The State of Technology
» The State of Technology, Volume 5, Issue 5, 2005
If respondent used new or significantly improved processes, equipment or software to produce or distribute the business's products or services in the last year.
Think of the single most important new or significantly improved process, piece of equipment, or piece of software introduced into your business in the last year.
1d. Did this new (process/piece of equipment/piece of software) put you ahead of the competition, allow you to stay abreast of the competition, or let you catch up to the competition?
| Response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahead of the competition | 30 | ||
| 2 | Abreast of the competition | 48 | ||
| 3 | Catch up to the competition | 18 | ||
| 4 | DK/Refuse | 4 | ||
| Total (%) | 100 | |||
| N | 345 | |||
Notes: Thirty (30) percent of small employers who used new or significantly improved processes, equipment or software in their businesses in the prior year think that the most important up-grade they made moved them ahead of the competition (Q#1d).
