Locational Patterns and Competitive Characteristics of Industrial Design Firms in the United States

Alan D. MacPherson and Vida Vanchan

Chapter 4 in Industrial Design, Competition and Globalization, 2010, pp 81-92 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The U.S. industrial design sector accounts for only a tiny fragment of domestic producer service employment, yet its importance to the U.S. manufacturing base is arguably disproportionate to its size. With only around 12,000 workers spread across 1800+ establishments, most firms in this sector are micro-businesses that employ fewer than ten people (U.S. Census Bureau 2007). Few consultancies have more than one business location, and most are single-person units. According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, around 73 per cent of U.S. industrial design companies in 2005 had between one and four employees.

Keywords: Design Service; Industrial Design; Knowledge Intensive Business Service; Design Company; Average Firm Size (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230274037_4

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