Innovation and business performance - a provisional multi-regional analysis



Cluster membership by region and plant sizeband is summarised in Tables A1.3 and
A1.4. By region, Integrated IT functions are most common in BW and weakest in the
peripheral UK regions (Scotland, Northern Ireland). Membership of the Total Quality
and Quality Certification clusters is also most common among plants in bw. In terms
of plant size the pattern is very much what might have been expected a priori: larger
plants are most likely to have integrated IT systems with membership of the Low IT
Usage cluster most common among smaller firms. Informal Management is also more
common among smaller plants.

Table A1.3: IT-Based Production and Managerial Clusters by Region

NI ROI SC SE BW BA

IT-Based Production Systems

N

333

546

341

251

274

345

Integrated IT

50.5

57.1

49.0

57.0

68.2

56.5

Production IT

16.2

12.5

15.0

10.4

5.8

13.9

Low IT Usage

33.3

30.4

36.1

32.7

25.9

29.6

Managerial Systems

N

338

541

341

251

274

345

Informal Management

83.1

68.9

70.7

78.1

53.3

66.4

Total Quality

10.7

18.1

17.3

13.9

24.5

14.5

Quality Certification

6.2

12.9

12.0

8.0

22.3

19.1

Table A1.4: IT-Based Production and Managerial Clusters by Employment Size-
Band

20-99

100-249 250+

IT-Based Production Systems

N

949

463

411

Integrated IT

48.4

62.9

74.0

Production IT

14.9

10.6

8.3

Low IT Usage

36.8

26.6

17.8

Managerial Systems

N

942

465

411

Informal Management

81.3

61.5

45.0

Total Quality

9.9

18.1

35.8

Quality Certification

8.8

20.4

19.2

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