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Investment Climate Survey 2003

Lesotho, 2003 - 2004
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Data file: Lesotho-2003--full data-1

The file contains the cleaned, raw database. Text of questions can be found in "Investment Climate Survey Questionnaire" in "Questionnaires" folder.

Cases: 75
Variables: 575

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q53d
Q53d. What percentage of the loss was from employee theft
q54a
Q54a. What was this establishment's average capacity utilization over the last y
q54b
Q54b. How many shifts does your establishment usually operate
q55
Q55. What share of net profits was re-invested in your establishment last year
q56a
Q56a. How many products does your establishment produce
q56b
Q56b. How many new products
q57
Q57. Does your establishment use technology licenced from a foreign-owned compan
q58a
Q58a. Product mix and target markets
q58b
Q58b. Human resources
q58c
Q58c. Investments
q59
Q59. Which of the following summarizes your position
q60
Q60. Has your firm received an ISO management certificate
q611
Q611. Developed a major a new product line
q612
Q612. Upgraded an existing product line
q613
Q613. Introduced new technology that has substantially changed the way that the
q614
Q614. Discontinued at least one product (production) line
q615
Q615. Opened a new plant
q616
Q616. Closed at least one existing plant
q617
Q617. Agreed a new joint venture with foreign partner
q618
Q618. Obtained a new licensing agreement
q619
Q619. Outsourced a major production activity that was previously conducted in-ho
q6110
Q6110. Brought in-house a major produftion activity that was previously outsourc
q62i
Q62i. Which ways your establishment acquired technological innovations: most imp
q62ii
Q62ii. Which ways your establishment acquired technological innovations: second
q62iii
Q62ii. Which ways your establishment acquired technological innovations: thrid m
q63a
Q63a. What is important to reduce the production costs of existing products or s
q63a1
Q63a1. What is important to reduce the production costs of existing products or
q63b
Q63b. What is important to develop new products or services and markets
q63b1
Q63b1. What is important to develop new products or services and markets
q63b2
Q63b2. What is important to develop new products or services and markets
q641a
Q641a. Ave. number of workers during fiscal year total
q642a
Q642a. Ave. number of workers during fiscal year 2001: total
q642b
Q642b. Management
q642c
Q642c. Professionals
q642d
Q642d. Skilled production workers
q642e
Q642e. Unskilled production workers
q642f
Q642f. Non production workers
q643a
Q643a. Ave. number of workers during the fiscal year 2002: total
q643b
Q643b. Management
q643c
Q643c. Professionals
q643d
Q643d. Skilled production workers
q643e
Q643e. Unskilled production workers
q643f
Q643f. Non production workers
q644a
Q644a. Of which percentage female: Total
q644b
Q644b. Management
q644c
Q644c. Professionals
q644d
Q644d. Skilled production workers
q644e
Q644e. Unskilled production workers
q644f
Q644f. Non production workers
q645a
Q645a. Ave. wage: Total
q645b
Q645b. Management
q645c
Q645c. Professionals
q645d
Q645d. Skilled production workers
q645e
Q645e. Unskilled production workers
q645f
Q645f. Non production workers
q646a
Q646a. Cost of taxes on labour: Total
q646b
Q646b. Management
q646c
Q646c. Professionals
q646d
Q646d. Skilled production workers
q646e
Q646e. Unskilled production workers
q646f
Q646f. Non production workers
q647a
Q647a. Total wages: Total
q647b
Q647b. Management
q647c
Q647c. Professionals
q647d
Q647d. Skilled production workers
q647e
Q647e. Unskilled production workers
q647f
Q647f. Non production workers
q648a
Q648a. Total compensation: total
q648b
Q648b. Management
q648c
Q648c. Professionals
q648d
Q648d. Skilled production workers
q648e
Q648e. Unskilled production workers
q648f
Q64f. Non production workers
q65a1
Q65a1. Temporary workers employed: FY 2002
q65a2
Q65a2. Temporary workers employed: FY 2001
q65a3
Q65a3. Temporary workers employed: FY 2000
q65b1
Q65b1. Average number of female workers: FY 2002
q65b2
Q65b2. Average number of female workers: FY 2001
q65b3
Q65b3. Average number of female workers: FY 2000
q65c1
Q65c1. Length of employment for each worker: FY 2002
q65c2
Q65c2. Length of employment for each worker: FY 2001
q65c3
Q65c3. Length of employment for each worker: FY 2000
q65d1
Q65d1. Wage of temporary workers: FY 2002
q65d2
Q65d2. Wage of temporary workers: FY 2001
q65d3
Q65d3. Wage of temporary workers: FY 2000
q65e1
Q65e1. Total compensation of all temporary workers: FY 2002
q65e2
Q65e2. Total compensation of all temporary workers: FY 2001
q65e3
Q65e3. Total compensation of all temporary workers: FY 2000
q66
Q67. Percent of permanent management, professional and skilled production worker
q67a
Q68a. In 2002, how many new employees did your plant hire
q67b1
Q68b1. How many employees were dismissed or laid off
q67b2
Q68b2. How many employess were left due to sickness or died
q67b3
Q68b3. How many employess were left for other reasons
q68a1
Q69a. Skilled worker
q68a2
Q69b. Unskilled or service worker
q68b
Q68b. How long does it take to obtain permission from government to hire expatri
q68c
Q68c. On average how long does it take to obtain an expatriate work permit or vi
q68d
Q68d. Does your firm conduct this procedure itself or do you hire an agent to ob
q69a
Q69a. Do you offer formal training to your permanent employees
q69b1
Q69b1. What percent of your total permanent employees received formal training i
q69b2
Q69b2. What percent of your total permanent employees received formal training i
q69c
Q69c. What was the average number of weeks of training for each employee: Skille
q69c1
Q69c1. What was the average number of weeks of training for each employee: Unski
q69d1
Q69d1. In house training by your own staff
q69d2
Q69d2. In house provided by external trainers
q69d3
Q69d3. External training provided by institutions
q69e
Q69e. How much did your firm spend on training as a percentage of payroll
q69fa
Q69fa. Cannot define/prioritise training needs
q69fb
Q69fb. Lack of training institutions for external needs
q69fc
Q69fc. Lack of training by chambers of industry, business associations for exter
q69fd
Q69fd. Cannot identify competent trainers for internal training
q69fe
Q69fe. Cannot afford formal internal or external training
q69ff
Q69ff. Lack of government incentive for training
q69fg
Q69fg.Staff are uninterested in learning new skills
q69fh
Q69fh. Too risky - trained staff may leave
q69fi
Q69fi. Too risky - unsure of continuing demand for new skills
q69fj
Q69fj. No need - staff cam train on the job
q69fk
Q69fk. No need - can hire staff from other firms
q70
Q70. Would you be willing to participate in an industry-led and managed training
q70a
Q70a. Why
q71
Q71. Do you support the idea of a levy finance training scheme
q71a
Q71a. Why
q72
Q72. What percent of your work is unionised
q73a
Q72a. Days lost due to strikes or other labour disputes
q73b
Q72b. Days lost due to civil unrest
q73c
Q72c. Days lost due to employee absenteeism due to illness, death, funerals
q74aa
Q73aa. Workforce with educational levels of less than 6 years (some elementary)
q74ab
Q73ab. Workforce with educational levels of 6-9 years
q74ac
Q73ac. Workforce with educational levels of 10-12 years
q74ad
Q73ad. Workforce with educational levels of more than 12 years (some university
q74b
Q73b. Of those who did not complete primary school, what percent is female
q75a
Q74. What is the highest level of education of the top manager
q76
Q75. What percent of the senior management is male
q77
Q76a. How many years of experience working in this sector did the top manager ha
q78a
Q76b. How many years were with domestic firm
q78b
Q76c. Of these, how many years were with a foreign firm
q78c
Q76d. Did any of these prior firms export
q79
Q79. Does your firm have a separate human resources department
q79a
Q79a. Does your firm have a separate human resources department
q80
Q80. Does your establishment offer performance related to bonuses or incentives
q80a
Q80a. How much did these cost your establishment in 2002
q81a1
Q81a1. Total sales 2002
q81a2
Q81a2. Total sales 2001
q81a3
Q81a3. Total sales 2000
q81b1
Q81b1. Total market value of production 2002
q81b2
Q81b2. Total market value of production 2001
q81b3
Q81b3. Total market value of production 2000
q81c1
Q81c1. Total purchases of raw materials 2002
q81c2
Q81c2. Total purchases of raw materials 2001
q81c3
Q81c3. Total purchases of raw materials 2000
q81d1
Q81d1. Electricity 2002
q81d2
Q81d2. Electricity 2001
q81d3
Q81d3. Electricity 2000
q81e1
Q81e1. Fuels 2002
q81e2
Q81e1. Fuels 2001
q81e3
Q81e1. Fuels 2000
q81f1
Q81f1. Other 2002
q81f2
Q81f1. Other 2001
q81f3
Q81f1. Other 2000
q81g1
Q81g1. % of energy costs to run generator 2002
q81g2
Q81g2. % of energy costs to run generator 2001
q81g3
Q81g3. % of energy costs to run generator 2000
q81h1
Q81h1. Wages and salaries
q81h2
Q81h2. Wages and salaries
q81h3
Q81h3. Wages and salaries
q81i1
Q81e1. Allowances, bonuses and other benefits 2002
q81i2
Q81e2. Allowances, bonuses and other benefits 2001
q81i3
Q81e2. Allowances, bonuses and other benefits 2000
q81j1
Q81j1. Interest charges and financial fees 2002
q81j2
Q81j1. Interest charges and financial fees 2001
q81j3
Q81j1. Interest charges and financial fees 2000
q81k1
Q81k1. Other costs (i.e overheads expenses, selling, general administration etc)
q81k2
Q81k1. Other costs (i.e overheads expenses, selling, general administration etc)
q81k3
Q81k1. Other costs (i.e overheads expenses, selling, general administration etc)
q82
Q82. What was establishment's sales revenue in thousands of Maloti five years ag
q83a1
Q83a1. New machinery and equipment amount 2002
q83a2
Q83a2. New machinery and equipment of which imported 2002
q83a3
Q83a3. New machinery and equipment amount 2001
q83a4
Q83a4. New machinery and equipment of which imported 2001
q83a5
Q83a5. New machinery and equipment amount 2000
q83a6
Q83a6. New machinery and equipment of which imported 2000
q83b1
Q83b1. Second hand machinery and equipment amount 2002
q83b2
Q83b2. Second hand machinery and equipment of which imported 2002
q83b3
Q83b3. Second hand machinery and equipment amount 2001
q83b4
Q83b4. Second hand machinery and equipment of which imported 2001
q83b5
Q83b5. Second hand machinery and equipment amount 2000
q83b6
Q83b6. Second hand machinery and equipment of which imported 2000
q83c1
Q83c1. Land, buildings, improvement in leasehold amount 2002
q83c3
Q83c3. Land, buildings, improvement in leasehold amount 2001
q83c5
Q83c5. Land, buildings, improvement in leasehold amount 2000
q83d1
Q83d1. Vehicles amount 2002
q83d3
Q83d1. Vehicles amount 2001
q83d5
Q83d1. Vehicles amount 2000
q84a
Q84a. Of this, was any of it spent on creating a new establishment
q84b
Q84a. How much in fiscal year
q85a1
Q85a1. Machinery and equipment 2002
q85a2
Q85a2. Machinery and equipment 2001
q85a3
Q85a3. Machinery and equipment 2000
q85b1
Q85b1. Land and buildings or leasehold 2002
q85b2
Q85b2. Land and buildings or leasehold 2001
q85b3
Q85b3. Land and buildings or leasehold 2000
q85c1
Q85c1. Vehicles 2002
q85c2
Q85c2. Vehicles 2002
q85c3
Q85c3. Vehicles 2002
q86a1
Q86a1. Rent for machinery and equipment 2002
q86a2
Q86a2. Rent for machinery and equipment 2001
q86a3
Q86a3. Rent for machinery and equipment 2000
q86b1
Q86b1. Rent for land or buildings 2002
q86b2
Q86b2. Rent for land or buildings 2001
q86b3
Q86b3. Rent for land or buildings 2000
q86c1
Q86c1. Rent (lease) of vehicles 2002
q86c2
Q86c2. Rent (lease) of vehicles 2001
q86c3
Q86c3. Rent (lease) of vehicles 2000
q86d1
Q86d1. Royalty or license fees 2002
q86d2
Q86d1. Royalty or license fees 2001
q86d3
Q86d1. Royalty or license fees 2000
q87
Q87. How much did your establishment spend on design R&D in 2002
q88a1
Q88a1. Total assets 2002
q88a2
Q88a2. Total assets 2001
q88a3
Q88a3. Total assets 2000
q88b1
Q88b1. Machinery and equipment (including transport) 2002
q88b2
Q88b2. Machinery and equipment (including transport) 2001
q88b3
Q88b3. Machinery and equipment (including transport) 2000
q88c1
Q88c1. Land, buildings and leasehold improvement Net book value 2002
q88c2
Q88c2. Land, buildings and leasehold improvement Net book value 2001
q88c3
Q88c. Land, buildings and leasehold improvement Net book value 2000
q88d1
Q88d1. Machinery and equipment 2002
q88d2
Q88d2. Machinery and equipment 2001
q88d3
Q88d3. Machinery and equipment 2000
q88e1
Q88e1. Land, buildings and leasehold improvement 2002
q88e2
Q88e1. Land, buildings and leasehold improvement 2001
q88e3
Q88e1. Land, buildings and leasehold improvement 2000
q88f1
Q88f1. Finished goods 2002
q88f2
Q88f2. Finished goods 2001
q88f3
Q88f3. Finished goods 2000
q88g1
Q88g1. Work in progress 2002
q88g2
Q88g2. Work in progress 2001
q88g3
Q88g3. Work in progress 2000
q88h1
Q88h1. Raw materials excluding fuels 2002
q88h2
Q88h2. Raw materials excluding fuels 2001
q88h3
Q88h3. Raw materials excluding fuels 2000
q88i1
Q88i1. Fuel 2002
q88i2
Q88i1. Fuel 2001
q88i3
Q88i1. Fuel 2000
q88j1
Q88j1. Accounts receivable 2002
q88j2
Q88j1. Accounts receivable 2001
q88j3
Q88j1. Accounts receivable 2000
q88k1
Q88k1. Cash on hand and in bank 2002
q88k2
Q88k1. Cash on hand and in bank 2001
q88k3
Q88k1. Cash on hand and in bank 2000
q89a1
Q89a1. Total liabilities 2002
q89a2
Q89a2. Total liabilities 2001
q89a3
Q89a3. Total liabilities 2000
q89b1
Q89b1. Long-term liabilities (i.e more than 1 year) 2002
q89b2
Q89b2. Long-term liabilities (i.e more than 1 year) 2001
q89b3
Q89b3. Long-term liabilities (i.e more than 1 year) 2000
q89c1
Q89c1. Short-term liabilities (i.e one year or less) 2002
q89c2
Q89c2. Short-term liabilities (i.e one year or less) 2001
q89c3
Q89c3. Short-term liabilities (i.e one year or less) 2000
q89d1
Q89d1.Short-term liabilities of which: payables 2002
q89d2
Q89d2.Short-term liabilities of which: payables 2001
q89d3
Q89d3.Short-term liabilities of which: payables 2000
q89e1
Q89e1. Equity - share capital 2002
q89e2
Q89e2. Equity - share capital 2001
q89e3
Q89e3. Equity - share capital 2000
q89f1
Q89f1. Retained earning (reseves and surplus) 2002
q89f2
Q89f2. Retained earning (reseves and surplus) 2001
q89f3
Q89f3. Retained earning (reseves and surplus) 2000
q90a
Q90a. Has the HIV/AIDS epidemic adversly impacted on your firm
q90b1
Q90b1. Lower productivity
q90b2
Q90b2. Increased labour turnover
q90b3
Q90b3. Increased absenteeism
q90b4
Q90b4. Increased medical costs
q91a
Q91a. Has your firm taken active steps to manage the impact of the HIV/AIDS epid
q91b
Q91b. Indicate the degree of success with your company's prevention programmes
Total: 575
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