Lyndsey Jenkins is a PhD student at Edinburgh Napier University exploring factors that influence innovation across European countries using data from the 2013 Community Innovation Survey and vocational education statistics. The study aims to identify which national factors best support innovation, compare findings to the UK, and inform Jenkins' PhD interviews. Preliminary results found that research and development expenditure, vocational training provision, cooperation on innovation, international collaboration, and operating in international markets differentiated countries with high, medium, and low innovation levels. These factors also predicted the number of innovative enterprises within countries.

1. PURPOSE AND AIMS
Factors influencing innovation across Europe
Analysis of the Community Innovation Survey
Lyndsey Jenkins
PhD student, Edinburgh Napier University
RESEARCH QUESTION
DATA SOURCES AND ANALYSIS VALUE
 Explore determinants of
national innovation
 Set context for PhD study
Which factors support the
development of innovation
at national level in
European countries?
 Community Innovation Survey
(2013)
 Vocational Education and
Training statistics
 Bring knowledge on Europe to
Scotland
 Fill knowledge gap on factors
influencing national
innovation
 Compare
with UK
innovation
 Shape PhD
interviews
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RESULTS
Find me elsewhere:
Email: L.Jenkins@napier.ac.uk
Twitter: @LJenk2015
Blog: lyndseyjenkins.org
University page: http://www.napier.ac.uk/people/lyndsey-jenkins
Correlation Cluster Analysis
ANOVA
RegressionFactor Analysis
• Research & development expenditure
• Vocational education and training provision
• Cooperation on innovation activities
• International collaboration
• Operation in international markets
There were differences between high, medium
and low levels of innovative countries on:
• Gross domestic product
• Input into organisations
• Markets
• Cooperation
• Long term view
These factors predicted amount of
innovative enterprises within
countries: