Statistics Norway

Innovation in the business enterprise sector

6 Methods to stimulate new ideas or creativity among staff, PP-innovation active enterprises, by main industry and size group. 2008-2010
Main industry
Enterprise size		 Enterprises with innovation activity Enterprises having used the following methods: Enterprises having successfully used the method:
Brainstorming sessions Multidisciplinary or cross-functional work teams Job rotation of staff to different departments or other parts of the enterprise group Financial incentives for employees to develop new ideas Non-financial incentives for employees to develop new ideas Training employees on how to develop new ideas or creativity Brainstorming sessions Multidisciplinary or cross-functional work teams Job rotation of staff to different departments or other parts of the enterprise group Financial incentives for employees to develop new ideas Non-financial incentives for employees to develop new ideas Training employees on how to develop new ideas or creativity
  Number of Per cent of all enterprises Per cent of enterprises having used the method
A-N: All industries 3 261 71 67 24 19 26 31 81 83 54 47 55 65
10-19 employees 1 166 70 58 19 16 23 26 86 82 54 50 61 68
20-49 employees 1 116 68 65 26 19 28 32 79 81 57 43 52 66
50-99 employees  449 71 72 22 17 23 31 78 87 57 53 59 66
100-199 employees  262 76 86 30 26 31 35 82 85 47 51 50 54
200-499 employees  163 82 85 31 23 31 37 68 79 41 39 47 51
>= 500 employees  105 89 90 51 30 39 53 84 88 59 48 56 68
                           
C: Manufacturing 1 242 68 65 27 19 25 29 81 85 55 49 52 60
10-19 employees  388 61 53 23 18 22 25 80 83 57 51 47 52
20-49 employees  429 67 59 28 19 26 31 83 82 58 44 55 65
50-99 employees  195 68 72 23 14 22 30 77 87 53 46 49 54
100-199 employees  122 75 85 30 25 30 31 86 88 41 57 53 61
200-499 employees 71 85 89 28 27 25 32 78 84 50 42 56 65
>= 500 employees 37 95 95 51 22 32 41 77 91 58 63 75 73
                           
G, H, J, K, M, N: Services 1 647 76 69 23 19 28 32 82 81 53 44 57 66
10-19 employees  722 75 60 17 15 25 27 88 80 48 47 67 76
20-49 employees  529 73 71 24 19 28 33 77 82 60 41 46 59
50-99 employees  183 80 77 23 19 27 36 79 84 60 60 68 74
100-199 employees  104 81 88 33 32 37 40 76 80 47 39 45 48
200-499 employees 61 85 85 33 23 46 43 63 77 35 36 46 54
>= 500 employees 47 83 85 53 34 47 68 82 85 56 31 45 59
                           
A, B, D-F: Other industries  372 58 68 22 18 23 29 77 85 56 56 60 77
10-19 employees 56 57 71 14 11 9 14 88  100  100  100 80 87
20-49 employees  158 53 62 22 21 34 32 71 78 40 44 62 90
50-99 employees 70 54 61 15 18 13 23 79 91 60 50 56 81
100-199 employees 36 67 81 19 17 17 31 88 86 86 83 67 55
200-499 employees 31 68 77 35 16 16 39 52 71 36 40 20 17
>= 500 employees 21 90 90 48 33 33 43  100 89 70 71 57 89
Source: Statistics Norway, CIS 2010.

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