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Macedonia, FYR - Enterprise Survey 2002

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Macedonia, FYR-2002--full data-5

Content	The file contains the cleaned, raw database.
Cases	170
Variable(s)	400
Producer	World Bank

Variables

ID	Name	Label	Question
V1	idstd	WEB STD FIRMID

V2	card	Card number

V3	serial	Serial number

V4	country2	Country

V5	country	Country

V6	yugo	If Fr Yugoslavia

V7	city	Size of a city where establishment located

V8	s1	Respondent represents the company	Do you normally represent this company when dealing with banks or government institutions?

V9	year	Year firm began operations	In what year did your firm begin operations in this country?

V10	s2a	Legal organisation of the company	What is the legal organisation of this company?

V11	s2b	Legal organisation of the company	What is the legal organisation of this company?

V12	s2c	Legal organisation of the company: other	What is the legal organisation of this company? Other

V13	s3	Firm’s main area of activity	How would you best describe your firm's main area of activity in terms of sales?

V14	s3a1	Firm’s main product line or main line of service (specify)	Could you please specify your firm’s main product line or main line of service in terms of sales?

V15	s4a1	Number of full-time employees	How many full-time employees work for this company?

V16	s4a2	Number of full-time employees	How many full-time employees work for this company?

V17	s4c1	% of firm owned by: Private foreign company/organisation	What percentage of your firm is owned by: Private foreign company/organisation

V18	s4c2	% of firm owned by: Private domestic company/organisation	What percentage of your firm is owned by: Private domestic company/organisation

V19	s4c3	% of firm owned by: Government/State	What percentage of your firm is owned by: Government/State

V20	s4c4	% of firm owned by: Other	What percentage of your firm is owned by: Other

V21	s7a	Nationality of foreign company/organisation	What is the nationality of this foreign company/organisation?

V22	s7b	Nationality of foreign company/organisation: other	What is the nationality of this foreign company/organisation? Other

V23	s7a_c1	Nationality of foreign company/organisation	What is the nationality of this foreign company/organisation?

V24	s7a_c2	Nationality of foreign company/organisation	What is the nationality of this foreign company/organisation?

V25	s7a_c3	Nationality of foreign company/organisation	What is the nationality of this foreign company/organisation?

V26	s10	Firm sells its products outside the country	Does your firm sell its products or services to customers outside the country?

V27	s11	% of total sales exports represent	What percentage of your total sales do such exports represent?

V28	s12a	Financing from EBRD or WB: Direct loan or equity investment	Has your firm received financing either directly or indirectly from the EBRD or the World Bank including the International Finance Corporation (IFC) since 1998? Direct loan or equity investment

V29	s12b	Financing from EBRD or WB: Indirectly through local bank	Has your firm received financing either directly or indirectly from the EBRD or the World Bank including the International Finance Corporation (IFC) since 1998? Indirectly through an EBRD, World Bank or IFC credit line facility with a local commercial bank

V30	s12c	Financing from EBRD or WB: Indirectly through local investment fund	Has your firm received financing either directly or indirectly from the EBRD or the World Bank including the International Finance Corporation (IFC) since 1998? Indirectly through an EBRD, World Bank or IFC supported local investment fund

V31	s13a	Company’s headquarters	Can you please tell me where are the company’s headquarters located?

V32	s13b	Number of establishments	How many establishments (including this one) does your firm have?

V33	s13c	Holdings or operations in other countries	Does your firm have holdings or operations in other countries?

V34	q1	Respondent's job title	What is your job title? Please note that even if you have more than one job title we are interested in the title/responsibilities that you regard as the most important.

V35	q2a	% of sales from: Mining and quarrying	What percentage of your sales comes from the following sectors in which your establishment operates? Mining and quarrying

V36	q2b	% of sales from: Construction	What percentage of your sales comes from the following sectors in which your establishment operates? Construction

V37	q2c	% of sales from: Manufacturing	What percentage of your sales comes from the following sectors in which your establishment operates? Manufacturing

V38	q2d	% of sales from: Transport storage and communication	What percentage of your sales comes from the following sectors in which your establishment operates? Transport storage and communication

V39	q2e	% of sales from: Wholesale, retail, repairs	What percentage of your sales comes from the following sectors in which your establishment operates? Wholesale, retail, repairs

V40	q2f	% of sales from: Real estate, renting and business services	What percentage of your sales comes from the following sectors in which your establishment operates? Real estate, renting and business services

V41	q2g	% of sales from: Hotels and restaurants	What percentage of your sales comes from the following sectors in which your establishment operates? Hotels and restaurants

V42	q2h	% of sales from: Other	What percentage of your sales comes from the following sectors in which your establishment operates? Other

V43	q3a	Percentage of firm the largest shareholder(s) own	What percentage of your firm does the largest shareholder(s) own?

V44	q3b	Number of shareholders holding this percentage share of the firm	How many shareholders hold this percentage share of the firm? Please give me the number

V45	q4a	The largest shareholder(s) in the firm	Which of the following best describes the largest shareholder(s) in your firm?

V46	q4a_r1	The largest shareholder(s) in the firm	Which of the following best describes the largest shareholder(s) in your firm?

V47	q4a_r2	The largest shareholder(s) in the firm	Which of the following best describes the largest shareholder(s) in your firm?

V48	q4a_r3	The largest shareholder(s) in the firm	Which of the following best describes the largest shareholder(s) in your firm?

V49	q4a_r4	The largest shareholder(s) in the firm	Which of the following best describes the largest shareholder(s) in your firm?

V50	q4b	The largest shareholder(s) in the firm: Other	Which of the following best describes the largest shareholder(s) in your firm? Other

V51	q9aa	How the firm established	How was your firm established?

V52	q9ab	How the firm established: Other	How was your firm established?

V53	q9a	Year of privatisation completed	What year was the privatisation completed?

V54	q10	Change in the general manager since 1998	Has there been a change in the general manager since 1998?

V55	q11	General manager worked in the company prior the appointment	Did the current general manager work in the company prior to being appointed as a general manager?

V56	q12	Age of the general manager	What is the age of the general manager?

V57	q13	Highest level of education of the general manager	What is the highest level of education of the general manager?

V58	q14a1	% firm’s sales: Sold domestically	What percentage of your firm’s sales are: Sold domestically

V59	q14a2	% firm’s sales: Exported directly	What percentage of your firm’s sales are: Exported directly

V60	q14a3	% firm’s sales: Exported indirectly through a distributor	What percentage of your firm’s sales are: Exported indirectly through a distributor

V61	q14b1	Average number of days took goods to clear customs	What was the average and the longest number of days in 2001 that it took from the time your goods arrived in their point of exit (eg, port, airport) until the time they cleared customs?

V62	q14b2	Longest number of days took goods to clear customs	What was the average and the longest number of days in 2001 that it took from the time your goods arrived in their point of exit (eg, port, airport) until the time they cleared customs?

V63	q15a	% of domestic sales to: Government	What percentage of your domestic sales are to: Government or government agencies (excluding state-owned enterprises)

V64	q15b	% of domestic sales to: Multinationals	What percentage of your domestic sales are to: Multinationals located in your country (not including your parent company, if applicable)

V65	q15c	% of domestic sales to: Parent company	What percentage of your domestic sales are to: Your firm’s parent company or affiliated subsidiaries

V66	q15d	% of domestic sales to: Large domestic firms	What percentage of your domestic sales are to: Large domestic firms (those with approximately 250 plus workers) (not including your parent company, if applicable)

V67	q15e	% of domestic sales to: Other	What percentage of your domestic sales are to: Other (sales to small firms, individuals, etc.)

V68	q16a	% of sales goes to three largest customers	What percentage of your sales in the past 12 months goes to your three largest customers:

V69	q17a	% of sales to customers company had for at least 3 years	What percentage of your sales in the past 12 months is to customers that you have had for at least 3 years

V70	q18a	Number of competitors, range	Thinking of your firm’s major product line or main line of services in the domestic market, how many competitors do you face?

V71	q18b	Exact number of competitors	Please give me the exact number of your competitors

V72	q19	Competition importance scale	How important is competition from imports in the market for you main product line or main line of services in the domestic market?

V73	q21	Consequences of price increase	Now I would like to ask you a hypothetical question. If you were to raise your prices of your main product line or main line of services 10% above their current level in the domestic market (after allowing for any inflation) which of the following would best describe the result assuming that your competitors maintained their current prices?

V74	q22a	% of the total market sales the firm has, range	Considering your main product line or main line of services, in the domestic market what percentage of the total market sales does your firm have?

V75	q22b	% of the total market sales the firm has	Please give me the percentage of the total market sales that your firm has.

V76	q23	% sales price exceeds operating costs	Considering your main product line or main line of services in the domestic market, by what margin does your sales price exceed your operating costs (i.e., the cost material inputs plus wage costs but not overheads and depreciation)

V77	q24a	% of firm’s material inputs/ supplies are: Purchased from domestic sources	What percent of your establishment’s material inputs and supplies are: Purchased from domestic sources

V78	q24b	% of firm’s material inputs/ supplies are: Imported directly	What percent of your establishment’s material inputs and supplies are: Imported directly

V79	q24c	% of firm’s material inputs/ supplies are: Imported indirectly through a distributor	What percent of your establishment’s material inputs and supplies are: Imported indirectly through a distributor

V80	q25a	Average number of days to claim goods from customs	What was the average and the longest number of days in 2001 that it took from the time your goods arrived in their point of entry (e.g. port, airport) until the time you could claim them from customs?

V81	q25b	Longest number of days to claim goods from customs	What was the average and the longest number of days in 2001 that it took from the time your goods arrived in their point of entry (e.g. port, airport) until the time you could claim them from customs?

V82	q26	% of sales lost due to delivery delays from material input suppliers	What percent of sales in 2001 was lost due to delivery delays from your material input suppliers?

V83	q27a	Number of suppliers, range	Thinking of your firm’s main material input, how many suppliers do you have?

V84	q27b	Exact number of suppliers	Please give me the exact number of your suppliers.

V85	q28	% of material input purchases from suppliers firm has for at least 3 years	What per cent of your material input purchases in 2001 is from the suppliers that you have had for at least 3 years?

V86	q30a	Reaction if supplier increases price	Now, I would like to ask you a hypothetical question. If the main supplier of your main material input increased its supply price by 10% above what you pay at present (after allowing for inflation), how would you respond assuming that alternative suppliers if any left prices and other terms unchanged?

V87	q31a	Importance of: Family to get information about new suppliers	How important are the following as potential sources of information about new suppliers for your firm? Family

V88	q31b	Importance of: Friends to get information about new suppliers	How important are the following as potential sources of information about new suppliers for your firm? Friends

V89	q31c	Importance of: Former employees to get information about new suppliers	How important are the following as potential sources of information about new suppliers for your firm? Former employees who now work for a potential customer or supplier

V90	q31d	Importance of: Prior employment of senior managers to get information about new suppliers	How important are the following as potential sources of information about new suppliers for your firm? Prior employment of senior managers by a potential customer or supplier

V91	q31e	Importance of: Existing customers or suppliers to get information about new suppliers	How important are the following as potential sources of information about new suppliers for your firm? Existing customers or suppliers

V92	q31f	Importance of: Government agencies to get information about new suppliers	How important are the following as potential sources of information about new suppliers for your firm? Government agencies

V93	q31g	Importance of: Business associations to get information about new suppliers	How important are the following as potential sources of information about new suppliers for your firm? Business associations/chambers of commerce

V94	q31h	Importance of: Trade fairs to get information about new suppliers	How important are the following as potential sources of information about new suppliers for your firm? Trade fairs and other public sources of information

V95	q32a1	Initiatives since 1998: Changed of identity of main material input supplier	Has your company undertaken any of the following initiatives since 1998? Changed of identity of main material input supplier

V96	q32a2	Initiatives since 1998: Changed of identity of the main customers	Has your company undertaken any of the following initiatives since 1998? Changed of identity of the main customers (>20% of sales)

V97	q32a3	Initiatives since 1998: Exported to new country	Has your company undertaken any of the following initiatives since 1998? Exported to new country

V98	q32b1	Importance: Changed of identity of main material input supplier	And how important in retrospect was this initiative for the survival and/or growth of your company over that period? Changed of identity of main material input supplier

V99	q32b2	Importance: Changed of identity of the main customers	And how important in retrospect was this initiative for the survival and/or growth of your company over that period? Changed of identity of the main customers (>20% of sales)

V100	q32b3	Importance: Exported to new country	And how important in retrospect was this initiative for the survival and/or growth of your company over that period? Exported to new country

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