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! O12! And"excluding"owners"and"partners,"how"many"employees"does"your" business"currently"employ"[If"(O6a+O6b)>1"‘across"all"sites’]?" ! " NUMBER"" ! O13! [If!O12=0]! ! ! Also"excluding"owners"and"partners,"has"the"business"had"any"employees" over"the"past"year?" " " Yes" " No" " Don’t"know" " O14! [If"O12>0"OR"O13=Yes"‘Has"the"business"recruited"any"employees"over" the"past"12"months"or’]"Is"the"business"in"the"process"of"recruiting"any" employees?" " " Yes" " No" " Don’t"know" ! O15! [If!O14=No]! " (O12"SHOWCARD)" " " Which"of"the"reasons"on"this"card"lie"behind"your"business"not"having" taken"on"any"employees"over"the"past"year?" " 1. Insufficient"demand"to"warrant"recruitment"" 2. Cost"of"recruitment" 3. Technical"difficulty"of"recruitment" 4. Cost"of"employing"people" 5. Concern"over"legal"issues"around"employment" 6. Concern"over"tax"issues"around"employment" 7. Other"(specify)" 8. Don't"know" ! O16! What"is"the"main"activity"of"!your"business?" " PROBE,"IF"NECESSARY" " What"is"the"main"product"or"service"of"the"business?" " What"is"made"or"done"by"the"business?" " What"material"or"machinery"does"that"involve"using?" " " RECORD"SIC"CODE"/"VERBATIM"IF"NOT"CLEAR" ! O17! Are"you"[If"O11">"1"‘or"is"anybody"else"within"your"business’]"a"qualified" accountant"or"lawyer?" " ! 108!
1. Yes,"lawyer" 2. Yes,"accountant" 3. Yes,"both" 4. No,"neither"" 5. Don’t"know" " O18! [If!O11!>!1!AND!O17!=!Lawyer,!Both]! ! ! Does"your"business"have"a"legal"department?" " " Yes" " No" " Don’t"know" ! O19! [If!O17!=!Lawyer,!Both]! " " Does"a"legally"qualified"staff"member"deal"with"all"or"some"of"the"legal" issues"that"arise"within"the"business?"" " " Yes,"all" Yes,"some" " No" " Don't"know" " O20! [If!O11!>!1!AND!If!O19=All,Some]! " " Are"you"that"person?" " " Yes" " "No" " Don't"know" " " O21! [If!O11!>!1!AND!O17!=!Lawyer,!Both]! " (O21"SHOWCARD)" MULTICODE" " " What"areas"of"legal"specialism"do"you"have"within"the"business?" " 1."" Contract" 2."" Tax"" 3."" Crime"" 4."" Employment"" 5." Personal"injury" 6."" Property"" 7."" Finance"" 8."" Insurance"" 9."" Intellectual"property"" 10.""Regulation" 11." Competition" ! 109!
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copyright" and" patents." " There"
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(e.g."through"inability"to"pay"for"
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made"up"almost"two]thirds"of"all"re
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employees"and"grow"their"business"t
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larger"financial"companies,"a"signi
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organisations"are"often"used"to"obt
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legal"services"when"there"is"a"need
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generally" comprised" ‘talking" t
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" " 5" Methodological"Consideration
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Qualitative'interviews'with'small'b
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As" indicated," there" is" potentia
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surveys"is"therefore"relatively"str
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of"500"is"split"into"350"in"small"b
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for"a"specific"key"statistic"(e.g."
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A"finite"population"correction"is"a
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conducting"them"and"the"travel"requ
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of"the"Dun"&"Bradstreet"business"da
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Table'5.3.' Broad'comparison'of'the
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Mode'of'Delivery:'Conclusions'and'R
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interview" multiple" respondents" t
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studies"may"offer"advantages"in"min
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" 6" " " Developing"a"Questionnaire
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Pilot" work" could" usefully" focus
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Page 90 and 91: Do"you"have"a"good"knowledge"of"the
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