Summary information

Study title

Cambridge Centre for Business Research SME Dataset, 1987-1995

Creator

Kitson, M., University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Economics

Keeble, D., University of Cambridge, Department of Geography

Hughes, A., University of Cambridge, Faculty of Economics and Politics

Wilkinson, F., University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Economics

Moore, B., University of Cambridge, Department of Land Economy

Cosh, A. D., University of Cambridge, Judge Institute of Management

Study number / PID

4156 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-4156-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

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 framework to analyse empirically the determinants and constraints upon small business birth, growth and survival in a range of industries including hi-tech sectors, knitwear, printing and publishing; to employ the theoretical framework to analyse empirically the role of interfirm relationships and industrial districts in small firm creation, growth and development; to provide a detailed empirical analysis of the role of acquisition activity in the growth of small firms; to use the results of the theoretical and empirical research programme to evaluate policy proposals at a local, national and European level on a range of issues affecting the creation and growth of small firms. The methodology included econometric and case study analysis. Individual projects were conducted against a background analysis derived from a national postal survey of 2000 businesses and official statistics on the small business sector. The aim of the study was to create a longitudinal panel of small to medium enterprise (SME) data relating to a wide range of non-financial and attitudinal characteristics, and also including a limited number of financial variables not normally available in modified company accounts, from the national postal survey mentioned above. The initial survey was conducted in 1991 (covering 1987-1990). A first recall survey of the same population took place in 1993, and a second in 1995. The initial deposit of this study included only the results of the first survey. For the second edition of February 2002, the data and documentation were updated to include the 1993 and 1995 recall surveys.Main...

Economic systems and developmentBusiness/industrial management and organisation

ADVICEBUSINESS FORMATIONBUSINESSESCAPITALCOOPERATIONECONOMIC COMPETITIONECONOMIC CONDITIONSEXPENDITUREEXPORTS AND IMPORTSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL RESOURCESINDUSTRIES

Data collection period

Not available

Country

Great Britain

Time dimension

Longitudinal/panel/cohort

Two follow-up surveys were conducted in 1993 and 1995 with respondents to the 1991 survey.

Analysis unit

Institutions/organisations

National

Business

Universe

The original sample for the 1991 survey consisted of independent SMEs in Great Britain with less than 500 employees.

Sampling procedure

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample

Kind of data

Numeric

Data collection mode

Postal survey

faxed short questionnaire sent to those respondents who could not complete the full 1995 questionnaire.

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2000

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

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Hughes, A. and Wood, E. (1999) Rethinking Innovation Comparisons between Manufacturing and Services:: The Experience of the CBR SME Surveys in the UK, [Working paper].Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
Hughes, A. (1998) Growth constraints on small and medium sized firms, [Working paper].Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
Wood, E., Hughes, A. and Cosh, A. (1998) Longitudinal aspects of innovation surveys:: the CBR experience, [Working paper].Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
Kitson, M. and Wilkinson, F. (1996) 'Workforce and Skill Compositions' in A. Hughes and A. Cosh (eds.), , Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge. ISBN0906251125 | 9780906251126
Duncan, J., Cosh, A. and Hughes, A. (1996) 'Survival, Size, Age and Employment Growth' in A. Hughes and A. Cosh (eds.), , Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge. ISBN0906251125 | 9780906251126
Storey, D. and Hughes, A. (1994) Finance and the small firm, London: Routledge.ISBN 0415100364 | 9780415100366
Hughes, A. and Cosh, A. (1994) 'Size, financial structure and profitability:: UK companies in the 1980s' in D. Storey and A. Hughes (eds.), , London: Routledge. ISBN0415100364 | 9780415100366
Keeble, D. (1993) 'Small firm creation, innovation and growth and the urban-rural shift' in D. Storey and J. Curran (eds.), , London: Routledge, 54-78. ISBN0415100372 | 9780415100373
Hughes, A., Wood, E. and Cosh, A. (1996) 'Innovation: Scale, Objectives, and Constraints' in A. Cosh and A. Hughes (eds.), , Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge. ISBN0906251125 | 9780906251126
Keeble, D. (1996) 'CEOs, Management Structure, Growth Objectives and Constraints' in A. Hughes and A. Cosh (eds.), , Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge. ISBN0906251125 | 9780906251126
Bullock, A., Duncan, J. and Wood, E. (1996) 'Financing Innovation' , Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge. ISBN0906251125 | 9780906251126
Hughes, A. and Cosh, A. (1994) 'Acquisition activity in the small business sector' in D. Storey and A. Hughes (eds.), , London: Routledge. ISBN0415100364 | 9780415100366
Bryson, J. and Keeble, D. (1996) 'Small firm creation and growth, regional development and the North-South divide in Britain', Environment and Planning A, 909-934
Keeble, D., Wood, E. and Bryson, J. (1997) 'The Creation and Growth of Small Business Service Firms in Post-Industrial Britain', Small Business Economics, 345-360
Hughes, A. (1997) 'Finance for SMEs: a U.K. perspective', Small Business Economics, 151-168
Moore, B. (1994) 'Financial constraints to the growth and development of small high-technology firms' in A. Hughes and D. Storey (eds.), , London: Routledge. ISBN0415100364 | 9780415100366
Hughes, A., Cosh, A. and Wood, E. (1996) 'Profitability and Finance in UK SMEs' in A. Cosh and A. Hughes (eds.), , Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge. ISBN0906251125 | 9780906251126
Keeble, D. (1995) 'Regional influences and policy in new technology-based firm creation and growth' in R. Oakey (ed.), : Sage Publications. ISBN978-1853962745
Vaessen, P. and Keeble, D. (1995) 'Growth-oriented SMEs in unfavourable regional environments', Regional Studies, 489-505
Wilkinson, F. and Kitson, M. (1996) 'Markets, Competition and Collaboration' in A. Cosh and A. Hughes (eds.), , Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge. ISBN0906251125 | 9780906251126
Hughes, A. (1998) 'The 'problems' of finance for smaller businesses' in N. Dimsdale and M. Prevezer (eds.), , Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN0198287887 | 9780198287889
Cosh, A., Hughes, A. and Wood, E. (1999) 'Innovation in UK SMEs:: Causes and Consequences for Firm Failure and Acquisition' in C. Karlsson, B. Carlsson and Z. Acs (eds.), , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 329-366. ISBN0521621054 | 9780521621052
Moore, B. (1996) 'Sources of Innovation, Technology Transfer, and Diffusion' in A. Cosh and A. Hughes (eds.), , Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge. ISBN0906251125 | 9780906251126
(1996) The Changing State of British Enterprise: Growth, Innovation and Competitive Advantage in Small and Medium Sized Firms 1986-95 (summary report) [Research report], Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
Keeble, D. and Athreye, S. (2000) Sources of increasing returns and regional innovation in the UK, [Working paper].Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
(1996) The Changing State of British Enterprise: Growth, Innovation and Competitive Advantage in Small and Medium Sized Firms 1986-95, Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.ISBN 0906251125 | 9780906251126
Kitson, M. and Wilkinson, F. (1996) 'North-South and Urban-Rural Variations in SME Performance, Innovation and Business Characteristics' in A. Cosh and A. Hughes (eds.), , Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge. ISBN0906251125 | 9780906251126