Surveys: output

Centre for Business Research
Centre for Business Research

Survey findings

The CBR has produced a number of surveys on SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) that have been published as books. They can be bought in hard copy from the CBR at the prices listed below by emailing publications@cbr.cam.ac.uk. Alternatively download the executive summary for free:

Cosh, A., Hughes, A., Bullock, A. and Milner, I. (2009) SME finance and innovation in the current economic crisis. (31 pages)

Cosh, A. and Hughes, A. (eds.) (2007) British enterprise: thriving or surviving? SME growth, innovation and public policy 2001-2004.
Price: £50 per copy (pb 124 pages)

Cosh, A. and Hughes, A. (eds.) (2003) Enterprise challenged: policy and performance in the British SME sector 1999-2002.
Price: £5 per copy (pb 132 pages)

Cosh, A. and Hughes, A. (2000) British enterprise in transition.
Price: £5 per copy (pb 112 pages) | Download summary

Cosh, A. and Hughes, A. (1998) Enterprise Britain.
Price: £5 per copy (pb 135 pages) | Download summary

Cosh, A. and Hughes, A. (1996) The changing state of British enterprise.
Price: £5 per copy (pb 103 pages) | Download summary

Cosh, A. and Hughes, A. (1992) The state of British enterprise.
Out of print | Download summary

Journal articles

Cosh, A. and Hughes, A. (2010) “Never mind the quality feel the width: university-industry links and government financial support for innovation in small high-technology businesses in the UK and the USA.” Journal of Technology Transfer, 35: 66-91

Book chapters

Bullock, A., Cosh, A. and Hughes, A. (2007) “Finance for SMEs.” In: Cosh, A. and Hughes A. (eds.) British enterprise: thriving or surviving? SME growth, innovation and public policy 2001-2004. Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.

Bullock, A. and Milner, I. (2007) “Survey design, response bias and sample characteristics in the 2004 CBR SME Survey.” In: Cosh, A. and Hughes A. (eds.) British enterprise: thriving or surviving? SME growth, innovation and public policy 2001-2004. Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.

Conference/Workshop presentations

Bullock, A. (2010) “Presentation to 1st year PhD students at JBS.” 24 February 2010

Cosh , A. and Zhang, J. (2010) “Open innovation practices in UK firms: a survey design.” IfM, 24 May 2010

Milner, I. (2010) “Presentation to 1st year PhD students at JBS.” 24 February 2010

Surveys undertaken/survey instruments

  • SME Survey on the Credit Crunch
  • University-Industry Knowledge Exchange (HEI) survey Main survey
  • University-Industry Knowledge Exchange (HEI) survey Large UK firms survey
  • University-Industry Knowledge Exchange (HEI) survey Pilot survey
  • The Role of “Soft Companies” and Government R&D Contracts in Development of SMEs
  • CBR 2004 Panel survey
  • CBR 2004 New Firms survey
  • Joint USA-UK Innovation Benchmarking Survey – Telephone
  • Joint USA-UK Innovation Benchmarking Survey – Telephone survey
  • Joint USA-UK Innovation Benchmarking Survey – Large Companies – Postal Survey (UK)
  • Joint USA-UK Innovation Benchmarking Survey – Smaller Companies – Postal Survey (UK)
  • Joint USA-UK Innovation Benchmarking Survey – Telephone survey(UK), by IFF Research on behalf of the CBR
  • Joint USA-UK Innovation Benchmarking Survey – Telephone survey  (US), by the Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology, University of Iowa on behalf of the CBR
  • Pilot of the CIS4 questionnaire
  • Bullock, A., Cosh, L., Milner, I. CBR 2004 survey
  • Joint USA-UK Innovation Benchmarking Survey – Large Companies – Postal Survey (UK)
  • Joint USA-UK Innovation Benchmarking Survey – Smaller Companies – Postal Survey (UK) Survey Instrument
  • Small and Medium Sized Business Survey 2002 – New Sample
  • Small and Medium Sized Business Survey 2002 – Old Panel
  • Small and Medium Sized Business Survey 2002 – short questionnaire
  • Small and Medium Sized Business Survey 2002 – long questionnaire
  • Pilot Analysis of the CIS3 Innovation Survey Instrument, a report to the DTI The Relationship between Training and Business Performance
  • Business Performance and the National Minimum Wage
  • Pilot survey on the Impact of Training on Business Performance
  • Pilot survey of ‘The Third Community Innovation Survey’ (CIS3)
  • Managed the mailing of 5 surveys under the Future of Professional Work project
  • Managed the mailing of a survey on High Tech CEOs and their businesses
  • Managed the mailing of 6 surveys under the Financing of SMEs in Western Europe project
  • Managed the mailing of a survey of Wholesale Insurance and Reinsurance Organisations in the London Market

Datasets created, software written

  • CBR et al (2010) “Survey of knowledge exchange activity by UK academics”, 2005-2009 (SN6462)
  • CBR et al (2010) “Survey of knowledge exchange activity by UK businesses”, 2005-2009 (SN6464)
  • CBR 2008 SME dataset
  • CBR 2004 and 2008 panel dataset
  • CBR 1997-2008 panel dataset
  • University-Industry Knowledge Exchange (HEI) business dataset
  • University-Industry Knowledge Exchange (HEI) academic dataset
  • CBR 2004 SME dataset
  • CBR 1991, 1997, 2004 matched dataset
  • UK-US Innovation Benchmarking matched dataset
  • Northern Ireland SME dataset (PEU)
  • NI and GB matched SME dataset
  • Midwife and Physiotherapist dataset (PEU)
  • UK Mergers 2001-2002 database
  • A created the CBRs SME database based on the 2002 survey.
  • 1997-2002 CBR SME database
  • 1992-2000 UK Mergers database
  • 1985-2000 UK Foreign Mergers database
  • Business Performance and the National Minimum Wage 2000
  • The Future of Professional Work
  • Wholesale Insurance and Reinsurance Organisations in the London Market
  • Financing of SMEs in Western Europe (UK)
  • Venture Capital in Western Europe (UK, Germany, Italy)

Archived datasets

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