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Isobel Milner - Assistant Database Manager

Research

Assisting in the development of economic and geographic data sets from various UK company databases; and with survey design and management, and statistical analysis.

Assistant Manager of Survey and Database Unit.

Projects
Enterprise and SMEs Programme
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Personal Background

Isobel joined the CBR in May 2003 as Assistant Database Manager, supporting the Survey and Database Manager on a variety of projects including the CBR's biennial UK survey of small and medium-sized enterprises . Previously she has worked for two market research companies, in data processing and project management for both Consumer and Business to Business research. She has also worked within technical support for a market research software company, supporting various data collection and analysis products.


Publications:

CBR Working Papers | Other Publications

Selected publications:

Cosh, A., Hughes, A., Bullock, A., and Milner, I. (2008) Financing UK Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, A report to a consortium of UK public sector bodies, small business representative organisations and finance providers, Centre for Business Research, Cambridge.

Bullock, A. and Milner, I. (2007) ?Survey Design, Response Bias and Sample Characteristics in the 2004 CBR SME Survey? in Cosh, A. and Hughes, A. (eds.) British Enterprise: thriving or surviving? SME growth, innovation and public policy 2001-2004, Centre for Business Research, Cambridge.

Cosh, A., Bullock, A. and Milner, I. (2007) Barriers to Innovation and Growth in High Technology SMEs: the Role of Absorptive Capacity, A report to the Council of Science and Technology, Centre for Business Research, Cambridge.

Hughes, A., Bullock, A., and Milner, I. (2007) Cluster Analysis to identify Case Study HEIs in relation to the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of HEFCE/OSI Third Stream Funding, A report to Public & Corporate Economic Consultants (PACEC) Ltd for submission to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Centre for Business Research, Cambridge.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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