Table 1
Strategic focus of Canadian enterprises business activities, all surveyed industries, 2012
| Maintaining or optimizing business activities | Introduction of new or significantly improved business activities | Do not know | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |
| Products (goods or services) | 71.4A | 21.2A | 7.4A |
| Organizational or management practices (long term) | 65.0B | 29.3A | 5.7A |
| Operational activities (long term) | 60.2B | 34.4B | 5.4A |
| Marketing practices or methods (long term) | 53.6B | 33.5B | 13.0A |
very reliable (standard error between 0% and 2.49%)
reliable (standard error between 2.50% and 7.49%)
Note(s):
Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy (SIBS) 2012 estimates are provided as percentages accompanied by quality indicators. Data quality indicators are based on the standard error (SE) and number of observations in the estimates. Quality indicators for SIBS are the following: A is very reliable (SE between 0% and 2.49%); B is reliable (SE between 2.50% and 7.49%); E is use with caution (SE between 7.50% and 14.99%); and F is too unreliable to be published (SE greater than or equal to 15.00%).
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