The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's National Institute for Science and Technology Policy investigated the relationship between companies that conducted innovation activities in the three years from 2019 and those who completed graduate school (doctoral or master's programs) in a national innovation survey. It was found that the percentage of employees who have completed graduate school is higher than companies that do not implement this.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's National Institute for Science and Technology Policy, an analysis of the employment status of 448,348 companies surveyed found that 18% of companies employed at least one graduate school graduate.It can be seen that many companies do not employ even a single person who has completed graduate school.On the other hand, 1% of the approximately 1 companies that carried out innovation activities employed at least one graduate school graduate, which was significantly higher than the 23% of the approximately 21 companies that did not carry out innovation activities. .
In addition, when we looked at the percentage of employees with doctoral degrees (those who have completed doctoral courses or so-called dissertation doctoral degrees) among all the companies surveyed, we found that all companies employ at least one person with a doctoral degree. However, there is a discrepancy between the numbers, with 1% of companies implementing innovation activities and 2% of companies not implementing innovation activities.
The problem is that fewer companies accept graduate school graduates and doctoral degrees, but according to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's National Institute for Science and Technology Policy, companies that carry out innovation activities are more likely to accept graduate school graduates and doctoral degrees. It is said that there is a tendency to hire
Of all companies implementing innovation activities, 3% collaborated with universities and other higher education institutions for innovation activities, and this percentage has not changed since the previous survey.The larger the company, the higher the percentage of companies that cooperated, with 19% of large companies collaborating with universities and other higher education institutions.On the other hand, the rate was 2% for small businesses and 5% for medium-sized businesses.In the manufacturing sector, 9% of companies cooperated with universities and other higher education institutions, while in the service sector the proportion was 2%.
