Characteristics and Performance of Venture Firms
Characteristics and Performance of Venture Firms
- Industry Distribution (as of January 1999 and March 2000)
- Information and Telecom: 31.1% (1999) _ 37.7% (2000)
- Machinery: 29.4% (1999) _ 28.8% (2000)
- Electric and Electronic: 15.2% (1999) _ 12.6% (2000)
- Textile, Medical Instrument and Others: 24.3% (1999) _ 20.9% (2000)
- Average % of R&D Investment to Sales: 24% (98) _ 34% (99) [Large Firms 2.1%]
- Technical Manpower as % of Total Employees: 51% (99) [Large Firms 0.3%]
- Average Number of Employees: 59 (98) _ 35 (99)
- Sales Growth Rate: 22% (98) _ 71% (99)
- Exports Growth Rate: 61.5% (98) [Large Firm -4.2% (98)]