Financial Crisis Survey 2009

Romania, 2009

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ROU_2009_FCSr1_v01_M_WB

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Data file: India-2006-IT-full data-

The file contains the cleaned, raw database. Text of questions can be found in "Information and Communication Technology/Services Sector Survey Questionnaire" in "Questionnaires" folder.

Cases:	360
Variables:	306

Variables

idstd

WEB STD FIRMID

code1

firm id

year

survey year

country

survey country

state

city

city of interview

industry

firm industry

time

time interview started

firm's legal status

b21

percent of ownership by domestic private

b22

percent of ownership by foreign private

b23

percent of ownership by foreign non-resident

b24

percent of ownership by government

b25

percent of ownership by other owner

percent of largest owner

b4ax

first main service of firm

b41

percent of sales from first main service

b41a

2 digit ISIC code

b4bx

second main service of firm

b42

percent of sales from second main service

b42a

2 digit ISIC code

year of establishment

full time workers when firm started activity

did non-residents play a role in firm establishment

b91

non-resident Indian as founder

b92

non-resident Indian as major investor

b93

non-resident Indian as top manager

b94

non-resident Indian in other capacity

b101

benefits provided by non-residents-access to capital

b102

benefits provided by non-residents-access to better mgmt

b103

benefits provided by non-residents-access to markets

b104

benefits provided by non-residents-access to technology

does firm own generator

percent of electricity from own generator

did firm experience power outage in 2004-2005

how many power outages per month in 2004-2005

length of power outages in 2004-2005

does firm have broadband internet access

c101

firm uses internet to communicate w/clients and vendors

c102

firm uses internet to make purchases

c103

firm uses internet to deliver services

c104

firm uses internet to do research

c11

does firm experience bad quality internet connection

c12

how many times firm experienced bad internet connection in 2004

c15

internet security effects firm activity'

c16

quality of internet/telecom effect firm's business w/clients

c171

telecommunications as obstacle to firm growth

c172

electricity as obstacle to firm growth

c173

road transportation as obstacle to firm growth

c174

air transportation as obstacle to firm growth

c18

does firm provide own transportation

c19

percent of annual sales spent for transportation

c20a

availability of direct domestic flights

c20b

availability of direct international flights

c21

availability of business class seat on direct int'l flights

c22

availability of business hotel accommodation in past year

d11

revenues from domestic sales

d12

revenues from exports

did firm import goods in 2004-2005

average number of days of imports from entry point to firm

longest number of days of imports from entry point to firm

customs and trade regulations as business obstacles

main market where firm sells main products

change of sales in the main market

change of prices in the main market

change in the number of customers in the main market

e51

competition from foreign firms in india

e52

competition from foreign firms in other countries

e53

competition from domestic firms

e54

competition from informal sector firms

anti-competitive and informal sector as business obstacle

e71

informal sector as obstacle -- tax enforcement

e72

informal sector as obstacle -- govt rules enforcement

e73

informal sector as obstacle -- intellectual property rights

firm expectations for next 12 months

investments abroad in last three years

value of investments abroad

is access to foreign technology an obstacle to growth

access to foreign technology as a severe obstacle

f61

domestic regulations as obstacle to foreign tech access

f62

vendors unwillingness to share as obstacle foreign tech

restrictions to fdi as obstacle to growth

g11

firm owns land

g12

firm leases land

g21

firm building owned by self

g22

firm building is leased

is firm located in a software tech park

is firm located in an export processing zone

are you satisfied with stp or epz

has firm acquired land or building in past three yrs

has firm failed to acquire land or building in past three yrs

g81

firm could not find appropriate industrial zone

g82

gov't did not want to sell land

g83

zoning approval takes too long

g84

firm could not obtain land in desired zone

g85

municipality would not provide infrastructure

g86

firm failed to acquire land for other reason

g91

firm acquired land most recently

g92

firm acquired buildings most recently

g93

firm acquired land and building most recently

g10

when was most recent acquisition completed

g111

time to complete acquisition

g121

cost of transaction fees for most recent acquisition

g122

cost of informal payment for most recent acquisition

g13

access to land as growth obstacle

g141

availability of land is an obstacle

g142

ownership of the seller/size of land was unclear

g143

land registration is costly and difficult

g144

obtaining permits to use the land is difficult

has firm been involved in a court case last three yrs

how long did it take to resolve last court case

percent of private sales not paid within agreed time

percent of monthly private sales that are never paid

number of days to resolve an overdue payment

h61

percent of overdue claims resolved in court

h62

percent of overdue claims resolved thru business assoc

h63

percent of overdue claims resolved thru arbitration

h64

percent of overdue claims resolved thru other channels

number of weeks to resolve claims in court

were court decisions generally enforced

h91

court system is fair and impartial

h92

court system is quick

h93

court system is affordable

h94

court system is able to enforce its decisions

h10

agree - disagree: judicial system will enforce my rights

h111

perception of legal system/conflict resolution

h112

protection of data privacy by court system

h121

inadequate legal framework for privacy data protection

h122

weak enforcement of existing laws for privacy data

firm loses due to cyber crime

total loses due to cyber crime

number of cyber crime cases

did firm pay for security in 2004-2005

i5a

percent of total sales paid for security

i5b

total amount paid for security

street crime and theft as business obstacle

gov't interpretation of laws and rules is consistent

percent of mgmt time spent in dealing w/government

did gov't officials visit firm in 2004-2005

j31a

number of visits by tax inspectors

j31b

average duration of tax inspectors visits

j31c

did tax inspectors receive gift or payment

j31d

tax inspectors from local, state, or central gov't

j32a

number of visits by labor inspectors

j32b

average length of labor inspectors visits

j32c

did labor inspectors receive gift or payment

j32d

labor inspectors were from local, state, or central govt

j33a

number of visits by fire inspectors

j33b

average length of visits by fire inspectors

j33c

did fire inspectors receive gift or payment

j33d

fire inspectors were from local, state, or central govt

j34a

number of visits total visits by govt officials

j34b

average length of govt officials visits

j34c

did govt inspectors receive gift or payment

j34d

officials represented local, state or central govt

percent of contract value paid to secure govt contract

j5a

percent of total sales paid to officials to get things done

j5b

total amount paid to officials to get things done

j61a

firm has sought a main telephone line

j61b

average wait for a main telephone line

j61c

did firm give informal gift for main telephone line

j62a

firm has sought an electrical connection

j62b

average wait for an electrical connection

j62c

did firm give informal gift for electrical connection

j63a

firm has sought a construction permit

j63b

average wait for a construction permit

j63c

did firm give informal gift for construction permit

j64a

firm has sought an import license

j64b

average wait for an import license

j64c

did firm give informal gift for import license

j65a

firm has sought an operating license

j65b

average wait for an operation license

j65c

did firm pay informal gift for an operation license

j91

tax rates as business obstacle

j92

tax administration as business obstacle

j93

business licensing as business obstacle

j94

macroeconomic instability as business obstacle

j95

regulatory and policy uncertainty as business obstacle

j96

corruption as business obstacle

k31

percent of working capital financed thru internal funds

k32

percent of working capital borrowed from private banks

k33

percent of working capital borrowed from state banks

k34

percent of working capital borrowed from family

k35

percent of working capital from non-bank institutions

k36

percent of purchases on credit from vendors

k37

percent of working capital borrowed from informal sources

k38

percent of working capital borrowed from other sources

did firm purchase fix assets in 2004-2005

k51

percent of fixed purchases funded with internal funds

k52

percent of fixed purchases funded with equity shares

k53

percent of fixed purchases funded with new debt issue

k54

percent of fixed purchases borrowed from private bank

k55

percent of fixed purchases borrowed from state banks

k56

percent of fixed purchases funded from family debt

k57

percent of fixed purchase borrowed from non-bank institutions

k58

percent of fixed purchases funded with credits & advances

k59

percent of fixed purchases funded from informal sources

k510

percent of fixed purchases funded form other sources

firm has overdraft facility

firm has line of credit from bank

year line of credit was approved

length of time to pay off line of credit

k10

did line of credit require collateral

k111

land required as collateral for line of credit

k112

machinery required as collateral for line of credit

k113

accounts receivables as collateral for line of credit

k114

owners assets as collateral for line of credit

k115

other assets required as collateral for line of credit

k12

value of collateral required for line of credit

k13

did firm apply for new line of credit in 2004-2005

k14

number of times firm applied for line of credit in 2004 - 2005

k15

how many loan application were approved in 2004-2005

k16

reasons for rejection of credit application

k17

reasons for not applying for credit in 2004-05

k18

access to financing as a business obstacle

number of full time employees in 2004-2005

number of full time employees in 2001-2002

formal in-house training for employees 2004-2005

formal training for employees by other orgs in 2004-2005

l51

first reason for not offering formal training

l52

second reason for not offering formal training

l53

third reason for not offering formal training

percent of staff for which English is critical

l71

percent change of wage for basic comp skills employees

l72

percent change of wage for good qualified employees

l73

percent change of wage for industry specific employees

l74

percent change of wage for hardware employees

l75

percent change of wage for advanced programmers

does firm face shortage of skilled employees

l10

did labor regulations affect hiring or firing decisions

l111

l121

time needed to fill managerial positions

l122

time needed to fill professional positions

l123

time needed to fill skilled workers positions

l131

inadequately educated workforce as growth obstacle

l132

labor regulations as growth obstacle

does firm have ISO certificate

did firm introduce new product in last three yrs

did firm spend on r&d in 2004-2005

total r&d expenses in 2004-2005

m51a

did firm file for any patent

m51b

how many patents did firm file for

m51c

where did firm file for patent

m52a

was firm awarded patent

m52b

how many patents was firm awarded

m52c

where did firm get new patents

m53a

has firm formally registered any copyrights

m53b

how many copyrights has firm registered

m53c

where did firm register copyright

did firm send on advertisement in 2004-2005

how much firm spent on advertisement in 2004-2005

did firm make payments for royalties in 2004-2005

annual payments for royalties in 2004-2005

m10

has firm received royalties in 2004-2005

m11

annual royalty payments received in 2004-2005

n11

access to finance (availability and cost) as growth obstacle

n12

access to land as growth obstacle

n13

business licensing and permits as growth obstacle

n14

corruption as growth obstacle

n15

crime, theft and disorder as growth obstacle

n16

customs and trade regulations as growth obstacle

n17

electricity (availability and cost) as growth obstacle

n18

legal system/conflict resolution as growth obstacle

n19

inadequately educated workforce as growth obstacle

n110

labor regulations as growth obstacle

n111

macroeconomic instability as growth obstacle

n112

regulatory and policy uncertainty as growth obstacle

n113

anticompetitive or informal practices as growth obstacle

n114

fdi limitation as growth obstacle

n115

access to foreign technology as growth obstacle

n116

tax administration as growth obstacle

n117

tax rates as growth obstacle

n118

road transportation as growth obstacle

n119

air transportation as growth obstacle

n120

telecom as growth obstacle

firm is located in owner's state

state govt gave concessions to firm

state of location has best business environment

firm is located in this state for other reasons

p11a

total revenue in 2004-05

p11b

total revenue in 2003-04

p12a

total labor cost in 2004-05

p12b

total labor cost in 2003-04

p13a

total cost of electricity in 2004-05

p13b

total cost of electricity in 2003-04

p14a

total cost of communication in 2004-05

p14b

total cost of communication in 2003-04

p15a

total cost of transportation in 2004-05

p15b

total cost of transportation in 2003-04

p16a

total cost of rentals in 2004-05

p16b

total cost of rentals in 2003-04

total revenue in 2001-02

p31a

amount spent on new hardware and equipment 2004-05

p31b

amount spent on new hardware and equipment 2003-04

p32a

amount spent on land and lease in 2004-05

p32b

amount spent on land and lease in 2003-04

p33a

amount spent on information technology in 2004-05

p33b

amount spent on information technology in 2003-04

p41a

net book value of hardware at the end of 2004-05

p41b

net book value of hardware at the end of 2003-04

Total: 306

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