Enterprise Survey 2009-2016

Lesotho, 2008 - 2016

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LSO_2009-2016_ES-P_v01_M

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Data file: Lesotho_2009_2016

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All went well!
Always smiled
Approchable and Flamboyant
Both the owner annd accountant were not interested in doing the interview.
Business Does Not Keep Financial Records.
Buti Bakery owned by a ladies in partnership with her mother. She makes decision
Champ Construction needs to locate to better offices where it can operate from,
During The Interview The Respondent Had To Attend To Clients.
During The Interview The Respondent Had To Attend To Customers.
During The Interview The Respondent Had To Attend To Stock Arrival.
During The Interview We Had Many Interruptions From Incoming Calls.
Estimate Information Was Given.
Estimates Were Given.
Financial Information Was Estimates.
Financially the business is doing well, especially
For a company that has been in operation for this long it should have a grown mu
Gave Estimates On Some Questions.
Gave only estimates because they do not keep records. Hardly speaks english- Don
Generally, The Interview Went Well Except That We Couldn'T Finish During The First Appointment And I Had To Make A Second Appointment.
Had no problems the interview went well.
He Did Not Find Some Records So He Did Not Know Some Answers
He Couldn'T Find Previous Company Records.
He Did Not Want To Answer Some Of The Question.
He Gave A Lot Of Estimates In Many Questions.
He Gave Estimates.
He Gave Me Some Answers Without Referring To Records.
He Gave Responses To The Financial Questions Without Refering To Records.
He Had To Attend To Some Queries From Staff And Customers And He Also Complained That The Interview Was Too Long.
He Refered To Some Old Records.
He Used Some Estimates To Answer Other Questions And To Some Other Questions He Didn'T Find Some Records And He Was Not Even Able To Give Estimates.
He Was Complaining About The Length Of Interview So He Gave Me Some Answers Without Referring To Records
He Was In A Hurry Because He Was To Travel Somewhere.
He Was In Hurry Because He Had To Attend A Meeting.
He Was Not Comfortable With Answering Questions About Money Especially Salaries, Sales , Rental Costs And Costs For Security.
He Was Not Comfortable With Answering Questions About Money Especially Salaries, Sales Etc.
He Was Willing To Respond To The Questions The Only Challenge Is That He Is Still New To The Establishment And Didn'T Know Some Of The Things And Had To Consult
He Wasn'T Paying Much Attention.
He was cooperative, willing to help and showing interest in everything, polite a
He was coopertive and vey helpful.
He was fully committed to the interview and he was eager to know more about this
He was in a hurry but he gave straight forward answers, Besides that he was very
He was on the run…
He was patient, he estimated figures on his computer
He was really kind and helpful
He was somewhat truthful.
He was taking all the information fro his records.
He was very cooperative and insisted on clearing everything with needed explanat
He was very cooperative.
He was very truthful in every thing, where he did not know and understand he jus
He was willing to answer my questions
He was willing to answer the questions and he did not encounter any problems
His Responses Were Not Accurate He Just Wanted To Finish With The Survey.
I am of the opinion that the respondent is not familiar with what the general ru
I assume that the answers she gave were truthful because she refered to the comp
I believe the information they gave me was true because every answer that needed
I found the information provided to be very truthful, although some of the figur
Interview Took Long As She Had To Attend To Other Matters.
Interview Took Long Because The Respondent Had Attend To Clients.
Interview Took Too Long.
It Took Too Long.
It Was Difficult To Get Information From The Respondent.
It was an interesting interview because Mr Lesenya was very co-operative and wil
It was not easy interviewing the owner and manager because he went through a pri
It was not easy to conduct the interview as the respondent was a Chinese, and En
It was perfect. I had to go there 2 times because the Accountant was not there
It was successfully conducted
Macmillan Has One Office In Lesotho But Has Other Establishments In Other Countries World Wide So The Respondent Didn'T Have Much Information About The International Organisation.
Manager was very Cooperative
Most Estimates Were Not From The Bookeepng Records.
Most Of The Information Were Estimates.
Most Of The Responses Were Estimates.
Most of the amounts were estimated
Most of the company's amounts were taken fom their books and some of the figures
No Problems Occurred.
No comment
No problems occurred, it all went well. The respondents were very welcoming and
None
None.
Not easy going, doesn't speak english very well, and had doubts.
Ok
Over the last two years sales figures decreased due to increased competition
Respondent Answering Work Related Calls During Interview.
Respondent Complained About Questionnaire Length.
Respondent Complained About That The Questionnaire Being Long.
Respondent Complained Of The Survey Length.
Respondent Didn’T Understand The Importance Of The Reaserch As He Felt They Wouldn’T Benefit From The Results.
Respondent Was Busy And Had To Return The Following Day.
Respondent Was Busy And Took A Long Time To Answer Questions
Respondent Was Busy Because He Was On Duty And He Was Complaining About The Length Of The Survey And The Other Thing He Was Unable To Give The Full Information.
Respondent Was Busy During The Survey.
Respondent Was Busy On The Day.
Respondent Was Busy With Other Work During The Interview.
Respondent Was Busy With Work During The Interview.
Respondent Was Complaining About The Length Of The Questionnaire And Was Not Knowledgeable.
Respondent Was In Hurry Because He Was To Attend A Meeting
Respondent Was Not Knowledgable Of The Business.
Respondent Was Not Willing To Give The Clear Information About The Business Especially Financials.
Respondent Was On Duty.
Respondent Was Too Busy On The Day Of The Interview.
Respondent Would Take Telephone Calls During The Interview.
Respondent busy, he had to attend to other clients during the interview.
Rumdel Constructions Lesotho is a branch of Rumdel Construction group based in D
She Didn’T Want To Give Me Information.
She Do Not Want To Answer Some Of The Questions Especially On Turnover.
She Refered To Old Records.
She Was Too Busy With Work And Therefore Wanted Us To Do Interview Very Quickly.
She seemed sure of herself and was highly cooperative
She was harsh, as she feltthat I was waisting her time, but as our conversation
She was nice and cooperative, willing to help
She was quite cooperative and understanding, though somewhat doubtful when it ca
She was so open as far as giving the café's downfalls
She was very cooperative
Since the receipts for income and expenditures are kept in the fle they smethime
Some Answers The Respondent Refered To Old Records.
Some Of The Estimates Were Accurate.
Some figure were estimates and some were directly from the records. The business
Th interview was easy as the manager was accommodating and willing to help. Some
The Business Does Not Keep Records.
The Company has problems because it operates in a school premises. He does not h
The Gentleman was willing o give me all the information I needed.
The Interview Took Too Long.
The M.D did not pose any problem whatsoever, he was very cooperative.
The M.D was willing to answer any question dispite the fact that he was on a ver
The Manager Had To Attend To Customers During The Interview.
The Manager Manager Was Busy During The Survey.
The Manager Was Busy With Work During The Interview.
The Manager Was Busy.
The Manager Was Not Comfortable Giving Responses On The Financials.
The Manager Was Very Busy.
The Respondent Answered The Questions While Working.
The Respondent Complained About The Length Of The Interview Because He Was Busy Doing Work .
The Respondent Complained That Most Of The Questions Were Not Relevant To Their Company.
The Respondent Couldn’T Remember Some Of The Information And He Took Long To Answer And He Was Complaining About The Length Of The Survey.
The Respondent Gave Estimate Figures.
The Respondent Had To Attend To Other Concerns At Work During The Interview
The Respondent Refered To Old Records And During The Interview She Had To Attend To Telephone Calls.
The Respondent Was Busy So I Had To Wait For Him To Attend To A Business Crisis.
The Respondent Was Busy Taking Calls From Customers Thus Leading To The Interview Taking Too Much Time.
The Respondent Was Busy With Other Work This Is Why The Interview Took A Long Time.
The Respondent Was Busy.
The Respondent Was Complaining About The Length Of Interview Because He Was On Duty
The Respondent Was In A Hurry.
The Respondent Was Not Comfortable Giving Out Information About The Establisghments Finances.
The Respondent Was Not Interested In Answering Most Of The Questions.
The Respondent Was Reluctant To Give Out All The Information On The Business.
The Respondent Was Reluctant To Give Out The Values On Amounts Spent.
The Responses Given Were Not Accurate At All He Just Wanted To Finish Interview, Any Question That Ask About Money He Responded With I Don'T Know He Did Not Want To Give Out That Kind Of Information. He Didn’T Trust The Credibility Of The Surv
The Sigma Construction is a sole proprietorship company, whose owner looks deter
The amount were done by the accountant and all the information was done by human
The business is doing very good as compared to other years.
The business is doing well as compared to the last three years, the sales are go
The business is going well compared to last years. The annual sales are improvin
The company collect rubbish brought by the Maseru city council, Brewery and some
The company is doing well so far though there is shortage of electricity which m
The company is doing well, although they keep on record of losses incurred due t
The company is still growing and the information given seems to be truthful.
The company was good, it has a steady growth, and has more growth potential.
The company was registered in November 2006, the only work which his constructio
The compony seems to be growing but the land it is on seems too small to hold al
The establishment is not that big, so it was easy to get accurate answers. I cou
The establishment seems to be doing very well. The figures he gave are evidence
The information given is complete.
The information given was somewhat truthful but the relating figures were estima
The information provided wa tuthful though the figures were estimates were compu
The interview took two days to complete. The Accountant was not there the first
The interview was easily conducted
The interview was good.
The interview was so good.
The interview was so perfect
The interview was successful and there was no problem.
The interview was well done.
The interview went perfectly, although the interviewee was persistant on the fac
The interview went well
The interview went well but the respondent said it took a lot of his time.
The interview went well no problems occurred. He was just so nice and willing to
The interview went well, the owner answered everything respectfully.
The interview went well.
The interviewee and I were cooperating well though after a phone call, he was so
The interviewee did not want to give me the financial figures at first so I had
The interviewee has only been the manager or Afrisam for three months but he see
The interviewee seem to be clueless about the Business Enviroment in Lesotho, sh
The interviewee seems very easily distracted and thought the interview was too l
The interviewee spoke fluent Sesotho and Chinese,
The interviewee was cooperative and fair.
The interviewee was cooperative and got all the information from his computer.
The interviewee was coopertative and seemed interested in helping me out in ever
The interviewee was distracted by his subordinates, he seems to be estimating f
The interviewee was fair and the business is growing.
The interviewee was friendly and I believe the information he provided was truth
The interviewee was getting his answers directly from the establishments records
The interviewee was not in a good mood and he was not fair, he also estimated fi
The interviewee was patient and willing to answer questions, she was explaining
The interviewee was really sure about the information she gave and was cooperati
The interviewee was smiling but rude.
The interviewee was very cooperative, although there were times when he kept me
The interviewee was very cooperative.
The interviewee was very nice and estimated some figures.
The interviewee was very nice and willing to answer.
The interviewee was vey cooperative and was willing and looknig forward to heari
The interviewees were very cooperative and were very interested in what will hap
The interviewees were very nice to me.
The interviewees were very willing to answer the survey, but became tired and bo
The interviwee was first rude telling me that he won't tell me anything about th
The lady was very nice and friendly, willing to explain everythingeven when was
The language barrier was a big problem. The respondent is a chinese man wo owns
The owner could not communicate properly she thought the survey was a waste of h
The owner of the firm is uneducated and does not have much interest in finances
The owner was fair to give information about his company.
The partners were cooperative and the information they gave was truthful.
The repondent was too busy and secretive and did not give full attention to the
The respondant was ver friendly, cooperartive and patient.
The respondence gave me problems because I had to keep repeating a question over
The respondent Knows how to work with people and was very open in regards to his
The respondent conducted himself in a very professional manner. Although confide
The respondent estimated figures on sales for scal year 2007 and 2005 after assu
The respondent gave me estimates when it came to figures.
The respondent was cooperative and willling to respond.
The respondent was easy to communicate with.
The respondent was friendly, cooperative and patient
The respondent was intererested and willing to answer everything
The respondent was not certain about the exact figures so he kept asking others
The respondent was not very kin on answering the questions, she did not take the
The respondent was patient and helpful and cooperative.
The respondent was very a focused interviewee. She seemed to have a head for inc
The respondent was very friendly and welcoming, he seemed to be very eger to ans
The respondent was willing to answer the questions. No interruptions; full atten
The respondent was willing to help though we were often interrupted by phone cal
The respondents were welcoming and friendly, seemed to answer the questions with
The type of establishment doses appear on the screener but not on the questionai
Their figures were estimated and the respondent was very cooperative.
There Was Too Much Red Tape It Was Very Difficult To Get The Right Respondent To Answer The Questions.
There Were Some Questions That The Respondent Took A Long Time Thinking About So The Interview.
There were no problems incurred as the respondant was nice and accommodating, wi
They Did Not Want To Answer Questions On Financials.
They Don'T Keep Records.
They Were Not Comfortable Answering Questions On Money.
They Were Not Comfortable Sharing Their Accounting Records.
They do not keep their financial records. No account with the bank. Could not sh
They were doubtful but cooperative, and were a bit in a hurry for a workshop.
Very Cooperative
Very Successful Interview
Very cooperative
Very cooperative. No time Wasted
Very polite
Very productive with the answers, willing to help where he could
Way Yare is a company which has a foreign registration, which helps the companys
We Had A Langauge Barrier As The Owner Spoke Chinese.
We Had To Ask A Colleague To Translate For Us Since The Respondent Could Not Speak English Or Sesotho.

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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