Amongst other matters, CRIEFF exists to seek, to host
and to attract, research funding. The areas in which this can be done are
diverse. The watchword in this quest is quality. In seeking funding for
research in CRIEFF the key point to bear in mind is that it should lead to
research of international quality, which is suitable for presentation to major
international conferences worldwide, and which is publishable in due course in
leading general or field journals. It is of further advantage if this research
is likely to have significant knowledge transfer impact.
Individuals interested in running a research project
through CRIEFF should contact the Director, Gavin Reid, in the first instance.
Past research projects funded within CRIEFF have
included (with fund providers indicated in brackets) projects on: venture
capital intervention in mature small firms (Esmée-Fairbairn);
agency aspects of venture capital investors (Carnegie); quality of patenting
(Nuffield); life cycle effects in small firms (Leverhulme);
information system development in small firms (CIMA); growth and development of
small firms (Nuffield); information, performance and flexibility in small firms
(British Academy); risk appraisal in
high technology ventures (CIMA); strategies for survival in long-lived Scottish
small firms (Enterprises Ireland); innovation, linkages and performance in
Scottish high-tech clusters (ScoteconNet); accounting
for risk in Scottish venture capital contexts (Carnegie); cost-effectiveness of financial reporting in
small firms ESRC), seminars in economics, finance and accounting (ESRC).