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World Bank World Development Indicators, 1960-2020
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI) is the primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global...
IMF Government Finance Statistics, 1972-2023
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics (GFS) database provides current and internationally comparable annual time series data on the finances and fiscal policies of IMF member governments from 1972 onwards. Topics covered include:deficit/surplus or total financingrevenues or...
Cohort Study of Recently Formed Northern Businesses, 1993-1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of the study are:
(i)to identify the key characteristics of (a) a sample of newly formed Northern businesses; and (b) the founders of those businesses;
(ii)to track the perceptions founders have, at different points during the first two years of life, of likely business prospects over a range of...
United Kingdom Survey of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Finances, 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.In January 2004, a consortium of public and private sector organisations commissioned Warwick Business School to carry out the United Kingdom Survey of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises' (SME) Finances, 2004. This was the first representative survey of SMEs to offer a close analysis of businesses with...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1991
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983-1991; Cumulative File
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
Survey of the Solicitors' Profession, 1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To obtain a profile of the structure, organisation and staffing of solicitors' firms; to describe the types of legal and non-legal work carried out by solicitors; to investigate the social background of solicitors including career history and educational qualifications; to explore solicitors' attitudes on...
Cambridge Centre for Business Research SME Dataset (Second Panel), 1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main objective of the research project was to create a longitudinal panel database of SME data relating to a wide range of non-financial and attitudinal characteristics, and a limited number of financial variables not normally available in modified company accounts, from a national postal survey. This...
Small Business Survey, 2010-2012: Secure Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Small Business Survey (SBS) is a large scale telephone survey commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) as a follow up to the Annual Survey of Small Businesses 2007/8. The main aims of the first SBS survey in 2010 were to:monitor key enterprise indicators (e.g....
Auditors and Auditing in the United States of America since the 1920s
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The driving force behind this project was the perceived problems of the company audit following the collapse of Enron and WorldCom, together with their auditors, Arthur Andersen. The problems with the audit include the so called ‘expectations gap’ between what the public believe the audit is for – mainly...
Cambridge Centre for Business Research SME Dataset, 1987-1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The research programme had five objectives:
to draw upon and develop recent theoretical contributions to the study of industrial organisation, firm behaviour and organisational change in a way which enabled them to be applied to the study of small firm creation, growth and development;
to employ this...
National Opinion Polls National Political Surveys: January 1980 Omnibus
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The NOP National Political Surveys were designed principally to ascertain public opinion on political parties, leaders and government, and to record voting intention. In addition, the majority of the surveys included data of topical interest and of social importance.Main Topics:The surveys vary, but...
Growth of Firms, 1948-1971
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The growth of firms has been a central issue in writings on the theory of the firm, but little empirical work has been done on the subject. Much of the work in economics has been primarily statistical, and has not been concerned with sociological aspects, even though the theoretical literature has...
Company Level Industrial Relations Survey, 1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main objectives were:
to assess changes that have taken place since the first Company Level Industrial Relations Survey in 1985 (Study not available via the UK Data Archive.)
to investigate how employee relations fits in with broader policy making
to explore the relationship between employee relations...
UK-IRC Survey of New Modes of Innovation: Managerial and Strategic Business Practices and Open Innovation, 2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project examined the organisational mechanisms and capabilities as well as institutional arrangements that are required to foster effective open innovation (OI). In particular, it addressed three questions:How do patterns of usage of OI practices vary across firms, sectors and sizes?What are the...
Economics of General Practice, 1986-1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To investigate the response of general practitioners to professional and economic incentives in relation to the location of the practice and the characteristics of the practitioners.Main Topics:Variables
General characteristics of the practice; premises and equipment; personnel, qualifications, interests,...
Childcare Provider Finances Survey, 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The introduction of the National Childcare Strategy in 1998 marked a radical shift in government policy and for the first time put childcare provision firmly on the political map. Since then a wide range of childcare initiatives and funding streams have been introduced, and hence there is a need for...
United Kingdom Survey of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Finances, 2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.In January 2004, a consortium of public and private sector organisations commissioned Warwick Business School to carry out the United Kingdom Survey of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises' (SME) Finances, 2004. This was the first representative survey of SMEs to offer a close analysis of businesses with...
Blackburn and Darwen Labour Market Survey Data, 1985
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to provide information about the experience of unemployment and changing patterns of employment in those parts of the Borough of Blackburn (including Darwen) which qualify for the Urban ProgrammeMain Topics:Variables
1) Current employment status; employment history...
Small Business Survey, 2014
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Small Business Survey, 2014 (SBS 2014) is a large-scale representative telephone survey of business owners and managers in the UK commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Scottish Government and Invest NI. Interviews were undertaken between July and October 2014 by...
Primary Care-Led Commissioning in England and Wales: the Changing Complexity of Governance for Quality, 1991-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This research project explored primary care-led commissioning (PCLC) in the National Health Service (NHS) in England and in Wales, and aimed to set these in the context of NHS changes since 1991. PCLC is understood here to mean the process of arranging the whole range of health care services (acute,...
Making Numeracy Teaching Meaningful to Adult Learners, 2002-2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project explores what makes numeracy further education in different geographical areas in England.
Its specific aims are:
to investigate ways in which teachers' knowledge of learners' numerate practices outside the classroom inform numeracy teaching inside the classroomto investigate learners'...
Measuring and Explaining Management Practices across Firms and Countries, 1994-2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study comprises the data used for the following published academic journal articles:
Bloom, N. and Van Reenen, J. (2007) 'Measuring and explaining management practices across firms and countries', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 122(4), pp.1351–1408.
The study used an innovative survey tool to...
Company Organisation and Worker Participation Survey, 1976
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of this survey were:
to explore role and functions of the board of directors in modern private sector companies;
to compare impressions of current and other possible approaches to decision making held by individuals at key levels within sampled companies;
to discover the incidence and importance...
Tenants Association Project, 1979-1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to:
1. provide a descriptive account of what tenants' associations are doing or have done;
2. provide the basis for recommendations directed at tenants themselves, officials and elected representatives, on ways in which tenant representation and organisation might be...
World Bank International Debt Statistics, 1970-2026
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The World Bank International Debt Statistics (previosuly Global Development Finance) contains more debt and financial flows indicators for countries that report public and publicly-guaranteed debt to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System. The database runs from 1970 onwards and covers external debt...
DSS/PSI Study of Improving Work Opportunities, 1996-1999
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The DSS/PSI Programme of Research into Improving Employment Opportunities was a study of the Earnings Top-Up (ETU) scheme for low-paid workers. The national surveys that made up the programme were carried out by the Social Security Research Team at the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) and the work was...
Workplace Employment Relations Survey: 1998-2011: Secure Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS) is a national survey of the state of employment relations and working life inside British workplaces. The 1998, 2004 and 2011 surveys (WERS98, WERS 2004, WERS 2011) are the fourth, fifth and sixth in the series, respectively, earlier surveys having...
Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004; Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004, Wave 2
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Workplace Employment Relations Survey, 2004 (also known as the Workplace Employment Relations Survey, WERS 2004, or WERS5) was a national survey of people at work. The survey was jointly sponsored by the then Department of Trade and Industry, ACAS, the ESRC and the PSI. (In June 2007, DTI became...
Human Resource Management and Performance in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, 2004-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This research project investigated whether investing in 'progressive' human resources (HR) practices appears to pay dividends in terms of corporate performance for small firms in the sectors the project covered. However, the degree to which this is true, and the size and significance of the effect, will...