The Relationship between Firm Size and Technical Efficiency in East Africa Manufacturing Firms

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dc.creatorNiringiye, Aggrey
dc.creatorLuvanda, Eliab
dc.creatorJoseph, Shitundu
dc.date2016-07-19T13:08:03Z
dc.date2016-07-19T13:08:03Z
dc.date2010
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T09:05:19Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T09:05:19Z
dc.descriptionThe main objective of this study was to establish the relationship between firm size and technical efficiency in East Africa manufacturing firms. This study used a two step methodology to examine the relationships between technical efficiency and firm size in east Africa manufacturing firms. In the first step, technical efficiency measures were calculated using DEA approach. Secondly, using the GLS technique, a technical efficiency equation was estimated to investigate whether technical efficiency is increasing in firm size. Contrary to our expectation, the results showed a negative association between firm size and technical efficiency in both Ugandan and Tanzanian manufacturing firms. The existence of a positive association between size squared and technical efficiency and a negative association between firm size and technical efficiency in Ugandan and Tanzanian manufacturing firms suggests an inverted U- relationship between firm size and technical efficiency in these countries.
dc.identifierAggrey, N., Eliab, L. and Joseph, S., 2010. The Relationship between Firm Size and Technical Efficiency in East Africa Manufacturing Firms. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, 12(4), pp.226-236.
dc.identifier1520-5509
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3342
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3342
dc.languageen
dc.subjectFirm size
dc.subjectTechnical efficiency
dc.subjectManufacturing firms
dc.titleThe Relationship between Firm Size and Technical Efficiency in East Africa Manufacturing Firms
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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