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Small Firms, Innovation and Regional Development in Britain in the 1990s

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KEEBLE D. (1997) Small firms, innovation and regional development in Britain in the 1990s, Reg. Studies 31, 281-293. This paper analyses regional variations in the growth, innovativeness and other performance characteristics during the 1990s of a sample of 1,000 small and medium sized manufacturing and service enterprises (SMEs) in Britain. Set within a theoretical context provided by Vaessen's critique of regional resource munificence theory, it shows that South East core region firms grew faster than those in Peripheral regions, and reported more original innovations, but that the latter had a better record of continuing innovation and higher R&D intensity. Significant regional differences in competitive environments and collaborative networking also carry implications for long term competitiveness. KEEBLE D. (1997) Les petites entreprises, l'innovation et l'amenagement du territoire aux annees 90, Reg. Studies 31, 281-293. A partir d'un echantillon de 1000 petites et moyennes entreprises industrielles et de service (PME) situees en Grande-Bretagne, cet article cherche a analyser la variation regionale du taux de croissanee, l'innovation et d'autres variables qui caracterisent leur comportement aux annees 90. Puisant dans la theorie de Vaessen relative a la dotation des regions en ressources, on laisse voir que les entreprises situees dans la region centrale, a savoir le Sud-Est, ont joui des taux de croissance plus eleves par rapport a celles situees aux regions peripheriques et ont signale des innovations plus originelles. Toujours est-il que ces entreprises-la font temoin d'une meilleure tradition d'innovation continue et de la R&D plus approfondie. D'importantes differences regionales des milieux competitifs et des reseaux de collaboration ont aussi des repercussions pour ce qui est de la competitivite a long terme. KEEBLE D.(1997) Kleine Firmen, Innovation und Regionalentwicklung in den neunziger Jahren in Grossbritannien, Reg. Studies 31, 281-293. Dieser Aufsatz analysiert Abweichungen, die in den neunziger Jahren in Grossbritannien bei Wachstum, Innovationsfreudigkeit und anderen Leistungsmerkmalen durch Stichproben bei 1000 kleinen und mittleren herstellenden und Dienstleistungsbetrieben (SMEs) festgestellt wurden. Im theoretischen Zusammenhang mit Vaesser's Kritik der Theorie regionaler Grosszu¨gigkeit bei der Bereitstellung von Mitteln wird gezeigt, dass Firmen im Kerngebiet des Su¨dosten des Landes schneller als die der Randgebiete wuchsen, und mehr Originalinnovation zu melden hatten, wa¨hrend letztere besser bei der Auflistung kontinuierlicher Innovation und intensiver Forschung-und Entwicklungsta¨tigkeit abschnitten. Signifikante regionale Unterschiede in wettbewerbsfa¨higen Umgebungen und Zusammenarbeit bei Bemu¨hung um Ausstrahlung wirken sich auch auf langfristige Wettbewerbsfa¨higkeit aus.

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  • David Keeble, 1997. "Small Firms, Innovation and Regional Development in Britain in the 1990s," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(3), pages 281-293.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:31:y:1997:i:3:p:281-293
    DOI: 10.1080/00343409750134692
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