P N O'Farrell
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4542004 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | P N O'Farrell |
| NOMBRES | P N |
| APELLIDO | O'Farrell |
| FIRMA | FARRELL P N O |
| AFILIACIONES | Heriot-Watt University |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 36 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 278 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 36 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1972 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1998 |
| ÍNDICE H | 9 |
Regional Influences on Foreign Market Development by Business Service Companies
O'FARRELL P. N., WOOD P. A. and ZHENG J. (1998) Regional influences on foreign market development by business service companies: elements of a strategic context explanation, Reg. Studies 32 , 31-48. The internationalization literature - both of manufacturing and services - has concentrated upon the issue of entry, and largely ignored post-entry behaviour and market development. A major aim of this paper, therefore, is to present evidence on forei…
Internationalisation by Business Service Firms
In this paper we critically review the applicability of the dominant paradigm of international production theory, internalisation theory, and the eclectic paradigm, concluding that they are of very limited utility in analysing the process of internationalisation by business service firms. The principal aim is to conceptualise the influence of three key dimensions of business service activity on internationalisation: the external relations and pat…
Manufacturing Use of Business Services in the Two Parts of Ireland
This article measures the internal and external use of eleven business services by samples of independent manufacturing firms located in Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (ROI). The location of open market service suppliers is analysed and the adequacy of the regional service supply infrastructure is examined. Comparisons of service use are made with samples of firms located in Scotland and South East England. The pattern of use o…
Internationalization of Business Services
O'FARRELL P. N., Wood P. A. and ZHENG J. (1996) Internationalization of business services: an interregional analysis, Reg. Studies 30, 101–118. Internationalization behaviour by business service firms in Scotland and the South East of England is analysed. Evidence is outlined on level of internationalization, time profile of entry into foreign markets, location of foreign markets, mode of entry into first and largest foreign markets, and behaviou…
The Competitiveness of Business Services in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and the South East of England
In this paper we compare the competitiveness and performance of samples of business service offices located in two peripheral regions of the United Kingdom: Northern Ireland and Wales, and peripheral Republic of Ireland by making matched comparisons with counterparts in a core region-South East England. Offices in South East England are characterised by faster growth, higher productivity, wider markets, and greater export penetration than their c…
Internationalisation by Business Services
In this paper the work of geographers, economists, and management scientists in studying interregional and international expansion by service companies is reviewed. A critique is presented of some of the fundamental methodological problems inherent in analysing foreign-market entry-mode choice. These are particularly apparent when studying the process of business service-sector internationalisation. Issues discussed include inconsistencies in the…
Business Service Use by Manufacturing Firms in Mid Wales
The use of business services by small and medium-sized independent manufacturing firms located in the Mid Wales region is quantified. A cross section of services which provide clients with strategic information and expertise is focused upon; for example, training, market research, and product design. The main concern is with constraints upon the use of services arising from the location. Internal and external provision of services is examined. Th…
The Employment and Skill Implications of the Adoption of New Technology
This paper examines the direct post-adoption effects of the introduction of new technology, specifically CNC machine tools, by small independent metalworking firms in three regions of the UK, the South East of England, Scotland and Wales. The research reports upon the impact of CNC adoption upon employment levels; the skills of operatives; the effect of CNCs upon skills and pay rates; the organisation of work and job content; and training. A beni…
The Competitiveness of Business Services and Regional Development
This paper presents a matched-pairs analysis of the competitive performance of business service companies in Scotland and the South East of England. Value added per person is one-quarter higher in the English firms and a significantly higher proportion of them (49 per cent) have introduced a new service during the previous five years compared with 34 per cent of Scottish businesses. The latter were also more likely to function as multi-service co…
Manufacturing Demand for Business Services in a Core and Peripheral Region
O'FARRELL P. N., MOFFAT L. A. R. And HITCHENS D. M. W. N. (1993) Manufacturing demand for business services in a core and peripheral region: does flexible production imply vertical disintegration of business services?, Reg. Studies 27, 385–400. This paper analyses the demand by manufactures in Scotland and South East England for key strategic business services during the past three years, the source of supply of the services used and the location…
The Performance of Business-Service Firms in Peripheral Regions
In this paper a comparative analysis of the competitiveness and performance of business-service companies in two peripheral regions, Nova Scotia and Scotland, is presented. Several dimensions of performance are investigated for four industries: market research, management consultancy, advertising, and graphic design. Value added per person is one third higher in Scotland compared with Nova Scotia, and Nova Scotian offices derive a much higher pro…
The Regional Extent of Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machine Tool Adoption and Post Adoption Success in Small British Mechanical Engineering Firms
OAKEY R. P. and O'FARRELL P. N. (1992) The regional extent of computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tool adoption and post-adoption success in small British mechanical engineering firms, Reg. Studies 26, 163–175. Several recent papers have been concerned with the regional level and rates of computer numerically controlled (CNC) machinery diffusion. This paper, however, investigates regional variations in the depth of CNC adoption in small…
The Competitiveness of Business Service Firms
O'FARRELL P. N., HITCHENS D. M. W. N. and MOFFAT L. A. R. (1992) The competitiveness of business service firms: a matched comparison between Scotland and the South East of England, Reg. Studies 26, 519–533. In this paper we present a comparative analysis of the competitiveness and performance of matched pairs of business service companies in Scotland and South East England. Several dimensions of performance are investigated for five industries: m…
Regional Variations in the Adoption of Computer-Numerically-Controlled Machine Tools by Small Engineering Firms
In this paper those factors that influence the adoption of computer-numerically-controlled (CNC) machine tools by small mechanical engineering firms in three regions: the South East of England, Scotland, and Wales are investigated. Evidence is presented on CNC machine adoption in the three regions. A logistic regression model of the probability of CNC lathe adoption is developed and a regression model of the data of first adoption is calibrated. …
Duration of Unemployment among Men in Northern Ireland
Male unemployment in Northern Ireland from 1926 to 1973 is examined by using aggregate time series and individual life-history data. County-specific and sector-specific unemployment rates are derived from various published statistics by using an entropy-maximising procedure. These aggregate data show a systematic relative improvement in male unemployment in the predominantly Protestant eastern counties and a corresponding deterioration in the mor…
Research Policy and Review 32. Producer Services and Regional Development
A number of the major research and policy questions concerning the role of producer services in development are addressed. Specifically the authors explore the needs-demand gap; the internalisation — externalisation decision; gaps in regional producer services, and their implications for manufacturing competitiveness; the potential for the autonomous growth of producer service firms; and the roles of the public and private sectors in service prov…
Producer Services and Regional Development
O'FARRELL P. N. and HITCHENS D. M. (1990) Producer services and regional development: key conceptual issues of taxonomy and quality measurement, Reg. Studies 24, 163–171. There is a major research gap with regard to our understanding of the effectiveness of producer services in promoting the efficiency of manufacturing enterprises in regional economies. This paper reviews alternative taxonomic methodologies of the service sector and compares the …
Entrepreneurial Behaviour within Male Work Histories
In this paper, aspects of entrepreneurship in Ireland-North and South-based upon a sample of 4300 male work histories are analysed. Complementary log-log models are employed to investigate the factors underlying the first business startup by an individual. A between-sector analysis of entrepreneurial behaviour is presented; the preceding employment experience of entrepreneurs is analysed; and their subsequent employment spell is examined. Results…
The Competitiveness and Performance of Small Manufacturing Firms
In this paper we present a comparative analysis of the competitiveness and performance of matched pairs of small manufacturing companies in Scotland and the south of England. Several aspects of performance are investigated, and evaluations of the price and quality competitiveness of the product samples are made. One-third of Scottish products were judged to be of an unacceptable quality by the matched English companies. English companies are manu…
Alternative Theories of Small-Firm Growth
This paper contains a review of alternative theories which have been developed in order to explain growth and change in the small manufacturing firm. Models of small-firm growth derived within the industrial economics literature are evaluated together with stage models of growth and stochastic models. Social and psychological perspectives on growth are reviewed and the spatial dimension is also considered. We argue that most previous theories of …
The Relative Competitiveness and Performance of Small Manufacturing Firms in Scotland and the Mid-West of Ireland
O'FARRELL P. N. and HITCHENS D. M. W. N. (1988) The relative compétitiveness and performance of small manufacturing firms in Scotland and the Mid-West of Ireland: an analysis of matched pairs, Reg. Studies 22, 399–416. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the competitiveness and performance of matched pairs of small manufacturing firms in Scotland and the Mid-West of Ireland. Several dimensions of performance are investigated and evaluat…
The Comparative Performance of Small Manufacturing Firms in Northern Ireland and South East England
HITCHENS D. M. W. N. and O'FARRELL P. N. (1987) The comparative performance of small manufacturing firms in Northern Ireland and South East England, Reg. Studies 21, 543–553. An interregional comparison of the characteristics and performance of small manufacturing firms in Northern Ireland and the South East region is presented using a matched pairs design. The analysis compares markets, products, machinery, labour, premises, materials, competiti…
An Analysis of Entrepreneurial Behaviour from Male Work Histories
PICKLES A. R. and O'FARRELL P. N. (1987) An analysis of entrepreneurial behaviour from male work histories, Reg. Studies 21, 425–444. This paper analyses entrepreneurship in Ireland—North and South—based upon a sample of 4,300 male work histories. There is an extremely low rate of entrepreneurship in Ireland and only 8% of new ventures were in manufacturing. Complementary log-log models are used to analyse the factors underlying an individual's f…
Manufacturing-Plant Closures
In this paper the phenomenon of industrial closures among new plants which commenced production in Ireland between 1973 and 1981 is analysed. A major aim of the research is to develop a dynamic survival model of industrial plant closure which permits the introduction of time-constant and time-varying covariates. Results indicate that there is no duration-of-stay effect; that new British-owned branches are highly vulnerable; that grant aid reduces…
Employment Change in Manufacturing
The Competitiveness of Business Service Firms
O'FARRELL P. N., HITCHENS D. M. W. N. and MOFFAT L. A. R. (1992) The competitiveness of business service firms: a matched comparison between Scotland and the South East of England, Reg. Studies 26, 519–533. In this paper we present a comparative analysis of the competitiveness and performance of matched pairs of business service companies in Scotland and South East England. Several dimensions of performance are investigated for five industries: m…
Manufacturing Demand for Business Services in a Core and Peripheral Region
O'FARRELL P. N., MOFFAT L. A. R. And HITCHENS D. M. W. N. (1993) Manufacturing demand for business services in a core and peripheral region: does flexible production imply vertical disintegration of business services?, Reg. Studies 27, 385–400. This paper analyses the demand by manufactures in Scotland and South East England for key strategic business services during the past three years, the source of supply of the services used and the location…
Producer Services and Regional Development
O'FARRELL P. N. and HITCHENS D. M. (1990) Producer services and regional development: key conceptual issues of taxonomy and quality measurement, Reg. Studies 24, 163–171. There is a major research gap with regard to our understanding of the effectiveness of producer services in promoting the efficiency of manufacturing enterprises in regional economies. This paper reviews alternative taxonomic methodologies of the service sector and compares the …
Internationalization of Business Services
O'FARRELL P. N., Wood P. A. and ZHENG J. (1996) Internationalization of business services: an interregional analysis, Reg. Studies 30, 101–118. Internationalization behaviour by business service firms in Scotland and the South East of England is analysed. Evidence is outlined on level of internationalization, time profile of entry into foreign markets, location of foreign markets, mode of entry into first and largest foreign markets, and behaviou…
An industrial and spatial analysis of new firm formation in Ireland
O'Farrell P. N. and Crouchley R. (1984) An industrial and spatial analysis of new firm formation in Ireland, Reg. Studies 18, 221–236. This paper analyses the rate of indigenous new firm formation in Ireland over the period 1973–81. Evidence is presented concerning temporal trends and new firm formation, entry rates at regional and county level, and inter-industry variations in openings. Irish new firm formation rates when compared with internati…
Industrial closures in Ireland 1973–1981
O'Farrell P. N. and Crouchley R. (1983) Industrial closures in Ireland 1973–1981: analysis and implications, Reg. Studies 17, 411–427. This paper analyses industrial closures in Ireland over the period 1973–81. Evidence is presented concerning temporal trends in closure, annual closure rates by region, and the closure propensity of new plant openings. Hypothesized relationships between closure probability and age, size, sector, ownership, nationa…
An analysis of industrial closures
O'Farrell P. N. (1976) An analysis of industrial closures: Irish experience 1960–1973, Reg. Studies 10, 433–448. There has been a marked dearth of research concerned with systematically testing a series of hypotheses relating to the closure of an industrial plant. This paper attempts to fill this gap by analysing the closures of grant-aided establishments locating in Ireland under the Industrial Development Authority's New Industry scheme. It tes…
Regional Influences on Foreign Market Development by Business Service Companies
O'FARRELL P. N., WOOD P. A. and ZHENG J. (1998) Regional influences on foreign market development by business service companies: elements of a strategic context explanation, Reg. Studies 32 , 31-48. The internationalization literature - both of manufacturing and services - has concentrated upon the issue of entry, and largely ignored post-entry behaviour and market development. A major aim of this paper, therefore, is to present evidence on forei…
Business Service Use by Manufacturing Firms in Mid Wales
The use of business services by small and medium-sized independent manufacturing firms located in the Mid Wales region is quantified. A cross section of services which provide clients with strategic information and expertise is focused upon; for example, training, market research, and product design. The main concern is with constraints upon the use of services arising from the location. Internal and external provision of services is examined. Th…
The Relative Competitiveness and Performance of Small Manufacturing Firms in Scotland and the Mid-West of Ireland
O'FARRELL P. N. and HITCHENS D. M. W. N. (1988) The relative compétitiveness and performance of small manufacturing firms in Scotland and the Mid-West of Ireland: an analysis of matched pairs, Reg. Studies 22, 399–416. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the competitiveness and performance of matched pairs of small manufacturing firms in Scotland and the Mid-West of Ireland. Several dimensions of performance are investigated and evaluat…
The Comparative Performance of Small Manufacturing Firms in Northern Ireland and South East England
HITCHENS D. M. W. N. and O'FARRELL P. N. (1987) The comparative performance of small manufacturing firms in Northern Ireland and South East England, Reg. Studies 21, 543–553. An interregional comparison of the characteristics and performance of small manufacturing firms in Northern Ireland and the South East region is presented using a matched pairs design. The analysis compares markets, products, machinery, labour, premises, materials, competiti…
Multinational enterprises and regional development
O'Farrell P. N. (1980) Multinational enterprises and regional development: Irish evidence, Reg. Studies 14, 141–150. This paper analyses the locational behaviour of foreign manufacturing establishments in Ireland at a number of spatial scales. The widely accepted assertion that regional incentives do not attract many foreign-owned plants to sites outside the core region of the host nation is shown to be invalid in the Irish case. Foreign projects…
Internationalisation by Business Service Firms
In this paper we critically review the applicability of the dominant paradigm of international production theory, internalisation theory, and the eclectic paradigm, concluding that they are of very limited utility in analysing the process of internationalisation by business service firms. The principal aim is to conceptualise the influence of three key dimensions of business service activity on internationalisation: the external relations and pat…
The Regional Extent of Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machine Tool Adoption and Post Adoption Success in Small British Mechanical Engineering Firms
OAKEY R. P. and O'FARRELL P. N. (1992) The regional extent of computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tool adoption and post-adoption success in small British mechanical engineering firms, Reg. Studies 26, 163–175. Several recent papers have been concerned with the regional level and rates of computer numerically controlled (CNC) machinery diffusion. This paper, however, investigates regional variations in the depth of CNC adoption in small…
The Competitiveness of Business Services and Regional Development
This paper presents a matched-pairs analysis of the competitive performance of business service companies in Scotland and the South East of England. Value added per person is one-quarter higher in the English firms and a significantly higher proportion of them (49 per cent) have introduced a new service during the previous five years compared with 34 per cent of Scottish businesses. The latter were also more likely to function as multi-service co…
Retail grocery price variation in Northern Ireland
O'Farrell P. N. and Poole M. A. (1972) Retail grocery price variation in Northern Ireland. Reg. Studies 6, 83–92. There has been a marked dearth of empirical research on spatial price variation, despite the important practical and theoretical implications of such knowledge. The present paper is an attempt to help fill this gap by analysing the variation within Northern Ireland in the price of one group of goods, groceries. It tests hypothesized r…
New Industry Input Linkages in Ireland
This paper analyses the input linkages of manufacturing projects in Ireland which have been grant-aided under the New Industries programme. The Hirschman concept of linkages is adopted and the propensity of individual enterprises to purchase inputs is analysed at two spatial scales: (a) the national economy; and (b) the local area within a twenty-mile radius of the plant. Econometric methods are used to test a series of hypotheses at plant level,…
The Performance of Business-Service Firms in Peripheral Regions
In this paper a comparative analysis of the competitiveness and performance of business-service companies in two peripheral regions, Nova Scotia and Scotland, is presented. Several dimensions of performance are investigated for four industries: market research, management consultancy, advertising, and graphic design. Value added per person is one third higher in Scotland compared with Nova Scotia, and Nova Scotian offices derive a much higher pro…
The Competitiveness and Performance of Small Manufacturing Firms
In this paper we present a comparative analysis of the competitiveness and performance of matched pairs of small manufacturing companies in Scotland and the south of England. Several aspects of performance are investigated, and evaluations of the price and quality competitiveness of the product samples are made. One-third of Scottish products were judged to be of an unacceptable quality by the matched English companies. English companies are manu…
An Analysis of Entrepreneurial Behaviour from Male Work Histories
PICKLES A. R. and O'FARRELL P. N. (1987) An analysis of entrepreneurial behaviour from male work histories, Reg. Studies 21, 425–444. This paper analyses entrepreneurship in Ireland—North and South—based upon a sample of 4,300 male work histories. There is an extremely low rate of entrepreneurship in Ireland and only 8% of new ventures were in manufacturing. Complementary log-log models are used to analyse the factors underlying an individual's f…
Components of Manufacturing Employment Change in Ireland 1973-1981
Employment change in Irish manufacturing industry is disaggregated into its basic components of openings, expansions, contractions and closures over the period 1973 to 1981. The components of change are cross-classified at plant level by ownership, grant type, size and sector and this shows that rates of indigenous new firm formation are higher in Ireland than in either of the UK regions. Comparisons of employment change by plant size with the US…
The locational pattern of new manufacturing establishments
O'Farrell P. N. and Crouchley R. (1979) The locational pattern of new manufacturing establishments: an application of discriminant analysis, Reg. Studies 13, 39–59. The paper investigates the use of discriminant analysis as an analytical technique for classifying industrial location patterns. A number of statistical problems are explored and solutions proposed. A series of models are calibrated in order to predict the probability that an individu…
Regional Variations in the Adoption of Computer-Numerically-Controlled Machine Tools by Small Engineering Firms
In this paper those factors that influence the adoption of computer-numerically-controlled (CNC) machine tools by small mechanical engineering firms in three regions: the South East of England, Scotland, and Wales are investigated. Evidence is presented on CNC machine adoption in the three regions. A logistic regression model of the probability of CNC lathe adoption is developed and a regression model of the data of first adoption is calibrated. …
Manufacturing-Plant Closures
In this paper the phenomenon of industrial closures among new plants which commenced production in Ireland between 1973 and 1981 is analysed. A major aim of the research is to develop a dynamic survival model of industrial plant closure which permits the introduction of time-constant and time-varying covariates. Results indicate that there is no duration-of-stay effect; that new British-owned branches are highly vulnerable; that grant aid reduces…
Employment Change in Manufacturing
Retail grocery price variation in Northern Ireland
O'Farrell P. N. and Poole M. A. (1972) Retail grocery price variation in Northern Ireland. Reg. Studies 6, 83–92. There has been a marked dearth of empirical research on spatial price variation, despite the important practical and theoretical implications of such knowledge. The present paper is an attempt to help fill this gap by analysing the variation within Northern Ireland in the price of one group of goods, groceries. It tests hypothesized r…
Commuter Perceptions of Public Transport Work Journeys
Commuter perceptions of certain public transport peak-hour performance characteristics are quantified for samples of car-owning public transport users and car users in six randomly selected areas of the Dublin conurbation. The existence of roadside survey data (for buses) and timetables (for trains) has permitted an analysis of the degree of distorted perception of in-vehicle times, waiting times, and costs. Results show that the use of objective…
Commuting Costs and Residential Location a Process of Urban Sprawl
An analysis of industrial closures
O'Farrell P. N. (1976) An analysis of industrial closures: Irish experience 1960–1973, Reg. Studies 10, 433–448. There has been a marked dearth of research concerned with systematically testing a series of hypotheses relating to the closure of an industrial plant. This paper attempts to fill this gap by analysing the closures of grant-aided establishments locating in Ireland under the Industrial Development Authority's New Industry scheme. It tes…
The locational pattern of new manufacturing establishments
O'Farrell P. N. and Crouchley R. (1979) The locational pattern of new manufacturing establishments: an application of discriminant analysis, Reg. Studies 13, 39–59. The paper investigates the use of discriminant analysis as an analytical technique for classifying industrial location patterns. A number of statistical problems are explored and solutions proposed. A series of models are calibrated in order to predict the probability that an individu…
Multinational enterprises and regional development
O'Farrell P. N. (1980) Multinational enterprises and regional development: Irish evidence, Reg. Studies 14, 141–150. This paper analyses the locational behaviour of foreign manufacturing establishments in Ireland at a number of spatial scales. The widely accepted assertion that regional incentives do not attract many foreign-owned plants to sites outside the core region of the host nation is shown to be invalid in the Irish case. Foreign projects…
New Industry Input Linkages in Ireland
This paper analyses the input linkages of manufacturing projects in Ireland which have been grant-aided under the New Industries programme. The Hirschman concept of linkages is adopted and the propensity of individual enterprises to purchase inputs is analysed at two spatial scales: (a) the national economy; and (b) the local area within a twenty-mile radius of the plant. Econometric methods are used to test a series of hypotheses at plant level,…
Industrial closures in Ireland 1973–1981
O'Farrell P. N. and Crouchley R. (1983) Industrial closures in Ireland 1973–1981: analysis and implications, Reg. Studies 17, 411–427. This paper analyses industrial closures in Ireland over the period 1973–81. Evidence is presented concerning temporal trends in closure, annual closure rates by region, and the closure propensity of new plant openings. Hypothesized relationships between closure probability and age, size, sector, ownership, nationa…
Components of Manufacturing Employment Change in Ireland 1973-1981
Employment change in Irish manufacturing industry is disaggregated into its basic components of openings, expansions, contractions and closures over the period 1973 to 1981. The components of change are cross-classified at plant level by ownership, grant type, size and sector and this shows that rates of indigenous new firm formation are higher in Ireland than in either of the UK regions. Comparisons of employment change by plant size with the US…
An industrial and spatial analysis of new firm formation in Ireland
O'Farrell P. N. and Crouchley R. (1984) An industrial and spatial analysis of new firm formation in Ireland, Reg. Studies 18, 221–236. This paper analyses the rate of indigenous new firm formation in Ireland over the period 1973–81. Evidence is presented concerning temporal trends and new firm formation, entry rates at regional and county level, and inter-industry variations in openings. Irish new firm formation rates when compared with internati…
Employment Change in Manufacturing
Employment Change in Permanent Manufacturing Plants
This paper is an analysis of employment change in the stock of Irish manufacturing plants which was in existence throughout the period 1973-1981. Logit models are calibrated to test a series of hypotheses relating to the expansion or contraction of an industrial plant. The influences of previous employment history and size upon recent employment change are analysed, and the implications of the findings for industrial policy are discussed
The Comparative Performance of Small Manufacturing Firms in Northern Ireland and South East England
HITCHENS D. M. W. N. and O'FARRELL P. N. (1987) The comparative performance of small manufacturing firms in Northern Ireland and South East England, Reg. Studies 21, 543–553. An interregional comparison of the characteristics and performance of small manufacturing firms in Northern Ireland and the South East region is presented using a matched pairs design. The analysis compares markets, products, machinery, labour, premises, materials, competiti…
An Analysis of Entrepreneurial Behaviour from Male Work Histories
PICKLES A. R. and O'FARRELL P. N. (1987) An analysis of entrepreneurial behaviour from male work histories, Reg. Studies 21, 425–444. This paper analyses entrepreneurship in Ireland—North and South—based upon a sample of 4,300 male work histories. There is an extremely low rate of entrepreneurship in Ireland and only 8% of new ventures were in manufacturing. Complementary log-log models are used to analyse the factors underlying an individual's f…
Manufacturing-Plant Closures
In this paper the phenomenon of industrial closures among new plants which commenced production in Ireland between 1973 and 1981 is analysed. A major aim of the research is to develop a dynamic survival model of industrial plant closure which permits the introduction of time-constant and time-varying covariates. Results indicate that there is no duration-of-stay effect; that new British-owned branches are highly vulnerable; that grant aid reduces…
Alternative Theories of Small-Firm Growth
This paper contains a review of alternative theories which have been developed in order to explain growth and change in the small manufacturing firm. Models of small-firm growth derived within the industrial economics literature are evaluated together with stage models of growth and stochastic models. Social and psychological perspectives on growth are reviewed and the spatial dimension is also considered. We argue that most previous theories of …
The Relative Competitiveness and Performance of Small Manufacturing Firms in Scotland and the Mid-West of Ireland
O'FARRELL P. N. and HITCHENS D. M. W. N. (1988) The relative compétitiveness and performance of small manufacturing firms in Scotland and the Mid-West of Ireland: an analysis of matched pairs, Reg. Studies 22, 399–416. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the competitiveness and performance of matched pairs of small manufacturing firms in Scotland and the Mid-West of Ireland. Several dimensions of performance are investigated and evaluat…
Entrepreneurial Behaviour within Male Work Histories
In this paper, aspects of entrepreneurship in Ireland-North and South-based upon a sample of 4300 male work histories are analysed. Complementary log-log models are employed to investigate the factors underlying the first business startup by an individual. A between-sector analysis of entrepreneurial behaviour is presented; the preceding employment experience of entrepreneurs is analysed; and their subsequent employment spell is examined. Results…
The Competitiveness and Performance of Small Manufacturing Firms
In this paper we present a comparative analysis of the competitiveness and performance of matched pairs of small manufacturing companies in Scotland and the south of England. Several aspects of performance are investigated, and evaluations of the price and quality competitiveness of the product samples are made. One-third of Scottish products were judged to be of an unacceptable quality by the matched English companies. English companies are manu…
Research Policy and Review 32. Producer Services and Regional Development
A number of the major research and policy questions concerning the role of producer services in development are addressed. Specifically the authors explore the needs-demand gap; the internalisation — externalisation decision; gaps in regional producer services, and their implications for manufacturing competitiveness; the potential for the autonomous growth of producer service firms; and the roles of the public and private sectors in service prov…
Producer Services and Regional Development
O'FARRELL P. N. and HITCHENS D. M. (1990) Producer services and regional development: key conceptual issues of taxonomy and quality measurement, Reg. Studies 24, 163–171. There is a major research gap with regard to our understanding of the effectiveness of producer services in promoting the efficiency of manufacturing enterprises in regional economies. This paper reviews alternative taxonomic methodologies of the service sector and compares the …
Duration of Unemployment among Men in Northern Ireland
Male unemployment in Northern Ireland from 1926 to 1973 is examined by using aggregate time series and individual life-history data. County-specific and sector-specific unemployment rates are derived from various published statistics by using an entropy-maximising procedure. These aggregate data show a systematic relative improvement in male unemployment in the predominantly Protestant eastern counties and a corresponding deterioration in the mor…
The Regional Extent of Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machine Tool Adoption and Post Adoption Success in Small British Mechanical Engineering Firms
OAKEY R. P. and O'FARRELL P. N. (1992) The regional extent of computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tool adoption and post-adoption success in small British mechanical engineering firms, Reg. Studies 26, 163–175. Several recent papers have been concerned with the regional level and rates of computer numerically controlled (CNC) machinery diffusion. This paper, however, investigates regional variations in the depth of CNC adoption in small…
The Competitiveness of Business Service Firms
O'FARRELL P. N., HITCHENS D. M. W. N. and MOFFAT L. A. R. (1992) The competitiveness of business service firms: a matched comparison between Scotland and the South East of England, Reg. Studies 26, 519–533. In this paper we present a comparative analysis of the competitiveness and performance of matched pairs of business service companies in Scotland and South East England. Several dimensions of performance are investigated for five industries: m…
Regional Variations in the Adoption of Computer-Numerically-Controlled Machine Tools by Small Engineering Firms
In this paper those factors that influence the adoption of computer-numerically-controlled (CNC) machine tools by small mechanical engineering firms in three regions: the South East of England, Scotland, and Wales are investigated. Evidence is presented on CNC machine adoption in the three regions. A logistic regression model of the probability of CNC lathe adoption is developed and a regression model of the data of first adoption is calibrated. …
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