Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy

Outsourcing of commercial activities of enterprise, category

Outsourcing of commercial activities refers to the awarding of subcontracts to another enterprise, thus giving up the responsibility of carrying out certain activities, whether all or in part.

Enterprise refers to the highest level of the Business Register statistical hierarchy. In alignment with the System of National Accounts, it is defined as an institutional unit that directs and controls the allocation of resources relating to its operations, and for which financial statements are maintained from which international transactions, an international investment position and a financial position for the unit can be derived. Enterprises can be corporations, quasi-corporations, institutions, or unincorporated businesses such as sole proprietors or partnerships. For incorporated enterprises, financial statements can be consolidated.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Outsourcing of commercial activities to another country during the last 3 years