| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 1234 |
| Survey Title | Questionnaire on Business Succession Issues among Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, 2015 |
| Depositor | Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute |
| Restriction of Use |
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| Educational Purpose | Only available for research. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
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| SSJDA Data Analysis | Not available |
| Summary | As small business owners continue to age, business succession is becoming more important. Against this backdrop, a survey on business succession was conducted in 2007 targeting small enterprises that were business partners of the former National Life Finance Corporation to understand the prospects for small- and medium-sized enterprise business successions and consider future issues. In 2009, the survey was conducted again targeting small- and medium-sized enterprises that were business partners of the Japan Finance Corporation. This survey targeted small- and medium-sized enterprises as a whole including those that did not have business with the Japan Finance Corporation. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Small and medium-sized business managers |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | 4,110 people |
| Date of Collection |
2015-09 ~ 2015-09 September 2015 |
| Time Period |
2015 ~ 2015 |
| Spatial Unit | A detailed survey was conducted on business succession among people who indicated in the screener survey that they were any of "company or organization," "individual business owners," or "freelance business operators." |
| Sampling Procedure | Non-probability Internet survey (screener survey and detailed survey) |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI) Internet survey (screener survey and detailed survey) |
| Investigator | Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.1234 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | 【 Questionnaire 】 |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Face screening items - Gender - Age - Occupation - Organizational form of self-employed person's business - Number of employees (2) Basic business information - Year founded - Industry - Whether the enterprise was founded by respondent - Whether the enterprise was founded by a respondent’s relative - Whether the business is run at home - Whether the business is covered by employment insurance - Number of business offices - Age at which respondent became a manager - Sales situation compared to this time one year ago - Performance compared to other companies in the same industry - Views on the future of the business over the next 10 years (3) About successors - Number and gender of children - Decision regarding successor [People who have a successor] - Relationship to successor - Successor’s current age, age at the time of expected succession - Things that may be problematic regarding business succession [People who have not decided on a successor] - Thoughts on selling the company if no successor can be found - Business assets that respondent wants someone to take over if a successor cannot be found - The reason a successor has not been decided - The respondent’s relationship with the person whom respondent wants to be the successor [People who will close the business] - Reasons for the plan to close business without handing it over to the next generation - Possible problems when closing the business - Until what age respondent plans to continue running the business |
| Date of Release | 2019/08/22 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details ECONOMICS Economic conditions and indicators LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Employment TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS Business/industrial management and organisation |
| Topics in SSJDA | Economy/Industry/Management |
| Version | 1 ： 2019-08-22 |
| Notes for Users |
- Q3 and Q21 are not open to the public. - Data needed to be weighted when analyzed. |