Examines national, local and European policy responses to defence cuts by considering a case study of the defence‐dependent region of Devon and Cornwall. It is shown that in the absence of a coherent ational government policy and the constraints on local authority finance, European programmes...

Discusses how recent changes in the European defence market have forced leading defence companies to make significant changes to their corporate strategy. Examines these changes, reviews the existing literature on strategic change in the defence sector and provides a detailed case study of...

Examines the relationship between competitive strategy and firm size in the UK estate agency industry, by presenting evidence from a recent empirical study of the industry in South West England. The analysis indicates that the industry is generally characterised by differentiation strategies...

In response to major changes in the defence market in recent years, many firms have embarked on a process of diversification into civilian markets. Examines some of the impediments to diversification based on the results of a postal survey of defence contractors in Devon and Cornwall. The...

BISHOP P. and WISEMAN N. (1999) The north-south divide in the UK defence sector, Reg. Studies 33 , 829-841. This paper examines some of the key characteristics of the north-south divide in the UK defence sector. The analysis is based on new data derived from a national questionnaire survey of...

Gripaios P. and Bishop P. (2005) Government output and expenditure in UK regions and sub-regions: an analysis of the new experimental accounts data, Regional Studies 39 , 805-813. This paper examines the regional and sub-regional distribution of UK state spending by analysing new data available...