The factors in expanding geographical sales range by agriculture-related private firms in a developing country: Analysis of firm-level data in Myanmar
2019
Adachi, T. (Cabinet Secretariat (Japan))
This study analyzes influence factors on the geographical sales range and the sales amount of agriculture-related firms in Myanmar, comparing them with manufacturing firms, utilizing firm-level data in Myanmar collected by UN-ESCAP and other institutes. Recognizing the importance of human capital in the management of transporting and shipping time and handling with demand fluctuation in dealing with easily decayed agricultural fresh products, this study focuses on the influence of human resources with expertise as well as the productivity, size and diversity of resources of finance. As a result, this study finds that the ratio of university-graduated-level employees in agriculture-related private firms, as human resources with expertise, affects geographical sales range and sales amount of those entities, comparing with those of manufacturing firms.
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