Innovation in New Zealand 2005

What it's about

Innovative businesses are fundamental to economic growth and development. The innovation module of the Business Operations Survey collects data on the nature of innovation and how it changes over time, the mechanisms that foster or hinder the innovation process and the effect of innovation on business performance.

The Innovation in New Zealand 2005 report is based on data collected from the Business Operations Survey 2005. Innovation is defined as the introduction of any new or significantly improved goods, services, processes or marketing methods.

A Hot Off The Press information release contains the initial release of data from the Business Operations Survey 2005. This report focuses on the innovation and business performance sections of the survey and provides more detailed information.

Printable version

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Innovation in New Zealand 2005.pdf (926 KB)

Preface (182 KB)
Information, standards, contents (56 KB)
Chapter 1 Guide to interpreting the data (130 KB)
Chapter 2 Overview (54 KB)
Chapter 3 Rate of innovation (210 KB)
Chapter 4 Sources of ideas and information  (96 KB)
Chapter 5 Innovation and business performance (169 KB)
Chapter 6 Innovation and R&D (184 KB)
Chapter 7 Innovation cooperation (88 KB)
Chapter 8 Factors hampering innovation (86 KB)
Chapter 9 Technical notes (121 KB)
Statistical tables (181 KB)
Business Operations Survey 2005 (333 KB)


Published on 18 January 2007 
 
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