Survey BB-67 : The December survey seeks your views on union recognition, new product development and marketing.
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Question Number | Question | Q1 | Do you have union recognition in your business? | Q2 | The TUC are pressing for union recognition to be required in firms with less than 22 employees. Would you support such a measure?
| Q3 | In your experience, can workers who have been badly treated by a small firm get appropriate recompense in the absence of a trades union? | Q4 | To what extent do you actively seek opportunities for the development of new products/services? | Q5 | In your experience, would the main motive for developing new products/services be driven by:- | Q6 | Over the last year, approximately what proportion of your costs refer to marketing activities? | Q7 | For your business, which of the following would represent the most effective form of marketing? | Q8 | To what extent is your business constrained by skill shortages? | Q9 | To what extent is your business constrained by a lack of finance? | Q10 | To what extent is your business constrained by low market demand? | Q11 | Over the last 3 months, has your business:- | Q12 | Over the next 3 months, do you expect your business to: |
(1) Do you have union recognition in your business?
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Response | Total answers: 163 | % |
1. Yes | | 12.3% |
2. No | | 87.7% |
(2) The TUC are pressing for union recognition to be required in firms with less than 22 employees. Would you support such a measure?
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Response | Total answers: 163 | % |
1. Strongly support | | 2.5% |
2. Support | | 4.9% |
3. No strong view | | 28.8% |
4. Resist | | 19.6% |
5. Strongly resist | | 44.2% |
(3) In your experience, can workers who have been badly treated by a small firm get appropriate recompense in the absence of a trades union?
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Response | Total answers: 163 | % |
1. Yes | | 62% |
2. No | | 7.4% |
3. Don't know | | 30.7% |
(4) To what extent do you actively seek opportunities for the development of new products/services?
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Response | Total answers: 163 | % |
1. highly | | 46.6% |
2 | | 29.4% |
3 | | 16.6% |
4 | | 4.3% |
5. not at all | | 3.1% |
(5) In your experience, would the main motive for developing new products/services be driven by:-
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Response | Total answers: 163 | % |
1. Customer requirements/requests | | 39.9% |
2. Competitor activity | | 1.8% |
3. In response to observed opportunities | | 54.6% |
4. In response to business advice | | 0.6% |
5. Not applicable | | 3.1% |
(6) Over the last year, approximately what proportion of your costs refer to marketing activities?
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Response | Total answers: 163 | % |
1. Less than 10% | | 59.5% |
2. 10% to 20% | | 27.6% |
3. 21% to 30% | | 8% |
4. 31% to 50% | | 3.1% |
5. Over 50% | | 1.8% |
(7) For your business, which of the following would represent the most effective form of marketing?
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Response | Total answers: 163 | % |
1. Direct (non electronic) advertising (radio, TV, newspapers, billboards) | | 12.3% |
2. Web based and email marketing | | 8.6% |
3. Word of mouth | | 61.3% |
4. Cold calling | | 9.8% |
5. Other | | 8% |
(8) To what extent is your business constrained by skill shortages?
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Response | Total answers: 163 | % |
1 Highly | | 6.7% |
2 | | 30.1% |
3 | | 27% |
4 | | 16.6% |
5 Not at all | | 19.6% |
(9) To what extent is your business constrained by a lack of finance?
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Response | Total answers: 163 | % |
1 Highly | | 10.4% |
2 | | 28.2% |
3 | | 20.9% |
4 | | 22.7% |
5 Not at all | | 17.8% |
(10) To what extent is your business constrained by low market demand?
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Response | Total answers: 163 | % |
1 Highly | | 13.5% |
2 | | 22.1% |
3 | | 27% |
4 | | 27% |
5 Not at all | | 10.4% |
(11) Over the last 3 months, has your business:-
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Response | Total answers: 163 | % |
Expanded significantly (more than 10%) | | 12.9% |
Expanded somewhat (between 5% to 10%) | | 35% |
Remained static | | 37.4% |
Declined somewhat (between 5% to 10%) | | 11.7% |
Declined significantly (more than 10%) | | 3.1% |
(12) Over the next 3 months, do you expect your business to:
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Response | Total answers: 163 | % |
Expand significantly (more than 10%) | | 18.4% |
Expand somewhat (between 5% to 10%) | | 45.4% |
Remain static | | 28.2% |
Decline somewhat (between 5% to 10%) | | 5.5% |
Decline significantly (more than 10%) | | 2.5% |
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