TY - JOUR
T1 - Firm size and performance of manufacturing enterprises in P.R. China : the case of Shanghai's manufacturing industries
AU - CHOW, Kong Wing, Clement
AU - FUNG, Ka Yiu M.
PY - 1997/6/1
Y1 - 1997/6/1
N2 - This paper studies the relationship between firm size and technical efficiency of manufacturing enterprises in Shanghai's manufacturing sector from 1989 to 1992. Although our empirical results show that technical efficiency is increasing in the firm size, the group of the smallest enterprises (0-99 workers) have very high technical efficiency. The group of enterprises with size of 100-249.9 workers have the lowest technical efficiency while the largest size (1000 workers or above) group usually have the highest technical efficiency. Finally, technical efficiency computed from net industrial product has large upward biases compared with that computed from gross industrial product.
AB - This paper studies the relationship between firm size and technical efficiency of manufacturing enterprises in Shanghai's manufacturing sector from 1989 to 1992. Although our empirical results show that technical efficiency is increasing in the firm size, the group of the smallest enterprises (0-99 workers) have very high technical efficiency. The group of enterprises with size of 100-249.9 workers have the lowest technical efficiency while the largest size (1000 workers or above) group usually have the highest technical efficiency. Finally, technical efficiency computed from net industrial product has large upward biases compared with that computed from gross industrial product.
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/2113
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0031479249&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1023/A:1017934928430
DO - 10.1023/A:1017934928430
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0921-898X
VL - 9
SP - 287
EP - 298
JO - Small Business Economics
JF - Small Business Economics
IS - 3
ER -