intramural R&D

RRDEXX - Purchase of extramural R&D

RMACX - Expenditure in acquisition of machinery

ROEKX - Expenditure in acquisition of external knowledge

ROTHX - Other expenditure (in training, market innovation, design)

RTOT - Total of these four innovation expenditure categories

Public funding of innovation

FUNLOC - Public funding from local or regional authorities

FUNGMT - Public funding from central government

FUNEU - Public funding from the EU

FUNRTD - Funding from EU's 4th, 5th, Framework Programme for RTD

RDPER - People involved in R&D in 2000

Sources of information and co-operation for innovation activities

Sources of information for innovation

SENT - Sources from within the enterprise

SGRP - Sources from other enterprises within the enterprise group

SSUP - Sources from Suppliers of equipment, materials, etc.

SCLI - Sources from Clients or customers

SCOM - Sources from Competitors and other enterprises of same industry

SUNI - Sources from Universities or other higher education institutes

SGMT - Sources from Government or public research institutes

SPRO - Sources from Professional and industry associations

SEXB - Sources from fairs, exhibitions

Type of cooperation

CO - Cooperation arrangements on innovation activities

CO11 - Other enterprises within enterprise group : National

CO12 - Other enterprises within enterprise group : EU/EFTA

CO13 - Other enterprises within enterprise group : EU-CC

CO14 - Other enterprises within enterprise group : US

CO15 - Other enterprises within enterprise group : Japan

CO16 - Other enterprises within enterprise group : Other countries

CO21 - Suppliers of equipment, etc. : National

CO22 - Suppliers of equipment, etc. : EU/EFTA

CO23 - Suppliers of equipment, etc. : EU-CC

CO24 - Suppliers of equipment, etc. : US

CO25 - Suppliers of equipment, etc. : Japan

CO26 - Suppliers of equipment, etc. : Other countries

CO31 - Clients or customers : National

CO32 - Clients or customers : EU/EFTA

CO33 - Clients or customers : EU-CC

CO34 - Clients or customers : US

CO35 - Clients or customers : Japan

CO36 - Clients or customers : Other countries

CO41 - Competitors or other firms … : National

CO42 - Competitors or other firms … : EU/EFTA

CO43 - Competitors or other firms … : EU-CC

CO44 - Competitors or other firms … : US

CO45 - Competitors or other firms … : Japan

CO46 - Competitors or other firms … : Other countries

CO51 - Consultants: National

CO52 - Consultants: EU/EFTA

CO53 - Consultants: EU-CC

CO54 - Consultants: US

CO55 - Consultants: Japan

CO56 - Consultants: Other countries

CO61 - Commercial laboratories /R&D enterprises : National

CO62 - Commercial laboratories /R&D enterprises : EU/EFTA

CO63 - Commercial laboratories /R&D enterprises : EU-CC

CO64 - Commercial laboratories /R&D enterprises : US

CO65 - Commercial laboratories /R&D enterprises : Japan

CO66 - Commercial laboratories /R&D enterprises : Other countries

CO71 - Universities or other … : National

CO72 - Universities or other … : EU/EFTA

CO73 - Universities or other … : EU-CC

CO74 - Universities or other … : US

CO75 - Universities or other … : Japan

CO76 - Universities or other … : Other countries

CO81 - Government or public research institutes: National

CO82 - Government or public research institutes: EU/EFTA

CO83 - Government or public research institutes: EU-CC

CO84 - Government or public research institutes: US

CO85 - Government or public research institutes: Japan

CO86 - Government or public research institutes: Other countries

Effects of innovation

EMAR - Increased market or market share

EQUA - Improved quality in goods or services

EFLEX - Improved production flexibility

ECAP - Improved production capacity

ELBR - Reduced labour costs per produced unit

EMAT - Reduced materials and energy per produced unit

EENV - Improved environmental impact or health and safety aspects

ESTD - Met regulations or standards

ERANGE - Increased range of goods or services

Innovation activity abandoned after the activity/project begun

Hampered innovation activity

HDLAY - Innovation activity seriously delayed

HSTAR - Innovation activity prevented to be started

HBUR - Innovation activity burdened/cumbered with other serious problems

Factors hampering innovation

HECO - Hampering factor : Excessive perceived economic risks

HCOS - Hampering factor : Innovation costs too high

HFIN - Hampering factor : Lack of appropriate sources of finance

HORG - Hampering factor : Organisational rigidities within the enterprise

HPER - Hampering factor : Lack of qualified personnel

HTEC - Hampering factor : Lack of information on technology

HINF - Hampering factor : Lack of information on markets

HFLEX - Hampering factor : Insufficient flexibility of regulations or standards

HCUS - Hampering factor : Lack of customer responsiveness to new goods or services

HPRIOR - No innovation activity due to prior innovations

HMAR - No innovation activity due to no demand for innovations

HIMP - No innovation activity due to factors impeding innovation

Intellectual property rights

PAAP - Applied for a patent

PAVAL - Having valid patents

PROREG - Registration of design patterns

PROTM - Register a trademark

PROCP - Claimed copyright

PROSEC - Protecting inventions or innovations by Secrecy

PRODES - Protecting inventions or innovations by Complexity of design

PROTIM - Protecting inventions or innovations by Lead-time advantage on competitors

Basic information on the enterprise

Total turnover

TURNINC - Turnover increased 1998-2000

TURNDEC - Turnover decreased 1998-2000

TURN98 - Total turnover in 1998

TURN - Total turnover in 2000

EXP98 - Export in 1998

EXP - Export in 2000

INVTA - Gross investment in tangible goods in 2000

Total number of employees

size98_N - Total number of employees in 1998

size00_N - Total number of employees in 2000

EMPHI - Total number of employees in 2000, of which: with higher education

Other important strategical and organisational changes in your enterprise

ACTSTR - Strategical changes

ACTMAN - Management changes

ACTORG - Organizational changes

ACTMAR - Marketing changes

ACTAES - Aesthetic changes (or other subjective changes)

Sampling information

w2use - Weighting factor

Thematic Order: CIS 3 - Cross-sectional