Research and development activities by SMEs: a regional comparison (the West Midlands and the North East of England)

Abstract

This study provides an analysis of two regional samples on R&D activities in manufacturing small and medium‐size firms in the UK. The results show that there are statistically significant regional differences between the North East and the West Midlands (χr² of 11.8 s.s. at p < .01), where the North East SMEs seem to engage less in R&D activities. The results may be of some interest to the relevant R&D funding bodies.

Citation

Adamson, I. and Seddighi, H.R. (2000), "Research and development activities by SMEs: a regional comparison (the West Midlands and the North East of England)", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 78-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006807