China (Beijing)

(n = 126)

Germany (n = 127)

Significant difference

Lack of public support with a view to subsidy programmes

63.5%

14.2%

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Lack of internal sources of finance

39.7%

15.7%

^***

Excessive cost (unfavourable cost-benefit analysis)

34.9%

37.8%

-

Organisational problems during the process of realisation

22.2%

28.3%

-

Lack of information on suitable co-operation partners

22.2%

20.5%

-

Inadequate legislation, regulations, administrative procedures

19.0%

12.6%

-

Lack of sufficiently qualified personnel

15.9%

23.6%

-

Reservations regarding reliability of partners in the IPR-field

15.9%

19.7%

-

Lack of suitable external sources of finance

11.1%

11.8%

-

Lack of suitable co-operation partners

11.1%

19.7%

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Lack of interest on the side of potential co-operation partners

4.0%

4.7%

-

Internal resistance to/reservations against R&D-cooperation

1.6%

6.3%

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