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The Economic Performance of Innovative Small Firms in the South East Region and Elsewhere in the UK

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Alfred Thwaites
Pooran Wynarczyk
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THWAITES A. and WYNARCZYK P. (1996) The economic performance of innovative small firms in the South East region and elsewhere in the UK, Reg. Studies 30, 135--149. The paper explores the contribution of innovative small firms to local economic performance in different regional environments in the UK. The empirical analysis is based on a sample of small independent firms listed on the SPRU Innovation Database 1975--83. It uses detailed financial and other data on each firm to examine their performance in different operational environments. The results suggest that the average innovative SME exhibits many of the characteristics of a fast growth firm. However, the modus operandi of enterprise appears to differ between firms located in the South East region and other parts of the UK and these differences lead to variable outcomes in terms of employment, asset and export growth. THWAITES A. et WYNARCZYK P. (1996) La performance économique des petites entreprises innovatrices situées dans la région 'Sud-est’ et dans d'autres régions au Royaume-Uni, Reg. Studies 30, 135--149. Cet article étudie le rôle que joue les petites entreprises innovatrices situées dans diverses régions du Royaume-Uni dans la performance économique locale. L'analyse empirique repose sur un échantillon de petites entreprises indépendantes qui figurent dans la base de données de SPRU relative à l'innovation et qui traite de la période de 1975 à 1983. L'analyse emploie entre autres des données financières détaillées à propos de chaque entreprise, ce qui permet d'examiner sa performance dans divers environnements d'exploitation. Les résultats semblent indiquer que la PME innovatrice type manifeste beaucoup des caractéristiques d'une entreprise champignon. Toujours est-il que la manière de procéder de l'entreprise semble varier entre la région 'Sud-est’ et d'autres régions du Royaume-Uni, et ces différences entraînent des résultats variables en termes de la croissance de l'emploi, de l'actif et des exportations. THWAITES A. und WYNARCZYK P. (1996) Die Wirtschaftsleistung innovativer Kleinbetriebe im Südosten im Vergleich mit der anderer Regionen des Vereingten Königreichs, Reg. Studies 30, 135--149. Dieser Aufsatz untersucht den Beitrag innovativer Kleinfirmen zu der wirtschaflichen Leistung von Orten mit unterschiedlichen regionalen Bedingungen im Vereinigten Königreich. Die empirische Analyse stützt sich auf eine Stichprobe selbständiger kleiner Betriebe, die in der Liste der SPRU Datenbank von Innovationen im Zeitraum 1975--1983 aufgeführt sind. Dabei werden ins Einzelne gehende finanzielle und andere Angaben über jede Firma dazu benutzt, ihre Leistungen unter unterschiedlichen Arbeitsbedingungen zu untersuchen. Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, daß durchschnittliche innovative SME (kleine und mittlere Unternehmen) viele Merkmale einer schnell expandierenden Firma aufweisen. Dir Arbeitsweise der Unternehmen im Südosten scheint jedoch von der in anderen Teilen des Vereinigten Königreichs abzuweichen, und diese Unterschiede führen zu unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen bezüglich Erwerbstätigkeit, Vermögenswerten und Zunahme des Exportvolumens.

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Volume (Year): 30 (1996)
Issue (Month): 2 (April)
Pages: 135-149
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