Survey of United Kingdom Manufacturing Firms, 2010

This project studied the extent to which manufacturing firms are becoming involved in the provision of services – so called 'servicisation' – as well as the extent to which they are engaged in collaborative networks with customers, suppliers, competitors and others, including universities. The study aimed to understand whether engaging in these activities is associated with different organisational arrangements, and is associated with superior performance. <br> <br> This dataset contains 256 responses to a survey of 2,515 manufacturing firms that was carried out in October and November 2010. Responses were received between October 2010 and January 2011. Manufacturing firms with between 7 and 1,500 employees in the UK and primarily active in the UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (SIC 2003) industries 28-36 were drawn from the Forecasting Analysis and Modeling Environment (FAME) database which draws data from company accounts. <br> <br> Further information can be found on the <a href ="http://www.esrc.ac.uk/my-esrc/grants/RES-180-25-0009/read" title="Increasing Value Added in UK Manufacturing through Globalising 'Open Innovation' and Servicisation Strategies">Increasing Value Added in UK Manufacturing through Globalising 'Open Innovation' and Servicisation Strategies</a> ESRC End of Award web page.<br>