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Enterprise Survey 2002

Latvia, 2002
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Reference ID
LVA_2002_ES_v01_M_WB
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/7dd0-dr64
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World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Collection(s)
Enterprise Surveys
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Apr 01, 2011
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Data file: Latvia-2002--full data-5

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Cases: 176
Variables: 400

Variables

q84a1b
% of gross profits in relation to firm's total sales, 1998/1999
q84b
% of profits firm reinvested in 2001
q84c
% of total borrowing in foreign currency
q85a1
Company developed successfully a major new product line
q85a2
Company upgraded an existing product line
q85a3
Company introduced new technology
q85a4
Company discontinued at least one product line
q85a5
Company opened a new plant
q85a6
Company closed at least one existing plant or outlet
q85a7
Company agreed a new joint venture with foreign partner
q85a8
Company obtained a new licensing agreement
q85a9
Company outsourced a major production activity
q85a10
Company brought in-house of a major production activity
q85a11
Company obtained a new quality accreditation (ISO 9000)
q85b1
Importance of following initiatives: Company developed successfully a major new product line
q85b2
Importance of following initiatives: Company upgraded an existing product line
q85b3
Importance of following initiatives: Company introduced new technology
q85b4
Importance of following initiatives: Company discontinued at least one product line
q85b5
Importance of following initiatives: Company opened a new plant
q85b6
Importance of following initiatives: Company closed at least one existing plant or outlet
q85b7
Importance of following initiatives: Company agreed a new joint venture with foreign partner
q85b8
Importance of following initiatives: Company obtained a new licensing agreement
q85b9
Importance of following initiatives: Company outsourced a major production activity
q85b10
Importance of following initiatives: Company brought in-house of a major production activity
q85b11
Importance of following initiatives: Company obtained a new quality accreditation (ISO 9000)
q86
Firm's comparison with closest competitor
q87
Change in firm's organisation of departments
q88a
Importance of pressure from domestic competitors to develop new products
q88b
Importance of pressure from foreign competitors to develop new products
q88c
Importance of pressure from customers to develop new products
q88d
Importance of pressure from creditors to develop new products
q88e
Importance of pressure from shareholders to develop new products
q88f
Importance of pressure from government to develop new products
q89a
Importance of pressure from domestic competitors to reduce production costs
q89b
Importance of pressure from foreign competitors to reduce production costs
q89c
Importance of pressure from customers to reduce production costs
q89d
Importance of pressure from creditors to reduce production costs
q89e
Importance of pressure from shareholders to reduce production costs
q89f
Importance of pressure from government to reduce production costs
q90a
Current capacity of utilisation
q90b
Capacity utilisation in 1998/1999
q91a1
Current number of permanent full-time employees
q91a2
Number of permanent full-time employees, 1998/1999
q91b1
Current number of part-time or temporary employees
q91b2
Number of part-time or temporary employees, 1998/1999
q92a
% of current permanent, full-time workers are: Managers
q92b
% of current permanent, full-time workers are: Professionals
q92c
% of current permanent, full-time workers are: Skilled workers
q92d
% of current permanent, full-time workers are: Unskilled workers
q92e
% of current permanent, full-time workers are: Support workers
q93
% of permanent, full-time employees are expatriates
q94a
% of workforce did not complete primary school
q94b
% of workforce with primary schooling
q94c
% of workforce with some secondary school
q94d
% of workforce with secondary school diploma
q94e
% of workforce with some university
q94f
% of workforce with university degree or higher
q95a
Weeks to fill vacancy for: Manager
q95b
Weeks to fill vacancy for: Professional
q95c
Weeks to fill vacancy for: Skilled worker
q95d
Weeks to fill vacancy for: Unskilled worker
q95e
Weeks to fill vacancy for: Support workers
q96a1
Formal training for: Managers
q96a2
Formal training for: Professionals
q96a3
Formal training for: Skilled workers
q96a4
Formal training for: Unskilled workers
q96a5
Formal training for: Support workers
q96b1
% received training in 2001: Managers
q96b2
% received training in 2001: Professionals
q96b3
% received training in 2001: Skilled workers
q96b4
% received training in 2001: Unskilled workers
q96b5
% received training in 2001: Support workers
q97a
Days lost due to: Strikes or other labour disputes
q97b
Days lost due to: Civil unrest
q98
Optimal level of employment, %
q99a1
Change in: share of skilled workers
q99a2
Change in: share of unskilled workers
q99a3
Change in: share of managers and professionals
q99a4
Change in: share of employees with at least secondary education
q99b1
Importance of change in: share of skilled workers
q99b2
Importance of change in: share of unskilled workers
q99b3
Importance of change in: share of managers and professionals
q99b4
Importance of change in: share of employees with at least secondary education
q100a1
Left company: Managers
q100a2
Left company: Professionals
q100a3
Left company: Skilled workers
q100b1
Number of managers that left company
q100b2
Number of professionals that left company
q100b3
Number of skilled workers that left company
q100c1
Importance of: Managers
q100c2
Importance of: Professionals
q100c3
Importance of: Skilled workers
permis
Permission to include in panel database
code
idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
card
Card number
serial
Serial number
country2
Country
country
Country
yugo
If Fr Yugoslavia
city
Size of a city where establishment located
s1
Respondent represents the company
year
Year firm began operations
s2a
Legal organisation of the company
s2b
Legal organisation of the company
s2c
Legal organisation of the company: other
s3
Firm’s main area of activity
s3a1
Firm’s main product line or main line of service (specify)
s4a1
Number of full-time employees
s4a2
Number of full-time employees
s4c1
% of firm owned by: Private foreign company/organisation
s4c2
% of firm owned by: Private domestic company/organisation
s4c3
% of firm owned by: Government/State
s4c4
% of firm owned by: Other
s7a
Nationality of foreign company/organisation
s7b
Nationality of foreign company/organisation: other
s7a_c1
Nationality of foreign company/organisation
s7a_c2
Nationality of foreign company/organisation
s7a_c3
Nationality of foreign company/organisation
s10
Firm sells its products outside the country
s11
% of total sales exports represent
s12a
Financing from EBRD or WB: Direct loan or equity investment
s12b
Financing from EBRD or WB: Indirectly through local bank
s12c
Financing from EBRD or WB: Indirectly through local investment fund
s13a
Company’s headquarters
s13b
Number of establishments
s13c
Holdings or operations in other countries
q1
Respondent's job title
q2a
% of sales from: Mining and quarrying
q2b
% of sales from: Construction
q2c
% of sales from: Manufacturing
q2d
% of sales from: Transport storage and communication
q2e
% of sales from: Wholesale, retail, repairs
q2f
% of sales from: Real estate, renting and business services
q2g
% of sales from: Hotels and restaurants
q2h
% of sales from: Other
q3a
Percentage of firm the largest shareholder(s) own
q3b
Number of shareholders holding this percentage share of the firm
q4a
The largest shareholder(s) in the firm
q4a_r1
The largest shareholder(s) in the firm
q4a_r2
The largest shareholder(s) in the firm
q4a_r3
The largest shareholder(s) in the firm
q4a_r4
The largest shareholder(s) in the firm
q4b
The largest shareholder(s) in the firm: Other
q9aa
How the firm established
q9ab
How the firm established: Other
q9a
Year of privatisation completed
q10
Change in the general manager since 1998
q11
General manager worked in the company prior the appointment
q12
Age of the general manager
q13
Highest level of education of the general manager
q14a1
% firm’s sales: Sold domestically
q14a2
% firm’s sales: Exported directly
q14a3
% firm’s sales: Exported indirectly through a distributor
q14b1
Average number of days took goods to clear customs
q14b2
Longest number of days took goods to clear customs
q15a
% of domestic sales to: Government
q15b
% of domestic sales to: Multinationals
q15c
% of domestic sales to: Parent company
q15d
% of domestic sales to: Large domestic firms
q15e
% of domestic sales to: Other
q16a
% of sales goes to three largest customers
q17a
% of sales to customers company had for at least 3 years
q18a
Number of competitors, range
q18b
Exact number of competitors
q19
Competition importance scale
q21
Consequences of price increase
q22a
% of the total market sales the firm has, range
q22b
% of the total market sales the firm has
q23
% sales price exceeds operating costs
q24a
% of firm’s material inputs/ supplies are: Purchased from domestic sources
q24b
% of firm’s material inputs/ supplies are: Imported directly
q24c
% of firm’s material inputs/ supplies are: Imported indirectly through a distributor
q25a
Average number of days to claim goods from customs
q25b
Longest number of days to claim goods from customs
q26
% of sales lost due to delivery delays from material input suppliers
q27a
Number of suppliers, range
q27b
Exact number of suppliers
q28
% of material input purchases from suppliers firm has for at least 3 years
q30a
Reaction if supplier increases price
q31a
Importance of: Family to get information about new suppliers
q31b
Importance of: Friends to get information about new suppliers
q31c
Importance of: Former employees to get information about new suppliers
q31d
Importance of: Prior employment of senior managers to get information about new suppliers
q31e
Importance of: Existing customers or suppliers to get information about new suppliers
q31f
Importance of: Government agencies to get information about new suppliers
q31g
Importance of: Business associations to get information about new suppliers
q31h
Importance of: Trade fairs to get information about new suppliers
q32a1
Initiatives since 1998: Changed of identity of main material input supplier
q32a2
Initiatives since 1998: Changed of identity of the main customers
q32a3
Initiatives since 1998: Exported to new country
q32b1
Importance: Changed of identity of main material input supplier
q32b2
Importance: Changed of identity of the main customers
q32b3
Importance: Exported to new country
q33a
Days firm experienced: Power outages or surges from the public grid
q33b
Days firm experienced: Insufficient water supply
q33c
Days firm experienced: Unavailable mainline telephone service
q38a
Firm regularly uses in interactions with clients/suppliers: Fixed line telephone
q38b
Firm regularly uses in interactions with clients/suppliers: Fax
q38c
Firm regularly uses in interactions with clients/suppliers: Mobile telephone
q38d
Firm regularly uses in interactions with clients/suppliers: Email
q38e
Firm regularly uses in interactions with clients/suppliers: Internet
q40a
Wait in days: A fixed line telephone connection
q40b
Wait in days: An electrical connection
q41a
In resolving business disputes, court system is: Fair and impartial
q41b
In resolving business disputes, court system is: Honest/uncorrupted
q41c
In resolving business disputes, court system is: Quick
q41d
In resolving business disputes, court system is: Affordable
q41e
In resolving business disputes, court system is: Able to enforce its decisions
q42
Agree/disagree with the statement
q43a
% sales pre-paid
q43b
% sales sold on credit
q43b1
Firm had to resolve an overdue payment
q43c
Weeks to resolve an overdue payment
q43d
% payments resolved by court action
q43e1
Number of cases where firm was: Plaintiff
q43e2
Number of cases where firm was: Defendant
q44a1
Make payments: Security
q44a2
Make payments: Protection payments
q44b1
% of total annual sales: Security
q44b2
% of total annual sales: Protection payments
q45a
Firm had losses as a result of theft, robbery, vandalism or arson
q45b
% of losses as a result of theft, robbery, vandalism or arson
q46a
Agree/disagree with: Information on the laws/regulations is easy to obtain
q46b
Agree/disagree with: Interpretations of laws/regulations are consistent/ predictable
q49
Unforeseen change in laws or regulations likely/unlikely to occur
q50
% of senior management’s time in dealing with public officials
q51
How often the following statement is true
q51a
Firm member of a business association or chamber of commerce
q51b1
Value of business association services: Lobbying government
q51b2
Value of business association services: Resolution of disputes
q51b3
Value of business association services: Information and/or contacts on domestic product and input markets
q51b4
Value of business association services: Information and/or contacts on international product and input markets
q51b5
Value of business association services: Accrediting standards or quality of products; reputational benefits
q51b6
Value of business association services: Information on government regulations
q52
Firm sought to influence the content of laws/regulations affecting it
q53a
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: Your firm
q53b
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: Domestic competitors
q53c
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: Other domestic firms
q53d
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: Foreign firms
q53e
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: Business association to which firm belongs
q53f
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: Other business associations
q53g
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: Dominant firms/conglomerates
q53h
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: Labour unions
q53i
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: Organised crime
q53j
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: Regional/ local government
q53k
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: Military
q53l
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: Individuals/firms with close personal ties to political leaders
q53m
Influence on recently enacted laws/regulations: International development agencies or foreign governments
q54a
Always/never true scale about unofficial payments
q54b
Always/never true scale about unofficial payments
q55
% of total annual sales firms pay in unofficial payments/gifts to public officials
q56a
Unofficial payments/gifts: To get connected to and maintain public services
q56b
Unofficial payments/gifts: To obtain business licenses and permits
q56c
Unofficial payments/gifts: To obtain government contracts
q56d
Unofficial payments/gifts: To deal with occupational health and safety inspections
q56e
Unofficial payments/gifts: To deal with fire and building inspections
q56f
Unofficial payments/gifts: To deal with environmental inspections
q56g
Unofficial payments/gifts: To deal with taxes and tax collection
q56h
Unofficial payments/gifts: To deal with customs/imports
q56i
Unofficial payments/gifts: To deal with courts
q56j
Unofficial payments/gifts: To influence the content of new legislation rules decrees
q57
% of contract value paid to secure the contract
q58
% total annual sales the typical firm reports for tax purposes
q59a
Impact on company: Gifts or other benefits to parliamentarians
q59b
Impact on company: Gifts to government officials to affect the content of government decrees
q59c
Impact on company: Gifts to judges to affect the decisions of criminal court cases
q59d
Impact on company: Gifts to judges to affect the decisions in commercial cases
q59e
Impact on company: Gifts to central bank officials to affect central bank policies and decision
q59f
Impact on company: Illegal contributions to political parties and/or election campaigns
q64a1
% of working capital financed from: Internal funds/Retained earnings
q64a2
% of working capital financed from: Equity (i.e. issue new shares)
q64a3
% of working capital financed from: Borrowing from local private commercial banks
q64a4
% of working capital financed from: Borrowing from state-owned banks
q64a5
% of working capital financed from: Borrowing from foreign banks
q64a6
% of working capital financed from: Loans from family/friends
q64a7
% of working capital financed from: Money lenders or other informal sources
q64a8
% of working capital financed from: Trade credit from suppliers
q64a9
% of working capital financed from: Trade credit from customers
q64a10
% of working capital financed from: Credit cards
q64a11
% of working capital financed from: Leasing arrangement
q64a12
% of working capital financed from: The government (other than state-owned banks)
q64a13
% of working capital financed from: Other
q64a14
% of working capital financed from: Other
q64b1
% of new investments financed from: Internal funds/Retained earnings
q64b2
% of new investments financed from: Equity (i.e. issue new shares)
q64b3
% of new investments financed from: Borrowing from local private commercial banks
q64b4
% of new investments financed from: Borrowing from state-owned banks
q64b5
% of new investments financed from: Borrowing from foreign banks
q64b6
% of new investments financed from: Loans from family/friends
q64b7
% of new investments financed from: Money lenders or other informal sources
q64b8
% of new investments financed from: Trade credit from suppliers
q64b9
% of new investments financed from: Trade credit from customers
q64b10
% of new investments financed from: Credit cards
q64b11
% of new investments financed from: Leasing arrangement
q64b12
% of new investments financed from: The government (other than state-owned banks)
q64b13
% of new investments financed from: Other
q64b14
% of new investments financed from: Other
q65a
Financing required collateral
q65b1
Type of collateral
Total: 400
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