Innovation Survey in Turkey, 2014
- Smart Solutions
- Aug 27, 2016
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According to TSI, 51.3% of enterprises were innovative In the three-year period of 2012-2014, 51.3% of enterprises with ten or more employees were classed as being innovative. Per cent of innovative enterprises were 49.3 for enterprises with 10-49 employees, 57.5 for 50-249 size group and 65 for 250 and more size group. Percent of innovative enterprises in industry was 54.2 and 47.8 in services sector 38% of enterprises were product and/or process innovative In the three-year period of 2012-2014, 38% of enterprises with ten or more employees were classed as product and/or process innovative including ongoing and abandoned innovation activities. In the same period, per cent of enterprises with ongoing innovation activities is 20.4 while the per cent of enterprises with abandoned innovation activities is 5.5. 41% of enterprises engaged in organisation and/or marketing innovation In the three-year period of 2012-2014, 41% of enterprises with ten or more employees were classed as organisation and/or marketing innovative. In this context; while 28.5% of enterprises engaged in organisation innovation, 33.6% of them engaged in marketing innovation. Main innovation indicators, 2012-2014
17.6% of product and/or process innovators cooperated with other enterprises and organisations During the period of 2012-2014, 17.6% of product and/or process (including ongoing and abandoned innovation activities) innovators cooperated with other enterprises and organisations. 86.9% of them cooperated with suppliers of equipment, materials, components, or software. With respect to countries of these enterprises and organisations, national was the most common with 97.2%. This was followed by the European Union with 30.1%, USA with 8.2%, China and India with 14.5% and other countries with 21.5%. 29.2% of enterprises received public financial support During the period of 2012-2014, 29.2% of product and/or process (including ongoing and abandoned innovation activities) innovators received public financial support. While 94.5% of them received funds from central government, 12.1% of them received from local and regional authorities. 5.3% of them were supported by institutions from the European Union. New methods of organising work responsibilities and decision making was the most common method for organisation innovation During the period of 2012-2014, 28.5% of enterprises with ten or more employees were classed as organisation innovative. 80.7% of them implemented new methods of organising work responsibilities and decision making. This was followed by new business practices for organising procedures with 69.3% and new methods of organising external relations with other firms or public institutions with 25.1% respectively. New methods of pricing goods or services was the most common method for marketing innovation During the period of 2012-2014, 33.6% of enterprises with ten or more employees were classed as marketing innovative. 59.6% of them implemented significant changes to the aesthetic design or packaging of a good or service. This was followed by new media or techniques for product promotion with 58.5%, methods of pricing goods or services with 54.3% and new methods for product placement or sales channels with 46.5% respectively. No compelling reason to innovate with 84.7% was the most important factor for not to conduct innovation activities During the period of 2012-2014, 48.7% of enterprises with ten or more employees were classed as non innovators. 84.7% of them report that no compelling reason to innovate. Other reason was barriers to innovation too large with 15.3%.