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dc.contributor.authorAhmed, M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-25T14:32:08Z
dc.date.available2014-04-25T14:32:08Z
dc.date.issued1976
dc.identifier.citationM. Ahmed, 'Size and efficiency - case of Irish plastics industry', Economic and Social Research Institute, Economic and Social Review, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1976, 1976, pp1-21
dc.identifier.issn0012-9984
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2262/69094
dc.description.abstractInternational evidence has suggested that plant or firm size does not significantly affect efficiency in the plastics processing industry; this has led to the generalisation that small firms can be economically viable in the processing of plastics. The aim of this paper is to examine such hypotheses within the context of the Irish Plastics Industry, i.e., to consider the effect of firm size on productive efficiency. The conclusion of our investigation is that output composition and factor mix are more important in explaining efficiency than the scale of output.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEconomic & Social Studies
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEconomic and Social Review
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 8, No. 1, 1976
dc.subjectIndustry
dc.subjectManufacturing
dc.titleSize and efficiency - case of Irish plastics industry
dc.typeJournal article
dc.status.refereedYes
dc.publisher.placeDublin
dc.rights.ecaccessrightsOpenAccess
dc.format.extentpaginationpp1-21


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