Business Advice, Public Support and the Supply Chain (CBR project)

Centre for Business Research
Centre for Business Research

Overview

Aims, results and dissemination

This project developed an in-depth analysis of how business advice is sought and used, and its impact on the business. This project built on and, in its focus on internal business characteristics of advice users, was complementary to the work carried out in the CBR in the past. It made use of CBR survey results obtained in 1999, and subsequent case studies to provide a detailed examination of the process of seeking and obtaining advice.

The project was particularly concerned with the way in which this process is mediated through the internal management organisation of firms, as well as with the extent of geographical localisation and interactions between firms in the supply chain. It also located and assessed the role of publicly supported advice sources within the general market for information and advice.

The project was completed in the autumn of 2001 (before the current reporting period). During 2002-2004 a number of papers which had previously been reported as forthcoming were published.

Project leader

  • Robert Bennett

Research fellows

  • Colin Smith
  • Paul Robson

Project status

Completed

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