Lancashire Productivity Survey 2017 sm1

Welcome!

This research has been commissioned by the Lancashire County Council (LCC) and the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to investigate ways in which businesses in Lancashire could increase productivity, thereby creating a more prosperous economy and stronger market for us all.

The questionnaire has been designed to take about 10 minutes to complete and the survey link is open until the 10th of September - now extended to the 17th of September. You can shape the future of your business and the Lancashire economy - take part in this survey and then you can:

- find out how to increase your organisation's productivity and who can help you
- have a unique opportunity to discover best-practice initiatives, new ideas on what works at work, and how to beat the competition
- receive a (free) copy of this exciting productivity research
- be invited to attend a (free) seminar on productivity in your area.

The more organisations that fill in the survey, the more useful and focused actions can be developed by the LCC and the LEP to help increase productivity.

All responses are kept strictly confidential. We would advise that the survey be completed by the Manager / Owner who is mainly involved with the performance or strategy of the organisation.

It would be very helpful if all questions were answered. When unsure of a specific amount, please fill in rough estimates or averages.

If you are not able to complete the whole questionnaire in one sitting, you can save what you have done and return at a later stage.

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Val Moon on VMoon1@uclan.ac.uk and don't hesitate to ring our team on 07713 740 648.

Thank you, in advance, for your time!

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* What is the name of your organisation?

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* How have you heard of this survey?

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* What is your organisation's postcode?

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* In what year was your organisation established?

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* What is the main activity of your organisation?

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* In which sector is your organisation?

Public

Private

Voluntary or charity, not for profit

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* Is your organisation:

UK-owned

Foreign-owned

Family-owned

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* And is your organisation:

An independent workplace

A workplace part of a larger organisation?

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* About your imports and exports: (please estimate where necessary)

	Yes	No
Do you have more than 25% of customers outside UK?	Do you have more than 25% of customers outside UK? Yes	Do you have more than 25% of customers outside UK? No
Have you been exporting for more than 5 years?	Have you been exporting for more than 5 years? Yes	Have you been exporting for more than 5 years? No
Have you been importing for more than 5 years?	Have you been importing for more than 5 years? Yes	Have you been importing for more than 5 years? No

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* Out of the total goods and services your organisation uses, roughly what share is imported?

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* Out of the turnover you produce, roughly what share is exported?

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* What was your organisation's staff number, or full-time equivalent: (please estimate where necessary)

3 years ago

2 years ago

last year

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* What was your organisation's gross profit: (please estimate where necessary)

3 years ago

2 years ago

last year

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* What was your organisation's total turnover: (please estimate where necessary)

3 years ago

2 years ago

last year

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* What percentage of your staff: (please estimate where necessary)

	None	Less than a quarter	Between a quarter and a half	About half	Between half and three quarters	More than three quarters	All
Are female	Are female None	Are female Less than a quarter	Are female Between a quarter and a half	Are female About half	Are female Between half and three quarters	Are female More than three quarters	Are female All
Use computers as part of their daily work	Use computers as part of their daily work None	Use computers as part of their daily work Less than a quarter	Use computers as part of their daily work Between a quarter and a half	Use computers as part of their daily work About half	Use computers as part of their daily work Between half and three quarters	Use computers as part of their daily work More than three quarters	Use computers as part of their daily work All
Received in-house training in the past year	Received in-house training in the past year None	Received in-house training in the past year Less than a quarter	Received in-house training in the past year Between a quarter and a half	Received in-house training in the past year About half	Received in-house training in the past year Between half and three quarters	Received in-house training in the past year More than three quarters	Received in-house training in the past year All
Received outsourced training in the past year	Received outsourced training in the past year None	Received outsourced training in the past year Less than a quarter	Received outsourced training in the past year Between a quarter and a half	Received outsourced training in the past year About half	Received outsourced training in the past year Between half and three quarters	Received outsourced training in the past year More than three quarters	Received outsourced training in the past year All

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* What percentage of your staff: (please estimate where necessary)

	None	Less than a quarter	Between a quarter and a half	About half	Between half and three quarters	More than three quarters	All
Are British	Are British None	Are British Less than a quarter	Are British Between a quarter and a half	Are British About half	Are British Between half and three quarters	Are British More than three quarters	Are British All
Are from the EU (not UK)	Are from the EU (not UK) None	Are from the EU (not UK) Less than a quarter	Are from the EU (not UK) Between a quarter and a half	Are from the EU (not UK) About half	Are from the EU (not UK) Between half and three quarters	Are from the EU (not UK) More than three quarters	Are from the EU (not UK) All
Are from outside of the EU	Are from outside of the EU None	Are from outside of the EU Less than a quarter	Are from outside of the EU Between a quarter and a half	Are from outside of the EU About half	Are from outside of the EU Between half and three quarters	Are from outside of the EU More than three quarters	Are from outside of the EU All
Live locally	Live locally None	Live locally Less than a quarter	Live locally Between a quarter and a half	Live locally About half	Live locally Between half and three quarters	Live locally More than three quarters	Live locally All

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* And about your staff contracts: (please estimate where necessary)

	None	Less than a quarter	Between a quarter and a half	About half	Between half and three quarters	More than three quarters	All
Work in a 'traditional' (such as 9-to-5 Monday-Friday) contract	Work in a 'traditional' (such as 9-to-5 Monday-Friday) contract None	Work in a 'traditional' (such as 9-to-5 Monday-Friday) contract Less than a quarter	Work in a 'traditional' (such as 9-to-5 Monday-Friday) contract Between a quarter and a half	Work in a 'traditional' (such as 9-to-5 Monday-Friday) contract About half	Work in a 'traditional' (such as 9-to-5 Monday-Friday) contract Between half and three quarters	Work in a 'traditional' (such as 9-to-5 Monday-Friday) contract More than three quarters	Work in a 'traditional' (such as 9-to-5 Monday-Friday) contract All
Work part-time	Work part-time None	Work part-time Less than a quarter	Work part-time Between a quarter and a half	Work part-time About half	Work part-time Between half and three quarters	Work part-time More than three quarters	Work part-time All
Work zero-hours contracts	Work zero-hours contracts None	Work zero-hours contracts Less than a quarter	Work zero-hours contracts Between a quarter and a half	Work zero-hours contracts About half	Work zero-hours contracts Between half and three quarters	Work zero-hours contracts More than three quarters	Work zero-hours contracts All
Work in the gig economy (such as short-term contracts or freelance, not-permanent)	Work in the gig economy (such as short-term contracts or freelance, not-permanent) None	Work in the gig economy (such as short-term contracts or freelance, not-permanent) Less than a quarter	Work in the gig economy (such as short-term contracts or freelance, not-permanent) Between a quarter and a half	Work in the gig economy (such as short-term contracts or freelance, not-permanent) About half	Work in the gig economy (such as short-term contracts or freelance, not-permanent) Between half and three quarters	Work in the gig economy (such as short-term contracts or freelance, not-permanent) More than three quarters	Work in the gig economy (such as short-term contracts or freelance, not-permanent) All

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* Is the largest share of your workforce:

Highly-skilled

Medium-skilled

Low-skilled

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* If you hire EU workers, are they mostly:

Highly-skilled

Medium-skilled

Low-skilled

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* What are the main objectives for your organisation? (please tick all that apply)

Profit maximisation

High growth

Export

Import

Having a family legacy

Market domination

High productivity

Low cost production

Innovation

Consolidate existing business

Differentiation (niche)

Technological advancement

Having a supportive supply chain

Research and development

Security/ survival

Other (please specify)

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* What are the main workforce objectives? (please tick all that apply)

Increase staff skill levels

Attract UK investment

Increase staff flexibility

Attract foreign investment

Train existing force to solve skill shortages

Relocate out of Lancashire but still in the UK

Invest in more machinery/IT

Relocate abroad

Attract labour from outside UK

Start outsourcing

Attract domestic labour

Continue outsourcing

Other (please specify)

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