Archive of methodological explanations for the news release:
Innovative business entities
Status:
27.06.2014
1. Purpose and significance of the survey
The purpose of the statistical survey on innovations is obtaining data on innovations and innovative activities in the production of products (goods and services), i.e. data on the number of the business entities that are involved in innovation activities. The survey also provides data on how much funds are invested in innovative activities, the collaboration with other business entities, institutions and suppliers for development of innovations, the effects from the innovation activities and the turnover as a result of the introduced innovations.
In order to ensure international comparability of data, a standard questionnaire for data collection was applied (developed by Eurostat).
The methodological concept as a basis of the statistical survey on innovations is the Oslo Manual (OECD's Oslo methodology) 2005, (third edition), and the methodology is harmonised with the international definitions, classifications and nomenclatures according to Commission Regulation (EU) No 995/2012.
2. Reporting units
Reporting units in the statistical survey on innovative activities are economically active business entities, selected by representative stratified sample from the Statistical Business Registry.
Reporting units that are included in the survey are business entities with at least 10 employees, classified in the National Classification of Activities (NKD Rev.2) in the following sections and divisions:
• B Mining and quarrying (05-09)
• C Manufacturing (10-33)
• D Electricity supply, gas, steam and air conditioning (35)
• ? Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (36-39)
• Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (46)
• H Transportation and storage (49-53)
• J Information and communication (58 – 63)
• K Financial and insurance activities (64-66)
• Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis (71)
• Scientific research and development (72)
• Advertising and market research (73)
The following NKD Rev. 2 sections and divisions are covered on a voluntary basis:
F Construction (41 – 43)
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (45)
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (47)
Legal and accounting activities (69)
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities (70)
Other professional, scientific and technical activities (74)
Employment activities (78)
Security and investigation activities (80)
Services to buildings and landscape activities (81)
Real estate activities (68)
I Accommodation and food service activities (55 – 56)
Retail and leasing activities (77)
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing (01 – 03)
Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (79)
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities (82)
Veterinary activities (75)
3. Data collection (time, period and survey method)
The statistical survey on innovative activities is carried out for a reference period of three years preceding the year in which the survey is carried out.
4. Definitions and other explinations
Notion of innovations
The innovation involves introducing new or significantly improved goods, services, processes, introducing new marketing concepts or strategies or introducing new organisational methods in the business operations, new methods of organising work responsibilities and decision making, and new methods of organising external relations with other business entities and public institutions. The innovation should be something new for the business entities, but not necessarily to be new on the market. Also, it is not relevant whether the innovation has been developed within the same business entities or it has been developed originally in the frame of some other business entities/institution.
5. Types of innovation
1. Product innovation (goods and services)
2. Process innovation
3. Organisational innovation
4. Marketing innovation
5.1 Product innovation (goods and services) means introducing a new or significantly improved good or service, in terms of their features and capabilities, their usability, components and the subsystems.
5.2 Process Innovation means implementation of a new or significantly improved process of production, way of distribution or ancillary activity.
5.3 Organisational innovation includes introducing new methods of organisation of business operations, new methods of organising work responsibilities and decision making, and new methods of organising external relations with other business entities and public institutions.
5.4 Marketing innovation means implementation of new marketing concepts or strategies that are significantly different from the existing methods which are already used within the business entities.
6. Business entitiess by innovative activities
Depending on whether the business entities were engaged in innovative activities or not, they are classified into:
6.1 Innovation-active business entities are business entities that have introduced product/process innovation or business entities that had some ongoing/unfinished innovation or have abandoned the innovation activities in the reference period and/or business entities that have introduced organisational or marketing innovation.
6.2 Product innovators, process innovators, organisational innovators, marketing innovators are business entities that have introduced innovation/innovations in any of the above types of innovation during the reference period.
6.3 Business entities with ongoing and/or abandoned innovative activity. This category includes business entities that had only some ongoing/unfinished innovation or that have abandoned the innovation activity during the reference period or both, and those that have still not introduced any kind of innovation on the market.
6.4 Non-innovative business entities are business entities that have not introduced any kind of innovation in the reference period and also those that have not engaged in innovative activity in the reference period.
|
