Business Innovation and Strategy: A Canadian Perspective (ra02199)

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Appendix 2 (continued)

Selected SIBS tables (continued)

Legend
Symbol Meaning Coefficient of variationFootnote t Standard error (SE)
A Very reliable ≤ 5 % ≤ 2.5
B Reliable > 5 % and ≤ 15 % > 2.5 and ≤7.5
E Use with caution > 15 % and ≤ 30 % > 7.5 and ≤15
F Too unreliable to be published > 30 % > 15
X Suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
... Not applicable
Table A7: Percentage of enterprises indicating their response to the entry of new competitors in their principal market for their main product in 2009Footnote u
By industry Changed the quality of the product Adopted a new technology or process Changed marketing expenditures Introduced a new product Speeded up the introduction of a new product Changed the price of the product Other action Took no action
% QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI
All surveyed industries 37.7 E 17.6 B 33.3 B 40.1 B 18.1 B 69.5 B 19 E 20.5 B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting X X X X X X X X
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 26.2 E 22.7 B 22.8 B 28.5 E 11.4 B 40.2 E 2.8 A 33.3 E
Utilities 9.9 B 13.5 B 24.7 B 23.5 E 6.8 B 36.5 E 2.9 A 42.6 E
Construction 1.7 B 1.7 B 1.7 B 0 A 0 A F 0 A F
Manufacturing 35.7 A 39.2 A 38.6 A 37.4 A 28.6 A 64.8 A 9.9 A 15.5 A
Food 30.4 B 33 B 50.6 B 51.6 B 28.8 B 67.3 B 4.2 A 13.6 B
Beverage and tobacco product 26.1 E 13.9 B 70.5 E 64.7 E 35.9 E 31.1 E 23 E 22.1 E
Textile mills 54.1 E 22.6 B 38.5 E 46.7 E 38.9 E 46.7 E 23.3 B 22.9 B
Textile product mills 14.8 E 0 A 50.3 E 20.1 E 0 A 65.1 E 4.8 B 0 A
Clothing 42.6 E 21.5 E 20.4 E 47.8 E 34.8 E 55 E 12.1 B 24.2 E
Leather and allied product 55.6 B 56 B 44.4 B 55.6 B 55.6 B 66.8 B 0 A 10.8 B
Wood product 52.5 E 39.3 E 39 E 16.7 B 22 B 83.4 B 9.7 B 7.4 B
Paper 24.3 B 28.3 E 55.2 E 21.5 B 15.1 B 74.9 E 4.3 B 15.9 B
Printing and related support activities 40 E 46.5 E 33.1 E 34.4 E 25.1 E 60.9 E 0.7 A 29.8 E
Petroleum and coal product 16.6 E 33.8 E 0 A 33.1 E 16.6 E 50.3 E 0 A 33.1 E
Chemical manufacturing except pharmaceutical 33.4 B 33.4 B 25.2 B 34.2 B 23.4 B 41.7 B 4.9 B 16.4 B
Pharmaceutical 32.6 B 48.5 B 37.7 B 51.8 E 44.9 B 58.3 E 0 A 18.9 B
Plastics and rubber products 44.5 E 52.1 E 40.1 E 55.8 E 37.3 E 66.8 E 25.5 B 16.4 B
Motor vehicle plastic parts 35.9 E 74.3 E 51.3 E 51.3 E 51.3 E 61.5 E 51.3 E 25.7 E
Non-metallic mineral product 30.1 E 34.2 E 44.8 E 35.2 E 23.1 B 44.7 E 13.6 B 17.8 B
Primary metal 32.6 B 39.8 B 22.9 B 29.2 B 29.1 B 63 B 2.9 A 19.3 B
Fabricated metal product 21 B 36.3 B 30.5 B 17.6 B 12.4 B 80.2 B 4.6 A 15.2 B
Machinery 38 B 38.3 B 33.4 B 27.3 B 22 B 49.9 B 27.9 B 26.1 B
Computer and electronic product 48 B 47.1 B 43 B 71.4 B 57.2 B 53 B 2.7 A 12.7 B
Electrical equipment, appliance and component 47.3 B 50.4 B 50.3 B 47.3 B 36.1 B 73.9 B 13.8 B 5.4 A
Transportation equipment 53 B 58.7 B 46.3 B 35.3 B 35.8 B 61.8 B 6.5 B 6.1 A
Motor vehicle X X X X X X X X
Motor vehicle body and trailer 59.7 E 58.6 E 65.5 E 29 B 29 B 71.9 B 5.5 B 2 A
Motor vehicle parts 46.1 E 57.7 E 28.1 E 36.5 E 42.9 E 57.8 E 11.5 B 5.1 A
Aerospace product and parts 54.9 B 66.1 B 53.5 B 28.3 B 17.8 B 44.5 B 0 A 5.3 B
Furniture and related product 20.6 B 24.3 E 32.6 E 38.6 E 39 E 77.1 E 5 B 8.1 B
Miscellaneous 36.1 E 62.4 E 54.4 E 70.6 E 55 E 56.9 E 0 A 3.9 B
All surveyed industries except manufacturing 38.2 E 13 B 32.2 E 40.7 E 15.8 E 70.5 B 21 E 21.6 B
Wholesale Trade F 12.5 E F 12.5 E 12.5 E F 0 A F
Retail Trade X X X X X X X X
Transportation and warehousing 44 E 20.1 B 32.1 E 19.6 B 16 B 71.8 B 11.8 B 17.4 B
Information and cultural industries 49.9 E 54.3 E 44.2 B 50.6 E 43.9 E 46.4 E 7.6 B 21.5 B
Finance and insurance 27.8 B 18.9 B 37 E 18.6 B 15.9 B 42.1 E 2.8 B 32.3 B
Real estate and rental and leasing X X X X X X X
Professional, scientific, and technical services except scientific research and development services br> Scientific research and development services 41.7 E 42.3 E 45.8 E 44.5 E 20.9 B 46.2 E 4.4 A 25.1 E
Management of companies and enterprises X X X X X X X X
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services X X X X X X X X
Table A7: Percentage of enterprises indicating their response to the entry of new competitors in their principal market for their main product in 2009Footnote v (continued)
By firm size Changed the quality of the product Adopted a new technology or process Changed marketing expenditures Introduced a new product Speeded up the introduction of a new product Changed the price of the product Other action Took no action
% QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI
All industries Large Enterprises F F F F 13.1 E F F F
Medium Enterprises F F F F 20.0 E F 6.5 B F
Small Enterprises 36.3 E 14.3 B 34.2 E 40.0 E 18.3 E 71.4 B 20.7 E 20.3 B
Manufacturing Large Enterprises 40.6 A 41.8 A 42.1 A 48.2 A 43.1 A 67.6 A 10.4 A 11.5 A
Medium Enterprises 42.9 B 40.0 B 38.7 B 39.7 B 35.9 B 71.3 B 11.0 A 11.7 A
Small Enterprises 34.1 A 38.8 A 38.4 A 36.1 A 26.1 A 63.5 A 9.7 A 16.4 A
All Except Manufacturing Large Enterprises F F F F 5.7 B F F F
Medium Enterprises F F F F 12.5 E F 4.3 B F
Small Enterprises 36.8 E 9.5 A 33.4 E 40.8 E 16.7 E 73 B 22.8 E 21 B
Table A8: Percentage of enterprises indicating they introduced product or process innovations in 2007–09
By industry Product innovation Process innovation
Goods Services Methods of manufacturing or producing Logistics, delivery or distribution methods Supporting activities for processes
% QI % QI % QI % QI % QI
All surveyed industries 18.1 A 24.5 B 17.3 A 12.0 A 25.5 B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 0.0 A F F F F
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 18.1 B 18.3 B 19.2 B 8.0 B 19.1 B
Utilities 11.0 A 16.6 B 10.3 A 14.3 B 23.9 B
Construction 0.0 A 17.8 E 8.9 E 16.3 E 46.4 E
Manufacturing 42.6 A 21.7 A 49.7 A 15.7 A 31.4 A
Food 36.5 B 14.4 A 45.0 B 17.7 A 25.8 B
Beverage and tobacco product 55.9 B 21.6 B 56.4 E 26.0 B 32.9 B
Textile mills 55.3 B 25.7 B 60.3 B 19.0 B 32.5 B
Textile product mills 40.4 B 19.3 B 44.4 B 13.2 B 24.2 B
Clothing 34.7 B 16.5 B 18.4 B 8.1 B 11.9 B
Leather and allied product 61.7 B 17.0 B 45.2 B 22.1 B 27.4 B
Wood product 34.3 B 21.7 B 51.6 B 13.8 B 27.0 B
Paper 33.8 B 17.8 B 50.7 B 15.4 B 32.9 B
Printing and related support activities 29.1 B 29.6 B 52.1 B 18.4 B 41.2 B
Petroleum and coal product 50.1 B 11.6 B 26.9 B 11.6 B 23.0 B
Chemical manufacturing except pharmaceutical 48.4 B 24.2 B 50.2 B 19.3 B 34.4 B
Pharmaceutical 59.0 B 25.8 B 50.3 B 27.1 B 41.7 B
Plastics and rubber products 57.8 B 31.7 B 58.9 B 14.6 B 32.3 B
Motor vehicle plastic parts 61.9 B 37.3 B 69.0 B 20.4 B 57.1 B
Non-metallic mineral product 37.6 B 14.8 B 46.8 B 14.0 B 26.8 B
Primary metal 41.9 B 22.5 B 56.1 B 16.5 A 34.1 B
Fabricated metal product 30.0 B 23.4 B 50.1 B 14.1 B 34.4 B
Machinery 57.1 B 24.2 B 50.9 B 13.6 B 36.6 B
Computer and electronic product 61.8 B 28.9 B 49.2 B 20.8 B 29.5 B
Electrical equipment, appliance and component 56.3 B 20.3 B 56.0 B 16.5 A 35.1 B
Transportation equipment 43.8 A 19.3 A 53.6 A 17.1 A 33.2 A
Motor vehicle 44.4 B 22.2 B 72.2 B 27.8 B 50.0 B
Motor vehicle body and trailer 47.9 B 15.1 B 41.5 B 6.8 A 33.4 B
Motor vehicle parts 39.3 B 16.9 B 59.9 B 19.8 B 29.9 B
Aerospace product and parts 48.4 B 32.2 B 61.1 B 33.2 B 47.5 B
Furniture and related product 37.8 B 9.6 B 44.0 B 10.7 B 26.6 B
Miscellaneous 52.6 B 27.5 B 57.0 B 21.6 B 34.0 B
All surveyed industries except manufacturing 12.6 A 25.1 B 9.9 A 11.1 B 24.2 B
Wholesale Trade 29.9 E 21.0 B 17.7 B 19.8 B 24.2 E
Retail Trade 0.7 A F 0.7 A 0.0 A 13.9 E
Transportation and warehousing 8.7 A 29.1 B 8.4 A 24.0 B 25.1 B
Information and cultural industries 31.4 B 46.2 B 22.8 B 16.2 B 22.9 B
Finance and insurance 17.4 B 27.0 B 12.0 B 9.0 B 22.8 B
Real estate and rental and leasing 1.7 E 3.1 E 0.0 A 27.0 E 28.7 E
Professional, scientific, and technical services except scientific research and development services 20.8 B 41.6 B 22.5 B 11.6 B 33.0 B
Scientific research and development services 41.1 B 39.5 B 31.2 B 10.4 B 39 B
Management of companies and enterprises 0 A 0 A 0 A 0 A 0 A
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 38.3 E F 12.1 E 8.9 E 12.1 E
Table A8: Percentage of enterprises indicating they introduced product or process innovations in 2007–09 (continued)
By firm size Product innovation Process innovation
Goods Services Methods of manufacturing or producing Logistics, delivery or distribution methods Supporting activities for processes
% QI % QI % QI % QI % QI
All industries Large Enterprises 29.3 E F F 16.0 E F
Medium Enterprises 24.1 B 23.4 E 24.3 E 14.1 B 28.0 E
Small Enterprises 16.4 A 23.6 B 14.8 A 11.3 A 24.3 B
Manufacturing Large Enterprises 52.2 A 21.0 A 54.0 A 24.5 A 38.4 A
Medium Enterprises 49.6 A 20.9 A 53.3 A 16.6 A 32.9 A
Small Enterprises 40.3 A 21.9 A 48.6 A 14.5 A 30.3 A
All Except Manufacturing Large Enterprises F F F F F
Medium Enterprises 17.1 E 24.1 E 16.3 E 13.4 E 26.6 E
Small Enterprises 11.3 A 24.0 B 7.7 A 10.7 B 23.1 B
Table A9: Percentage of enterprises indicating they introduced organizational or marketing innovations in 2007–09
By industry Organizational innovation Marketing innovation
Business practices for organizing procedures Methods of organizing work responsibilities procedures Methods of organizing external relations Aesthetic design or packaging Methods or techniques for promotion Methods for product placement Methods of pricing
% QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI
All surveyed industries 23.5 A 27.4 B 15.0 A 11.3 A 23.9 B 14.0 B 15.8 B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting F F F F F F F
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 36.7 B 38.7 B 16.9 B 10.1 B 14.9 B 4.6 A 16.7 B
Utilities 32.3 B 44.8 B 24.8 B 9.9 B 17.1 B 5.5 A 6.3 A
Construction 16.3 E 16.3 E 10.6 E 0.8 A 0 A 0 A 0 A
Manufacturing 44.9 A 38.6 A 19.8 A 17 A 20.4 A 13.6 A 17.5 A
Food 38.3 B 35.5 B 18.4 B 30.8 B 20.2 B 16.3 B 13.1 A
Beverage and tobacco product 38.8 B 33.9 B 17.3 B 44.8 B 21.8 B 25.2 B 9.5 B
Textile mills 45 B 31.3 B 17.4 B 12.2 B 5.2 A 8.8 A 20.7 B
Textile product mills 33.3 B 27.2 B 18.1 B 25.3 B 21.2 B 11 B 20.1 B
Clothing 24.6 B 22.4 B 7.5 B 21.3 B 13.8 B 15.3 B 15.1 B
Leather and allied product 33.3 B 17 B 14 A 24.5 B 16 A 19.6 B 11.4 A
Wood product 41.3 B 33.5 B 14.8 B 14.8 B 19.2 B 12.5 B 21.6 B
Paper 53.4 B 45.6 B 20.5 B 14.1 B 9.8 A 9.5 A 9.4 A
Printing and related support activities 49.2 B 49.2 B 29.9 B 7.4 B 26.2 B 16.4 B 22.5 B
Petroleum and coal product 46.2 B 42.5 B 19.2 B 11.5 B 15.3 B 3.8 A 3.8 A
Chemical manufacturing except pharmaceutical 39.9 B 47.1 B 15.8 B 13.8 A 16.8 B 12.9 A 17.7 B
Pharmaceutical 60.5 B 52.6 B 23.4 B 25.8 B 29.9 B 19.4 B 20.6 B
Plastics and rubber products 52.4 B 46.3 B 22 B 16.7 B 24.1 B 14.4 B 18.6 B
Motor vehicle plastic parts 58.4 B 52.1 B 20.4 B 19.7 B 10.5 B 14.1 B 14.1 B
Non-metallic mineral product 41.9 B 43.7 B 17.2 B 12.4 B 22.8 B 15 B 18.3 B
Primary metal 38.6 B 37.9 B 24.9 B 6.8 A 16.3 A 5.9 A 17.8 A
Fabricated metal product 45.3 B 37.9 B 21.4 B 11.9 A 15.6 B 8.9 A 14.9 B
Machinery 47 B 37.1 B 19.2 B 12.6 B 16 B 12.5 B 19.1 B
Computer and electronic product 61.8 B 42.2 B 24.3 B 24.9 B 34.1 B 19 B 21.8 B
Electrical equipment, appliance and component 55.5 B 39.4 B 22.6 B 24.6 B 24.2 B 18.2 A 22 B
Transportation equipment 48.9 A 40.4 A 19.8 A 18.6 A 21.2 A 11.1 A 16.2 A
Motor vehicle 61.1 B 50 B 16.7 B 11.1 B 38.9 B 33.3 B 16.7 B
Motor vehicle body and trailer 47.8 B 31.3 B 11.3 B 19.5 B 26.3 B 10.9 B 20.9 B
Motor vehicle parts 45 B 41.1 B 23.3 B 25 B 18.7 B 10.8 B 13 B
Aerospace product and parts 70.6 B 62.7 B 32.7 B 4.6 A 17.9 B 6.2 A 19.5 B
Furniture and related product 37.3 B 29 B 11.7 B 14.8 B 25.1 B 15 B 17.5 B
Miscellaneous 49.9 B 45.8 B 30.4 B 16.3 B 27 B 18.4 B 20.9 B
All surveyed industries except manufacturing 18.6 B 24.8 B 13.9 A 10 A 24.7 B 14.1 B 15.4 B
Wholesale Trade 34 E 32.4 E 10.9 B 25.2 E 33.2 E 8 B 24.2 E
Retail Trade 0 A 15.7 E 0 A 2.5 A F 15.7 E 14.9 E
Transportation and warehousing 23.7 B 29.3 B 19.7 B 7.3 A 16.3 B 6.7 A 18.8 B
Information and cultural industries 32 B 44.6 B 19.1 B 17 B 31.4 B 19.2 B 23.2 B
Finance and insurance 29.1 B 40.2 B 26.2 B 11.3 B 28.4 B 13.4 B 11.5 B
Real estate and rental and leasing 0 A 0 A 0 A 0 A 1.7 E 1.7 E 0 A
Professional, scientific, and technical services except scientific research and development services 39.5 B 51.6 B 25.2 B 15.6 B 31.2 B 18.2 B 23.2 B
Scientific research and development services 45.7 B 50.3 B 24.9 B 21.8 B 23.9 B 10.3 B 7.2 B
Management of companies and enterprises 0 A 0 A 0 A 0 A 0 A 0 A 0 A
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services F F F 8.9 E F 38.3 E F
Table A9: Percentage of enterprises indicating they introduced organizational or marketing innovations in 2007–09 (continued)
By firm size Organizational innovation Marketing innovation
Business practices for organizing procedures Methods of organizing work responsibilities procedures Methods of organizing external relations Aesthetic design or packaging Methods or techniques for promotion Methods for product placement Methods of pricing
% QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI
All industries Large Enterprises F F F 16.0 E F 19.0 E F
Medium Enterprises 34.2 E 40.8 E 25.0 E 17.1 B 30.2 E 16.4 B 22.4 E
Small Enterprises 20.4 A 23.8 B 12.4 A 10.1 A 23.0 B 13.3 B 14.3 B
Manufacturing Large Enterprises 59.0 A 49.9 A 28.9 A 25.2 A 25.3 A 15.2 A 18.4 A
Medium Enterprises 52.3 A 41.1 A 22.1 A 18.1 A 21.9 A 14.2 A 18.7 A
Small Enterprises 42.1 A 36.9 A 18.4 A 15.9 A 19.6 A 13.3 A 17.2 A
All Except Manufacturing Large Enterprises F F F F F F F
Medium Enterprises 29.3 E 40.7 E 25.8 E 16.8 E 32.4 E 17.0 E 23.4 E
Small Enterprises 15.7 B 21.0 B 11.2 A 8.9 A 23.8 B 13.2 B 13.7 B