Economic activities total | Overall concerns of the sourcing operation exceeding expected benefits | Total | | 514.0 |
Very important | | 35.9 |
Important | | 47.1 |
Not important | | 31.6 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 399.4 |
Concerns of the employees (including the trade unions) | Total | | 514.0 |
Very important | | 8.5 |
Important | | 13.1 |
Not important | | 50.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 442.2 |
Access to finance or other financial constraints | Total | | 514.0 |
Very important | | 14.5 |
Important | | 33.7 |
Not important | | 44.5 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 421.3 |
Linguistic or cultural barriers | Total | | 514.0 |
Very important | | 13.5 |
Important | | 43.5 |
Not important | | 48.0 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 409.0 |
Legal or administrative barriers | Total | | 514.0 |
Very important | | 20.2 |
Important | | 30.8 |
Not important | | 38.6 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 424.5 |
Proximity to existing client needed | Total | | 514.0 |
Very important | | 59.1 |
Important | | 35.1 |
Not important | | 35.6 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 384.1 |
Difficulties in identifying potential/suitable providers abroad | Total | | 514.0 |
Very important | | 18.9 |
Important | | 57.1 |
Not important | | 39.4 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 398.6 |
Uncertainty of the quality of the products/services to be supplied abroad | Total | | 514.0 |
Very important | | 16.6 |
Important | | 39.0 |
Not important | | 42.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 416.2 |
Taxation issues | Total | | 514.0 |
Very important | | 17.6 |
Important | | 45.2 |
Not important | | 42.8 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 408.4 |
Tariffs and trade barriers | Total | | 514.0 |
Very important | | 23.6 |
Important | | 25.6 |
Not important | | 35.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 429.6 |
Missing documentation of own products and processes | Total | | 514.0 |
Very important | | 5.6 |
Important | | 20.7 |
Not important | | 72.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 415.5 |
Lack of management resources and know-how | Total | | 514.0 |
Very important | | 12.1 |
Important | | 43.4 |
Not important | | 46.1 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 412.3 |
Industry | Overall concerns of the sourcing operation exceeding expected benefits | Total | | 247.0 |
Very important | | 25.4 |
Important | | 26.8 |
Not important | | 25.4 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 169.4 |
Concerns of the employees (including the trade unions) | Total | | 247.0 |
Very important | | 5.9 |
Important | | 9.5 |
Not important | | 33.7 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 197.8 |
Access to finance or other financial constraints | Total | | 247.0 |
Very important | | 9.5 |
Important | | 27.5 |
Not important | | 28.5 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 181.5 |
Linguistic or cultural barriers | Total | | 247.0 |
Very important | | 7.1 |
Important | | 25.5 |
Not important | | 35.4 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 179.0 |
Legal or administrative barriers | Total | | 247.0 |
Very important | | 12.8 |
Important | | 14.7 |
Not important | | 25.5 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 194.0 |
Proximity to existing client needed | Total | | 247.0 |
Very important | | 31.1 |
Important | | 24.3 |
Not important | | 24.1 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 167.4 |
Difficulties in identifying potential/suitable providers abroad | Total | | 247.0 |
Very important | | 11.6 |
Important | | 37.2 |
Not important | | 27.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 170.9 |
Uncertainty of the quality of the products/services to be supplied abroad | Total | | 247.0 |
Very important | | 13.2 |
Important | | 23.1 |
Not important | | 30.9 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 179.8 |
Taxation issues | Total | | 247.0 |
Very important | | 12.6 |
Important | | 28.1 |
Not important | | 28.9 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 177.4 |
Tariffs and trade barriers | Total | | 247.0 |
Very important | | 12.8 |
Important | | 21.0 |
Not important | | 24.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 189.1 |
Missing documentation of own products and processes | Total | | 247.0 |
Very important | | 1.1 |
Important | | 11.8 |
Not important | | 52.3 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 181.8 |
Lack of management resources and know-how | Total | | 247.0 |
Very important | | 8.0 |
Important | | 27.4 |
Not important | | 29.1 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 182.5 |
..manufacturing | Overall concerns of the sourcing operation exceeding expected benefits | Total | | 223.0 |
Very important | | 23.4 |
Important | | 24.8 |
Not important | | 25.4 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 149.4 |
Concerns of the employees (including the trade unions) | Total | | 223.0 |
Very important | | 5.9 |
Important | | 8.5 |
Not important | | 32.7 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 175.8 |
Access to finance or other financial constraints | Total | | 223.0 |
Very important | | 9.5 |
Important | | 27.5 |
Not important | | 26.5 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 159.5 |
Linguistic or cultural barriers | Total | | 223.0 |
Very important | | 7.1 |
Important | | 25.6 |
Not important | | 31.4 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 159.0 |
Legal or administrative barriers | Total | | 223.0 |
Very important | | 11.8 |
Important | | 12.7 |
Not important | | 24.4 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 174.1 |
Proximity to existing client needed | Total | | 223.0 |
Very important | | 27.2 |
Important | | 23.3 |
Not important | | 24.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 148.4 |
Difficulties in identifying potential/suitable providers abroad | Total | | 223.0 |
Very important | | 11.6 |
Important | | 34.2 |
Not important | | 24.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 153.0 |
Uncertainty of the quality of the products/services to be supplied abroad | Total | | 223.0 |
Very important | | 13.2 |
Important | | 22.0 |
Not important | | 27.9 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 159.8 |
Taxation issues | Total | | 223.0 |
Very important | | 10.6 |
Important | | 26.1 |
Not important | | 27.9 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 158.4 |
Tariffs and trade barriers | Total | | 223.0 |
Very important | | 12.8 |
Important | | 20.9 |
Not important | | 23.1 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 166.1 |
Missing documentation of own products and processes | Total | | 223.0 |
Very important | | 1.1 |
Important | | 10.7 |
Not important | | 50.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 160.8 |
Lack of management resources and know-how | Total | | 223.0 |
Very important | | 8.0 |
Important | | 27.4 |
Not important | | 28.1 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 159.5 |
....high and medium-high technology manufacturing | Overall concerns of the sourcing operation exceeding expected benefits | Total | | 51.7 |
Very important | | 4.5 |
Important | | 4.5 |
Not important | | 5.4 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 37.3 |
Concerns of the employees (including the trade unions) | Total | | 51.7 |
Very important | | 0.0 |
Important | | 1.0 |
Not important | | 6.6 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 44.1 |
Access to finance or other financial constraints | Total | | 51.7 |
Very important | | 1.1 |
Important | | 3.4 |
Not important | | 7.6 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 39.6 |
Linguistic or cultural barriers | Total | | 51.7 |
Very important | | 1.2 |
Important | | 6.7 |
Not important | | 5.5 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 38.4 |
Legal or administrative barriers | Total | | 51.7 |
Very important | | 2.2 |
Important | | 1.1 |
Not important | | 5.5 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 42.9 |
Proximity to existing client needed | Total | | 51.7 |
Very important | | 5.6 |
Important | | 0.0 |
Not important | | 6.5 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 39.7 |
Difficulties in identifying potential/suitable providers abroad | Total | | 51.7 |
Very important | | 1.1 |
Important | | 4.4 |
Not important | | 8.7 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 37.5 |
Uncertainty of the quality of the products/services to be supplied abroad | Total | | 51.7 |
Very important | | 3.3 |
Important | | 5.6 |
Not important | | 4.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 38.5 |
Taxation issues | Total | | 51.7 |
Very important | | 2.2 |
Important | | 2.3 |
Not important | | 7.6 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 39.6 |
Tariffs and trade barriers | Total | | 51.7 |
Very important | | 3.3 |
Important | | 3.4 |
Not important | | 5.3 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 39.7 |
Missing documentation of own products and processes | Total | | 51.7 |
Very important | | 0.0 |
Important | | 1.1 |
Not important | | 12.0 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 38.5 |
Lack of management resources and know-how | Total | | 51.7 |
Very important | | 3.3 |
Important | | 4.3 |
Not important | | 4.4 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 39.7 |
....medium-low and low technology manufacturing | Overall concerns of the sourcing operation exceeding expected benefits | Total | | 171.3 |
Very important | | 18.9 |
Important | | 20.3 |
Not important | | 20.0 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 112.1 |
Concerns of the employees (including the trade unions) | Total | | 171.3 |
Very important | | 5.9 |
Important | | 7.5 |
Not important | | 26.1 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 131.7 |
Access to finance or other financial constraints | Total | | 171.3 |
Very important | | 8.4 |
Important | | 24.1 |
Not important | | 18.9 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 119.9 |
Linguistic or cultural barriers | Total | | 171.3 |
Very important | | 5.9 |
Important | | 18.9 |
Not important | | 25.9 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 120.6 |
Legal or administrative barriers | Total | | 171.3 |
Very important | | 9.6 |
Important | | 11.6 |
Not important | | 18.9 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 131.2 |
Proximity to existing client needed | Total | | 171.3 |
Very important | | 21.6 |
Important | | 23.3 |
Not important | | 17.7 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 108.7 |
Difficulties in identifying potential/suitable providers abroad | Total | | 171.3 |
Very important | | 10.5 |
Important | | 29.8 |
Not important | | 15.5 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 115.5 |
Uncertainty of the quality of the products/services to be supplied abroad | Total | | 171.3 |
Very important | | 9.9 |
Important | | 16.4 |
Not important | | 23.7 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 121.3 |
Taxation issues | Total | | 171.3 |
Very important | | 8.4 |
Important | | 23.8 |
Not important | | 20.3 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 118.8 |
Tariffs and trade barriers | Total | | 171.3 |
Very important | | 9.5 |
Important | | 17.5 |
Not important | | 17.8 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 126.4 |
Missing documentation of own products and processes | Total | | 171.3 |
Very important | | 1.1 |
Important | | 9.6 |
Not important | | 38.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 122.3 |
Lack of management resources and know-how | Total | | 171.3 |
Very important | | 4.7 |
Important | | 23.1 |
Not important | | 23.7 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 119.8 |
Market services | Overall concerns of the sourcing operation exceeding expected benefits | Total | | 267.0 |
Very important | | 10.5 |
Important | | 20.3 |
Not important | | 6.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 230.0 |
Concerns of the employees (including the trade unions) | Total | | 267.0 |
Very important | | 2.6 |
Important | | 3.5 |
Not important | | 16.4 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 244.4 |
Access to finance or other financial constraints | Total | | 267.0 |
Very important | | 5.0 |
Important | | 6.2 |
Not important | | 16.0 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 239.7 |
Linguistic or cultural barriers | Total | | 267.0 |
Very important | | 6.4 |
Important | | 18.0 |
Not important | | 12.6 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 230.0 |
Legal or administrative barriers | Total | | 267.0 |
Very important | | 7.4 |
Important | | 16.0 |
Not important | | 13.1 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 230.4 |
Proximity to existing client needed | Total | | 267.0 |
Very important | | 28.0 |
Important | | 10.8 |
Not important | | 11.5 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 216.7 |
Difficulties in identifying potential/suitable providers abroad | Total | | 267.0 |
Very important | | 7.3 |
Important | | 19.9 |
Not important | | 12.1 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 227.6 |
Uncertainty of the quality of the products/services to be supplied abroad | Total | | 267.0 |
Very important | | 3.4 |
Important | | 16.0 |
Not important | | 11.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 236.4 |
Taxation issues | Total | | 267.0 |
Very important | | 5.0 |
Important | | 17.1 |
Not important | | 14.0 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 230.9 |
Tariffs and trade barriers | Total | | 267.0 |
Very important | | 10.8 |
Important | | 4.6 |
Not important | | 11.1 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 240.6 |
Missing documentation of own products and processes | Total | | 267.0 |
Very important | | 4.4 |
Important | | 9.0 |
Not important | | 19.9 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 233.7 |
Lack of management resources and know-how | Total | | 267.0 |
Very important | | 4.1 |
Important | | 16.0 |
Not important | | 17.0 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 229.8 |
....knowledge intensive market services | Overall concerns of the sourcing operation exceeding expected benefits | Total | | 48.1 |
Very important | | 0.0 |
Important | | 3.8 |
Not important | | 1.5 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 42.8 |
Concerns of the employees (including the trade unions) | Total | | 48.1 |
Very important | | 0.0 |
Important | | 0.0 |
Not important | | 5.8 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 42.3 |
Access to finance or other financial constraints | Total | | 48.1 |
Very important | | 0.0 |
Important | | 1.5 |
Not important | | 4.3 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 42.3 |
Linguistic or cultural barriers | Total | | 48.1 |
Very important | | 0.0 |
Important | | 1.3 |
Not important | | 5.6 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 41.3 |
Legal or administrative barriers | Total | | 48.1 |
Very important | | 0.0 |
Important | | 1.5 |
Not important | | 3.8 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 42.8 |
Proximity to existing client needed | Total | | 48.1 |
Very important | | 3.0 |
Important | | 1.3 |
Not important | | 2.6 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 41.3 |
Difficulties in identifying potential/suitable providers abroad | Total | | 48.1 |
Very important | | 0.0 |
Important | | 2.8 |
Not important | | 4.1 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 41.3 |
Uncertainty of the quality of the products/services to be supplied abroad | Total | | 48.1 |
Very important | | 0.0 |
Important | | 2.8 |
Not important | | 4.1 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 41.3 |
Taxation issues | Total | | 48.1 |
Very important | | 0.0 |
Important | | 1.5 |
Not important | | 5.3 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 41.3 |
Tariffs and trade barriers | Total | | 48.1 |
Very important | | 0.0 |
Important | | 0.0 |
Not important | | 5.8 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 42.3 |
Missing documentation of own products and processes | Total | | 48.1 |
Very important | | 0.0 |
Important | | 1.3 |
Not important | | 4.5 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 42.3 |
Lack of management resources and know-how | Total | | 48.1 |
Very important | | 1.5 |
Important | | 2.8 |
Not important | | 4.1 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 39.8 |
..other market services | Overall concerns of the sourcing operation exceeding expected benefits | Total | | 218.9 |
Very important | | 10.5 |
Important | | 16.5 |
Not important | | 4.7 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 187.2 |
Concerns of the employees (including the trade unions) | Total | | 218.9 |
Very important | | 2.6 |
Important | | 3.5 |
Not important | | 10.7 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 202.1 |
Access to finance or other financial constraints | Total | | 218.9 |
Very important | | 5.0 |
Important | | 4.7 |
Not important | | 11.7 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 197.4 |
Linguistic or cultural barriers | Total | | 218.9 |
Very important | | 6.4 |
Important | | 16.7 |
Not important | | 7.0 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 188.8 |
Legal or administrative barriers | Total | | 218.9 |
Very important | | 7.4 |
Important | | 14.5 |
Not important | | 9.3 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 187.7 |
Proximity to existing client needed | Total | | 218.9 |
Very important | | 25.0 |
Important | | 9.5 |
Not important | | 8.9 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 175.5 |
Difficulties in identifying potential/suitable providers abroad | Total | | 218.9 |
Very important | | 7.3 |
Important | | 17.2 |
Not important | | 8.0 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 186.4 |
Uncertainty of the quality of the products/services to be supplied abroad | Total | | 218.9 |
Very important | | 3.4 |
Important | | 13.2 |
Not important | | 7.2 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 195.1 |
Taxation issues | Total | | 218.9 |
Very important | | 5.0 |
Important | | 15.6 |
Not important | | 8.6 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 189.7 |
Tariffs and trade barriers | Total | | 218.9 |
Very important | | 10.8 |
Important | | 4.6 |
Not important | | 5.3 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 198.2 |
Missing documentation of own products and processes | Total | | 218.9 |
Very important | | 4.4 |
Important | | 7.7 |
Not important | | 15.4 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 191.4 |
Lack of management resources and know-how | Total | | 218.9 |
Very important | | 2.6 |
Important | | 13.2 |
Not important | | 13.0 |
Importance unknown or barrier not perceived | | 190.1 |