The Role of Government in Firm Outcomes

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 5555-5593
Author(s):  
Ran Duchin ◽  
Zhenyu Gao ◽  
Haibing Shu
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Operating Performance ◽  
Geographic Distance ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Legal Restrictions ◽  
Government Involvement ◽  
Survey Responses

Abstract Using a unique setting in China, where the geographic distance between collective firms and local governments is highly persistent because of legal restrictions on land ownership and mobility, we investigate the role of government involvement in small firms. In our analysis of survey responses, we find that weaker government involvement, measured by greater distance from government, is associated with higher firm autonomy and reduced taxes, protectionism, and anticompetitive behavior. In our analysis of firm-level financial data, we find that distant firms have better operating performance, higher growth, and higher entry rates. We find similar results around exogenous government office relocations.

Exploring the Role of Government Involvement in Innovation

2021 ◽  
pp. 95-121
Author(s):  
Lourdes Casanova ◽  
Anne Miroux ◽  
Diego Finchelstein
Keyword(s):  
Role Of Government ◽  
Government Involvement

scholarly journals Dataset on SARS-CoV-2 non-pharmaceutical interventions in Brazilian municipalities

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos ◽  
Darlan da Silva Candido ◽  
William Marciel de Souza ◽  
Lewis Buss ◽  
Sabrina L. Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Municipal Level ◽  
Pharmaceutical Interventions

AbstractBrazil has one of the fastest-growing COVID-19 epidemics worldwide. Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have been adopted at the municipal level with asynchronous actions taken across 5,568 municipalities and the Federal District. This paper systematises the fragmented information on NPIs reporting on a novel dataset with survey responses from 4,027 mayors, covering 72.3% of all municipalities in the country. This dataset responds to the urgency to track and share findings on fragmented policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quantifying NPIs can help to assess the role of interventions in reducing transmission. We offer spatial and temporal details for a range of measures aimed at implementing social distancing and the dates when these measures were relaxed by local governments.

scholarly journals Overcoming the barriers to green procurement in the county: Interest groups and administrative professionalism

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christy Smith ◽  
Jessica Terman
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
The United States ◽  
Green Procurement ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Government Involvement ◽  
Mitigate Climate Change

Scholars and practitioners have come to understand the important role of local governments in the causes and effects of climate change. The literature has examined both the substantive and symbolic determinants of urban sustainability policies in addition to the implementation issues associated with those policies. At the heart of these policies is the idea that local governments have the desire and ability to engage in socially and environmentally responsible practices to mitigate climate change. While important, these studies are missing a key component in the investigation of local government involvement in sustainability policies: government purchasing power. This study examines the effect of administrative professionalism and interest group presence on the determinants of green procurement in the understudied context of counties in the United States.

Tourism suppliers’ view of the role of government initiatives and tourism competitiveness in distressed contexts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erisher Woyo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Economies ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Level Of Involvement ◽  
Government Involvement ◽  
The Government ◽  
Using Data ◽  
High Level

This chapter analyses the role of government initiatives in tourism competitiveness, using data collected from suppliers operating in a distressed tourist destination. The government’s involvement in the process of tourism development, especially in developing countries, is critical. The role and participation of governments in tourism development vary from minimal to a high level of involvement. Developing economies with ongoing political and economic challenges like Zimbabwe have not been comprehensively researched, especially on the nexus between competitiveness and government initiatives. Using qualitative data from a convenience sample of 15 hospitality and tourism managers in Zimbabwe, it was found that the role of government is important for enhancing tourism competitiveness. The study concludes that a higher level of government involvement is needed for Zimbabwe to enhance competitiveness. The government should play a greater role, especially in providing an enabling environment for improved competitiveness while reducing corruption.

Funding for innovation in small firms: The role of government

1993 ◽  
Vol 22 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 507-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Moore ◽  
Elizabeth Garnsey
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
Role Of Government

International Business by SMEs: Empirical Findings from New Zealand

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan Alon ◽  
Leo-Paul Dana ◽  
Anna Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
International Business ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Domestic Market ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Excess Capacity ◽  
Government Assistance ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Small Countries

Why do small firms from small countries internationalize? This study investigates the motives of small-scale entrepreneurs from New Zealand to internationalize via exporting, and particularly evaluate the role of government assistance. Our empirical findings of 139 SMEs situated in the Canterbury region of New Zealand suggest that export is strongly related to government-induced programs. Also important are personal motivations, declining domestic sales, saturated domestic market and excess capacity.

scholarly journals Fiscal Decentralization and Local Environmental Pollution in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8661
Author(s):  
Shufen Guo ◽  
Ludi Wen ◽  
Yanrui Wu ◽  
Xiaohang Yue ◽  
Guilian Fan
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Fiscal Decentralization ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
Environmental Preference ◽  
Fiscal Revenue ◽  
The Impact

Fiscal decentralization is one of the tools for the central government to engage local governments in environment management. However, its effects are inconclusive. This paper aims to examine the impact of fiscal decentralization on environmental pollution and the role of government environmental preference in China’s provinces. The results show that fiscal revenue decentralization exacerbates local environmental pollution more seriously than expenditure decentralization. This negative environmental effect of fiscal decentralization could be moderated by government environmental preference. Based on our findings, it is recommended that China’s local governments should improve environmental preference so that fiscal decentralization can create a win–win situation for the economy and environment. Furthermore, the different effects of fiscal revenue and expenditure decentralization create a necessity for differentiated management of fiscal decentralization by the central and local governments.

scholarly journals Administrative Capacity of Local Government in Responding to Natural Disasters in Developing Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-124
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Quang ◽  
Doan Trieu Long ◽  
Nguyen Dung Anh ◽  
Thanh Nguyen Hai
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Administrative Capacity ◽  
Central Highlands

The important role of local government in the socio-economic development of localities has been confirmed in many domestic and foreign studies. But the role of government in drought adaptation has often received little attention and analysis in domestic studies. Approaching from the local tectonic government model, the article argues that local government is an important link to promote adaptive capacity at the local level of Vietnam and the Central Highlands provinces provide a case study that is typical for research and development of the capacity to adapt to drought and natural disasters for local authorities in Vietnam. Analysis of adaptive capacity through case studies in local government in the Central Highlands provinces shows that capacity is a major challenge for local governments here. The paper recommends that it is necessary to further expand the initiative and role of local authorities in guiding and promoting adaptation for communities and local people. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2021-02-02-03 Full Text: PDF

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ON-SITE SORTING FOR C&D IN CHINA AND EUROPE

Detritus ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 114-121
Author(s):  
Jianli Hao ◽  
Francesco Di Maria ◽  
Zhikun Chen ◽  
Shiwang Yu ◽  
Wenting Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Inert Material ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Government Involvement ◽  
The Eu

Construction and demolition waste (CDW) accounts for 40% of urban municipal waste in China and around 25% in the European Union (EU). Since the EU is more developed and urbanized than China, its experience with managing CDW may be helpful to China. This study therefore compared China and the EU with respect to the flow of CDW materials and the policies, laws and regulations for CDW management. The results reveal that the CDW management practices and facilities in China are relatively underdeveloped with a large amount of low-value inert material going to landfill compared with the EU. The study also reveals the important role of government involvement in CDW management, including the use of punitive measures and preferential policies; most EU members states achieved their waste recovery rates by 2016 due to mature CDW legalization. To improve the management of CDW in China, a series of suggestions are proposed including waste prevention strategies, establishment of supervision mechanisms, and financial support.

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