Each year, additional questions are added to the Flemish CIS survey for academic research purposes. We were able to include items relevant to our research hypotheses in the 2013 (covering the years 2010–2012) wave of the Flemish CIS. The 2013 Flemish CIS is a stratified (according to sector and size class) random sample of 7159 firms. The survey complies with the guidelines and definitions of the Oslo Manual (OECD, 2005) for surveys on innovation practices. It covers small, medium-sized, and large firms in all