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Table 1: Barrier and limitation factors: ranking according to the mean scores of the level of importance
|
Barrier and limitation factors to innovation |
Rank |
Mean |
S.D |
% of firms indicating the limitation |
Mann-Whitney Test | |||
|
Total |
Firms in |
Firms in |
U |
Z | ||||
|
excessive perceived risk_____________________ |
1 |
3.22 |
1.39 |
47.4 |
48.8 |
45.5 |
5404.0 |
-0.019 |
|
Lack of sufficient financial resources__________ |
2 |
3.18 |
1.53 |
50.7 |
56.9 |
42.1 |
4918.0 |
-1.159 |
|
Prohibitive costs_______________________________ |
3 |
3.13 |
1.32 |
46.4 |
50.4 |
40.9 |
5034.0 |
-0.887 |
|
Long return on investment___________________ |
4 |
2.97 |
1.33 |
38.4 |
41.5 |
34.1 |
4956.5 |
-1.066 |
|
lack of skilled personnel_______________________ |
5 |
2.92 |
1.37 |
39.1 |
36.1 |
43.2 |
4535.5 |
-1.960* |
|
Lack of information on market opportunity |
6 |
2.30 |
1.28 |
21.0 |
26.3 |
13.7 |
4677.0 |
-1.651** |
|
Uncertainty in timing of innovation_____________ |
7 |
2.19 |
1.28 |
18.8 |
21.5 |
14.9 |
5058.0 |
-0.439 |
|
Lack of technological knowledge_____________ |
8 |
2.17 |
1.19 |
16.5 |
15.5 |
18.2 |
5069.5 |
-0.819 |
|
Lack of market consumption________________ |
9 |
2.15 |
1.40 |
21.4 |
25.4 |
15.9 |
4759.0 |
-1.512 |
|
Lack of opportunities for cooperation with |
10 |
1.95 |
1.15 |
12.0 |
15.7 |
6.8 |
5199.0 |
-0.310 |
|
Lack of R&D services______________________ |
11 |
1.88 |
1.18 |
12.8 |
11.4 ' |
14.8 ' |
4498.0 |
-2.293* |
|
Innovation control difficulties___________________ |
12 |
1.81 |
1.04 |
8.6 |
8.2 |
9.1 |
5270.5 |
-0.246 |
|
Lack of technological opportunities___________ |
13 |
1.76 |
1.15 |
12.8 |
13.9 |
11.4 |
5043.5 |
-0.859 |
|
Legislation, norms, regulations, standards, |
14 |
1.73 |
1.19 |
11.4 |
14.0 |
8.0 |
4790.5 |
-1.574 |
|
Resistance to change in the enterprise_______ |
15 |
1.65 |
1.04 |
.9.1 |
5.7 ' |
13.6 ' |
4145.0 |
-3.288* |
|
Deficiencies in the availability of external |
16 |
1.64 |
0.93 |
6.2 |
4.9 |
8.0 |
4318.0 |
-2.760* |
|
No need to innovate due to earlier innovations |
17 |
1.40 |
0.81 |
3.4 |
4.1 ' |
2.2 ' |
4773.5 |
-1.836** |
Total number of observation 211. Number of observation in metropolitan area = 123, in periphery = 88.
* Significant at the 5% level. ** Significant at the 10% level.
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