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Robert J. Bennett
Researcher at University of Cambridge
Publications - 221
Citations - 5686
Robert J. Bennett is an academic researcher from University of Cambridge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Entrepreneurship & Census. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 215 publications receiving 5460 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert J. Bennett include Centre for Economic Performance & University at Buffalo.
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SME Growth: The Relationship with Business Advice and External Collaboration
Paul Robson,Robert J. Bennett +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present multivariate analysis of the relationship of SME growth with the acquisition of external business advice, whilst controlling for the influence of SMEs characteristics of age, manufacturing/services, high technology, innovator, level of skill of the workforce, exporter and number of competitors.
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The use of external business advice by SMEs in Britain
Robert J. Bennett,Paul Robson +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report new survey results on the extent, sourcing and impact of external business advice to SMEs in Britain and assesses sources of advice in terms of the level of trust that exists between the supplier and the SME client.
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The benefits of external support to SMEs: “Hard” versus “soft” outcomes and satisfaction levels
Mark Ramsden,Robert J. Bennett +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a telephone survey using a stratified random sample frame provides a representative sample that allows comparison of the benefits of external business advice to SMEs in different size categories.
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SME Policy Support in Britain since the 1990s: What have We Learnt?:
TL;DR: The authors examined the evolution of British government support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), using results from four waves of survey evidence in 1991, 1997, 2002, and 2004.
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Changing Use of External Business Advice and Government Supports by SMEs in the 1990s
Robert J. Bennett,Paul Robson +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare the levels of use by SMEs of external business advice and government support in the 1990s and show that only modest changes over time have occurred in aggregate use of external advice, and these are not statistically significant.