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Perspectives on the Sources of Heterogeneity in Indian Industry

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dc.contributor.authorRodrigo, G. Chris
dc.contributor.authorLall, Somik V.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-27T18:40:44Z
dc.date.available2014-08-27T18:40:44Z
dc.date.issued2000-11
dc.description.abstractThe authors examine technical efficiency variation across four industrial sectors in India, using a stochastic production frontier technique. The results are comparable to technical efficiency distribution patterns obtained in other countries. The authors examine heterogeneity in firm-level efficiency against internal, firm-level characteristics and against external characteristics (industry and location). The results suggest that managerial effectiveness significantly influences efficiency and that considerable benefits derive from location within established industrial clusters for particular industries. The methodology and findings indicate that the study of industry-specific technical efficiency patterns is a useful analytical tool for tracking domestic firms' response to liberalization and the advance of market forces. An important policy implication of the authors' results: There is considerable room for efficiency gains through better organization and management of production processes and improved supply chain management, even in the highly organized corporate sector. These gains could be achieved by purely internal learning processes with no extra investment in physical plant or equipment, or with the help of outside consultants, or through business alliances with partners from industrial countries (a rising trend). The results also show that greater technical efficiency correlates with better energy use and higher investments in plant management. How firms can be induced to undertake such investments in the "software" of production is an important issue. Liberalization and globalization are likely to bring significant productivity gains even in low-technology industries as managers gear up to meet the challenges of competition.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/729386/perspectives-sources-heterogeneity-indian-industry
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2496
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19772
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2496
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
dc.subjectALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectCDF
dc.subjectCITY SIZE
dc.subjectCLOSED ECONOMY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectDISECONOMIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFOREIGN COMPETITION
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subjectISOLATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectMANAGERIAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectMARKET COMPETITION
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN AREAS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectRAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectSCALE EFFECTS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARIES
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.titlePerspectives on the Sources of Heterogeneity in Indian Industryen
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okr.date.disclosure2000-11-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:28:40.690132Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/729386/perspectives-sources-heterogeneity-indian-industry
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2496
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_00121302021568
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum729386
okr.identifier.reportWPS2496
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.unitInfrastructure and Environment, Development Research Group
okr.volume1
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