Survey of United Kingdom Manufacturing Firms, 2010

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>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><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The main topics covered by the survey are:<ul><li>the services offered by the firms and how they charge for these</li><li>the strategic importance of services and organisational arrangements associated with providing services</li><li>engagement in the provision of solutions</li><li>co-operation arrangements and motivations</li><li>engagement in research and development activities</li><li>innovation activities and behaviours</li><li>information regarding the competitive orientation of the firm</li><li> background information on firm size, ownership and growth orientation</li></ul><p>本摘要版权归英国数据服务中心（UK Data Service）及数据采集版权所有者所有。</p><br>本项目聚焦于制造企业参与服务提供的程度——即所谓的“服务化（servicisation）”，同时考察其与客户、供应商、竞争对手及包括高校在内的其他主体构建协作网络的程度。本研究旨在探究参与上述活动是否与差异化的组织架构相关联，以及是否与更优异的经营绩效存在相关性。<br><br>本数据集包含2010年10月至11月开展的针对2515家制造企业的调研的256份有效回复，回复收集周期为2010年10月至2011年1月。调研样本为英国境内雇员规模介于7至1500人、主要活跃于英国2003年经济活动标准行业分类（SIC 2003）代码28至36所对应行业的制造企业，样本数据取自从公司账目提取信息的预测分析与建模环境（FAME）数据库。<br><br>更多详细信息可查阅经济与社会研究理事会（ESRC）的项目结项网页：<a href="http://www.esrc.ac.uk/my-esrc/grants/RES-180-25-0009/read" title="通过全球化‘开放创新’与服务化战略提升英国制造业附加值">《通过全球化“开放创新”与服务化战略提升英国制造业附加值》</a>。<br><br><b>核心主题</b>：<br><br>本次调研涵盖的核心主题如下：<ul><li>企业提供的服务类型及其收费模式</li><li>服务的战略重要性与服务提供相关的组织架构设置</li><li>解决方案提供参与情况</li><li>合作安排与合作动机</li><li>研发活动参与情况</li><li>创新活动与创新行为</li><li>企业竞争导向相关信息</li><li>企业规模、所有权结构与增长导向等背景信息</li></ul>