Barriers and Limitations in the Development of Industrial Innovation in the Region



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Table 2: Barrier and limitation factors: ranking according to the mean scores of the level of importance in the Hi-tech Industry

Barrier and limitation factors to innovation

Rank

Mean
Score

S.D

% of firms indicating the limitation
factor as very significant or crucial

Mann-Whitney Test

Total
firms

Firms in
Metropolitan

Firms in
Periphery

U

Z

Excessive perceived risk____________________

1

3.51

1.22

57.0

60.7

48.0

687.0

-0.745

Lack of sufficient financial resources__________

2

3.49

1.47

62.8

67.2

52.0

720.5

-0.414

Prohibitive costs_______________________________

3

3.20

1.26

48.9

50.8

44.0

746.0

-0.162

Lack of skilled personnel_____________________

4

3.00

1.36

41.8

41.0

44.0

677.0

-0.832

Long return on investment___________________

5

2.98

1.30

39.5

41.0

36.0

733.0

-0.287

Uncertainty in timing of innovation_____________

6

2.40

1.40

31.0

30.0

33.3

704.5

-1.610

Lack of market consumption________________

7

2.29

1.59

27.9

29.5

24.0

750.5

-0.125

Lack of information on market opportunity

8

2.29

1.29

24.5

32.8

4.0

480.5

-2.795*

Lack of technological knowledge_____________

9

2.26

1.27

20.9

19.7

24.0

739.0

-0.233

Lack of opportunities for cooperation with
other firms___________________________________

10

1.92

1.25

12.8

16.4

4.0

670.0

-0.960

Lack of technological opportunities___________

11

1.84

1.27

16.3

21.4     '

4.0     '

69.5

-0.687

Lack of R&D services______________________

12

1.81

1.17

11.7

8.2

20.0

627.5

-1.440

Innovation control difficulties___________________

13

1.72

0.99

5.9

8.2

0.0

723.5

-0.417

Resistance to change in the enterprise_______

14

1.66

1.07

9.3

8.2

12.0

647.5

-1.290

Legislation, norms, regulations, standards,
taxation________________________________________

15

1.63

1.09

9.3

9.8

8.0

731.5

-0.364

Deficiencies in the availability of external
technical services____________________________

16

1.53

0.86

5.8

66

40

669.5

-1.048

No need to innovate due to earlier innovations

17

1.29

0.75

2.4

4.9     '

4.0     '

591.0

-2.539*

Total number of observation 86. Number of observation in metropolitan area = 61, in periphery = 25.
* Significant at the 5% level. ** Significant at the 10% level.



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