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The analysis also showed that majority of the respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the idea that their organisation shared innovations with suppliers and distributors. More precisely, 35.6 percent (n = 48) agreed and 12.6 percent (n = 17) strongly agreed with the statement. 26.6 percent (n = 36) of the respondents disagreed with it to some extent. One fourth of respondents (25.2 percent) could not either agree or disagree with the statement (n = 34).
The majority of the respondents tended to agree that their organisations were totally open for new ideas and innovation from outside sources and that they constantly implemented new ideas and innovations developed internally. Specifically, 40.0 percent of the respondents (n = 54) agreed, and 31.9 percent (n = 43) strongly agreed with the idea. The opposing answers were chosen by the minority of the respondents: 4.4 percent (n = 6) said that they strongly disagreed with the idea whereas 6.7 percent (n = 9) said that they just disagreed with it.
Rather different situation was in case of the distribution of frequencies, describing agreement or disagreement with the statement “Partly open to other employees and other departments”. 6.7 percent (n = 9) of the survey participants strongly disagreed, 17.8 percent (n = 24) disagreed, 34.1 percent (n = 46) agreed and 8.1 percent (n = 11) strongly agree with it. Meanwhile, one third of survey participants (33.3 percent, n = 45) neither agreed nor disagreed with the statement.
Stating their attitude towards the statement “We share innovations with suppliers and distributors” 13.3 percent (n = 18) of respondents said they strongly disagreed with it and another 13.3 percent (n = 18) that they disagreed. 35.6 percent of survey participants (n = 48) agreed and 12.6 percent (n = 17) strongly agreed with the statement.
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