Following the economic liberalization in India, the service sector has gained prominence in the economy as it accounts for the largest share of GDP and, also that the share of this sector in GDP has been growing very rapidly. Empirical data reveal two significant trends in the service sector following liberalization in 1991: growth in service sector productivity and growth in services' trade. T...

We highlight the difference between the service sector and the manufacturing sector in regard to the determinants for a firm to start FDI and the productivity growth it achieves. This paper analyzes two questions: (1) whether a certain level of productivity explains a Japanese firm’s choice to be a multinational firm (by starting FDI), and (2) how the productivity of such a multinational firm c...

INTRODUCTION Meeting the complex health needs of people often requires interaction among numerous different sectors. No one service can adequately respond to the diverse care needs of consumers. Providers working more effectively together is frequently touted as the solution. Cross-sector service provision is defined as independent, yet interconnected sectors working together to better meet the...

there are considerable debates about the existence, nature, and application of entrepreneurship within the public sector. the present survey analyzes the application of entrepreneurship in iranian public sector organizations. for this purpose, the situation of entrepreneurship within the head offices of iranian public service organizations was considered. also, based on mckeinsy and daft’s fram...

the purpose of this article is to present a model for customer satisfaction in the development banking sector. in the design of the customer satisfaction model, an attempt has been made to consider the characteristics of the development banks. thus, three dimensions of quality of service, characteristics of the service, and access to service have been considered as the main dimensions of the mo...

there are no known studies that have been conducted focusing on the congruency or discrepancy of pre service agricultural education programmes in relation to secondary school agriculture teaching in zimbabwe. the purpose of this study was therefore to make a qualitative investigation on the contribution of pre service agricultural education training programmes to the teaching of high school agr...

We examine interaction between goods trade and market power in domestic trade and distribution sectors. Theory suggests a linkage between service-sector competition and goods trade, one supported by econometrics involving imports of 22 OECD countries vis-à-vis 69 exporters. This points to linkages between market access conditions for goods and the structure of the service sector. Competition in...