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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[k1] What job do you do at this company/organisation?

[k2] How long have you worked in this company/organisation? (Years)

[k3a] Currently, how many employees does your company/organisation have in Finland (all permanent, temporary, full-time and part-time employees on the payroll, excluding employees contracted through an employment agency)? (Number of employees)

[k3b] How many employees of your company/organisation are currently working in other countries outside of Finland? (Number of employees)

[k4] How many years has your company/organisation been in operation?

[k5] Is your establishment:

[k6] Is your establishment the Finnish subsidiary of an international company?

[k7] Does your company/organisation have subsidiaries or establishments abroad?

[k8a] Does your establishment produce goods or provide services to any of the following: Sister companies or other establishments within your own company or organisation?

[k8b] Does your company/organisation produce goods or provide services to any of the following: Other enterprises?

[k8c] Does your company/organisation produce goods or provide services to any of the following: Public sector actors such as government or municipal agencies?

[k8d] Does your company/organisation produce goods or provide services to any of the following: Individual consumers?

[k9] To which of these groups you mentioned above does your company/organisation provide the largest volume of goods or services?

[k10] Are the main products or services of your company/organisation:

[k11] What percentage of the employees at this company/organisation has fixed-term/temporary contracts, including those on successive fixed-term contracts?

[k12] What percentage of the employees at this company/organisation is part-time?

[k13] Are there any employees contracted through an employment agency currently working at this company/organisation?

[k14] How many employees have been contracted through an employment agency? (Number of employees)

[k15] Compared with two years ago, has the total number of employees at your company/organisation:

[k16a] Were any of the following the reason for the increase in the number of employees: Increase in the market for your products or services?

[k16b] Were any of the following the reason for the increase in the number of employees: Investments in new products or services?

[k16c] Were any of the following the reason for the increase in the number of employees: Improvements in products or services?

[k16d] Were any of the following the reason for the increase in the number of employees: Company acquisition or merger?

[k16e] Were any of the following the reason for the increase in the number of employees: Units or operations from other establishments were merged with this establishment?

[k16f] Were any of the following the reason for the increase in the number of employees: Increase in funding/operating budget?

[k17a] Were any of the following the reason for the decline in the number of employees: Technological innovation?

[k17b] Were any of the following the reason for the decline in the number of employees: Organisational changes or restructuring?

[k17c] Were any of the following the reason for the decline in the number of employees: Decline in the market for your products or services?

[k17d] Were any of the following the reason for the decline in the number of employees: Sale or closure of part of your company/organisation?

[k17e] Were any of the following the reason for the decline in the number of employees: Outsourcing of operations or transfer to other establishments of the company/organisation?

[k17f] Were any of the following the reason for the decline in the number of employees: Cuts in funding/operating budget?

[k17_2] Please describe briefly the reason for the decline in the number of employees? (Open-ended)

[k18] Over the past 12 months, what percentage of total working days at this company/organisation has been lost due to employee sickness?

[k19] How many organisational levels are there in your company/organisation, including the highest level such as senior management and the lowest level such as production staff? (Number of levels)

[k20] How many organisational levels were there two years ago?

[k21a] Does your company/organisation have: Separate divisions or departments by function, such as administration, research, production or sales?

[k21b] Does your company/organisation have: Separate divisions or departments by type of product or service?

[k21c] Does your company/organisation have: Separate divisions or departments by geographical area?

[k21d] Does your company/organisation have: Separate divisions or departments by sales or operational regions?

[k22a] Does your company/organisation have groups or teams that: Decide themselves how their daily or weekly work is planned?

[k22b] Does your company/organisation have groups or teams that: Are responsible for the quality of their work?

[k22c] Does your company/organisation have groups or teams that: Choose their members themselves?

[k22d] Does your company/organisation have groups or teams that: Have direct contacts with other groups or teams in your company/organisation?

[k22e] Does your company/organisation have groups or teams that: Have direct contacts with external actors such as clients and subcontractors?

[k22f] Does your company/organisation have groups or teams that: Continuously develop their operations?

[k22g] Does your company/organisation have groups or teams that: Improve products or services?

[k23] What percentage of employees at this company/organisation currently participates in such groups or teams?

[k24] Are any of the employees at this company/organisation currently involved in groups who meet regularly to think about improvements that could be made in this establishment and in its operations?

[k25] What percentage of employees at this company/organisation currently participates in such groups?

[k26] Compared with two years ago, has the percentage of employees participating in such groups:

[k27] Can any of the non-managerial employees at this company/organisation choose when they begin or finish their daily work?

[k28] According to your estimate, what percentage of the non-managerial employees at this company/organisation can currently choose when they begin or finish their daily work?

[k29] Can any of the employees at your company/organisation choose to work from home or otherwise work remotely?

[k30a] According to your estimate, what percentage of the employees at this company/organisation works remotely: Regularly, for example, weekly?

[k30b] According to your estimate, what percentage of the employees at this company/organisation works remotely: Occasionally?

[k31] Does your company/organisation have any kind of quality monitoring system?

[k32] Does your company/organisation currently monitor customer satisfaction?

[k33] Did your company/organisation monitor customer satisfaction two years ago?

[k34] Does your company/organisation provide online services on the Internet?

[k35] Compared to two years ago, has the number of online services provided:

[k36] Does your company/organisation use social media such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or blogs?

[k37a] Is social media used in your company/organisation for: Marketing?

[k37b] Is social media used in your company/organisation for: External communication?

[k37c] Is social media used in your company/organisation for: Internal communication?

[k37d] Is social media used in your company/organisation for: Recruitment?

[k37e] Is social media used in your company/organisation for: Developing and improving products and services?

[k37f] Is social media used in your company/organisation for: Some other purpose

[k37f_2] Is social media used in your company/organisation for: Some other purpose, please specify purpose (open-ended)

[k38a] Is your company/organisation currently collaborating with other companies or organisations in: Design or development of new products or services?

[k38b] Is your company/organisation currently collaborating with other companies or organisations in: Procurements of products or services from other producers?

[k38c] Is your company/organisation currently collaborating with other companies or organisations in: Sales or marketing of products or services?

[k39a] Did your company/organisation collaborate with other companies or organisations in the following two years ago: Design or development of new products or services?

[k39b] Did your company/organisation collaborate with other companies or organisations in the following two years ago: Procurements of products or services from other producers?

[k39c] Did your company/organisation collaborate with other companies or organisations in the following two years ago: Sales or marketing of products or services?

[k40a] Has your company/organisation partly or entirely outsourced the following: Design or development of new products or services?

[k40b] Has your company/organisation partly or entirely outsourced the following: Procurements of products or services from other producers?

[k40c] Has your company/organisation partly or entirely outsourced the following: Sales or marketing of products or services?

[k41a] Had your company/organisation partly or entirely outsourced the following two years ago: Design or development of new products or services?

[k41b] Had your company/organisation partly or entirely outsourced the following two years ago: Procurements of products or services from other producers?

[k41c] Had your company/organisation partly or entirely outsourced the following two years ago: Sales or marketing of products or services?

[k42] Has your company/organisation encountered any difficulties over the last two years in recruiting competent staff?

[k43] Has your company/organisation encountered any difficulties over the last two years in retaining staff?

[k44] Approximately what percentage of your employees has a performance appraisal or evaluation interview at least once a year?

[k45] Approximately what percentage of employees has been given paid time-off from their work to undertake training in the past 12 months?

[k46] Over the last 12 months, approximately what percentage of employees received on-the-job training to improve their skills?

[k47] Does your company/organisation have meetings between line managers or supervisors and all the workers for whom they are responsible?

[k48] Has your company/organisation set goals, documented in writing, for promoting workplace wellbeing?

[k49] Does your company/organisation have a workplace wellbeing team or a person responsible for it?

[k50] [PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES/ORGANISATIONS ONLY] During the last two years, did the largest share of your turnover come from:

[k51a] In the last two years, did your company/organisation make changes to operations in response to: Changes in health and safety regulations?

[k51b] In the last two years, did your company/organisation make changes to operations in response to: Changes in environmental regulations?

[k51c] In the last two years, did your company/organisation make changes to operations in response to: Increased labour costs?

[k51d] In the last two years, did your company/organisation make changes to operations in response to: Increased raw material or other input costs?

[k51e] In the last two years, did your company/organisation make changes to operations in response to: Increased competition?

[k51f] In the last two years, did your company/organisation make changes to operations in response to: Changes in demand?

[k51g] In the last two years, did your company/organisation make changes to operations in response to: Introduction of new technology?

[k51h] In the last two years, did your company/organisation make changes to operations in response to: Budgetary cuts?

[k52] In your estimate, how does the labour productivity of your company/organisation compare with the productivity of your competitors or other actors in the market/field?

[k53] During the last two years has your company/organisation introduced any new or significantly improved products or services?

[k54] Were any of these new products or services completely new to your market?

[k55] During the last two years, has your company/organisation improved its production processes?

[k56a] During the last two years, has your company/organisation introduced any new or significantly improved: Marketing methods?

[k56b] During the last two years, has your company/organisation introduced any new or significantly improved: Business innovations?

[k57] During the last two years, has your company/organisation made significant organisational changes?

[k57_2] Could you briefly describe the most important organisational change introduced? (Open-ended)

[k58a] Has your company/organisation used outside consultants during the past two years for: Developing production processes?

[k58b] Has your company/organisation used outside consultants during the past two years for: Developing marketing?

[k58c] Has your company/organisation used outside consultants during the past two years for: Developing the workplace through organisational changes?

[k58d] Has your company/organisation used outside consultants during the past two years for: Improving workplace wellbeing?

[k58e] Has your company/organisation used outside consultants during the past two years for: Developing something else?

[k59] Does your company/organisation have an operational/business strategy or plan, documented in writing?

[k60a] Are the following mentioned as goals in the strategy/plan: Increasing turnover by growing your market share?

[k60b] Are the following mentioned as goals in the strategy/plan: Increasing turnover by company acquisitions or mergers?

[k60c] Are the following mentioned as goals in the strategy/plan: Reaching new markets through product or service innovation?

[k60d] Are the following mentioned as goals in the strategy/plan: Developing staff competence to increase competitiveness?

[k60e] Are the following mentioned as goals in the strategy/plan: Globalisation/internationalisation?

[k61] Which of the goals included in the strategy or plan is the most important?

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