LAC_2017_ES_v01_M_v01_A_LT -- DDI_LAC_2017_ES_v01_M_v01_A_LT_WB Development Data Group 2018-09-06 Nesstar Publisher v01 (September 2018) LAC_2017_ES_v01_M_v01_A_LT -- -- Mapping the Landscape of Transactions: The Governance of Business Relations in Latin America 2017-2018 ES 2017-2018 LAC_2017_ES_v01_M_v01_A_LT David C. Francis Nona Karalashvili Peter Murrell Nesstar Publisher World Bank Group’s Knowledge for Change Program Nona Karalashvili Peter Murrell Nona Karalashvili Enterprise Survey [en/oth] Latin America The surveys are designed to be nationally representative (implemented in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay). The primary sampling unit of the study is the establishment. The surveys are based on interviews with business owners and top managers in a sample of officially registered firms with at least five employees in the manufacturing and services sectors. Sample survey data [ssd] Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi] As part of the implementation of the surveys, twelve newly designed questions were administered, six concerning interactions with the firms’ suppliers and six on customer interactions. These questions were on the effectiveness of various methods of preventing or resolving problems when implementing agreements. When designing questions to be administered in a long survey and addressed to firms of all types, in different institutional settings, both conceptual and practical issues immediately arise. Interviews were conducted face-to-face using tablet devices (CAPI) and covered a wide range of topics. All interviews were conducted by local contractors in Spanish. The data includes sampling weights. All results are obtained with proper use of these weights and thus refer to the entire population of establishments in the six countries. The model parameters that authors use to estimate posterior probabilities are obtained from the software Latent GOLD (Vermunt and Magidson 2016), which does not provide exact parameters and applies some rounding (See the Excel file with estimated model parameters, attached as Related Material). As a result, the estimates of posterior probabilities calculated from the estimated model parameters differ somewhat from the estimates that are obtained directly from the Latent GOLD output. Non-response rates due to respondents spontaneously answering “Don’t Know” (which was not displayed as a possible option in the ‘show card’ listing possible responses). Fewer than 3% of the respondents chose at least one “Don’t Know” across the six questions about the methods of governing relations with suppliers and customers. The question with the most frequent occurrence of “Don’t Know” on relations with suppliers is on paid private dispute resolution (1.4% of the sample); for relations with customers, the question about personal trust had the highest item non-response (1.2% of the sample). Given the low item non-response rates, in our application of LCA we drop observations that have at least one “Don’t Know” in the relevant series of questions. This leaves 3,350 observations on relations with suppliers (97.7% of the sample), and 3,339 observations on relations with customers (97.3% of the sample). Nona Karalashvili Peter Murrell The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses. Landscape of Transactions_Data on Supplier Relations.NSDstat The data set contains: (i) the survey responses to the corresponding series of questions, (ii) estimates produced by Latent GOLD of the posterior probability that each firm uses each of the discovered governance structures, and (iii) the unique identifier that enables one-to-one matching of each firm with the full ES data (variable idstd), along with the country identifier, sampling weights, and the stratum of each firm. 3350 15 Nesstar 200801 Estimated Posteriors for Each Possible Response Pattern_Supplier Relations.NSDstat Contains estimates of the posterior probability of using each of the discovered governance structures for the full spectrum of possible response patterns. With six questions, each with five categories of responses, there are 15,625 possible response patterns. The ES respondents use far fewer than this. For relations with suppliers, we observe 711 distinct combinations of answers. This data file thus enables other researchers to use their own survey data and obtain posterior probabilities for their observed patterns of responses. 15625 16 Nesstar 200801 Landscape of Transactions_Data on Customer Relations.NSDstat The data set contains: (i) the survey responses to the corresponding series of questions, (ii) estimates produced by Latent GOLD of the posterior probability that each firm uses each of the discovered governance structures, and (iii) the unique identifier that enables one-to-one matching of each firm with the full ES data (variable idstd), along with the country identifier, sampling weights, and the stratum of each firm. 3339 15 Nesstar 200801 Estimated Posteriors for Each Possible Response Pattern_Customer Relations.NSDstat Contains estimates of the posterior probability of using each of the discovered governance structures for the full spectrum of possible response patterns. With six questions, each with five categories of responses, there are 15,625 possible response patterns. The ES respondents use far fewer than this. For relations with customers, we observe 631. This data set thus enables other researchers to use their own survey data and obtain posterior probabilities for their observed patterns of responses. 15625 16 Nesstar 200801 WEB STD FIRMID 3350 0 -9 Don't know (spontaneous) -8 Refusal (spontaneous) -7 Does not apply Country Code 3350 0 1 Argentina 956 2 Bolivia 348 3 Ecuador 360 4 Paraguay 357 5 Peru 994 6 Uruguay 335 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Personal Relationship and Trust? 3350 0 1 Not at all 285 2 Slightly 351 3 Moderately 588 4 Very much 1402 5 Extremely 724 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Mutual Interests? 3350 0 1 Not at all 376 2 Slightly 332 3 Moderately 559 4 Very much 1476 5 Extremely 607 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Paid, Private Dispute Resolution? 3350 0 1 Not at all 1988 2 Slightly 613 3 Moderately 500 4 Very much 208 5 Extremely 41 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Assistance of Government officials? 3350 0 1 Not at all 2870 2 Slightly 297 3 Moderately 98 4 Very much 68 5 Extremely 17 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Intervention of Other Third-Parties? 3350 0 1 Not at all 2730 2 Slightly 402 3 Moderately 157 4 Very much 52 5 Extremely 9 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Legal System? 3350 0 1 Not at all 2345 2 Slightly 565 3 Moderately 293 4 Very much 120 5 Extremely 27 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of pure bilateralism 3350 0 1.11e-08 1 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of bilateralism with private support 3350 0 1.01e-15 1 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of bilateralism with legal support 3350 0 7.9e-13 1 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of strong comprehensive 3350 0 1.09e-19 1 LatentGOLD Modal Class 3350 0 1 Pure bilateralism 2212 2 Bilateralism with private support 494 3 Bilateralism with legal support 611 4 Strong comprehensive 33 Weight according to median eligibility 3350 0 1 395.987 see notes 3350 0 614216 623534 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Personal Relationship and Trust? 15625 0 1 Not at all 3125 2 Slightly 3125 3 Moderately 3125 4 Very much 3125 5 Extremely 3125 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Mutual Interests? 15625 0 1 Not at all 3125 2 Slightly 3125 3 Moderately 3125 4 Very much 3125 5 Extremely 3125 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Paid, Private Dispute Resolution? 15625 0 1 Not at all 3125 2 Slightly 3125 3 Moderately 3125 4 Very much 3125 5 Extremely 3125 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Assistance of Government officials? 15625 0 1 Not at all 3125 2 Slightly 3125 3 Moderately 3125 4 Very much 3125 5 Extremely 3125 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Intervention of Other Third-Parties? 15625 0 1 Not at all 3125 2 Slightly 3125 3 Moderately 3125 4 Very much 3125 5 Extremely 3125 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Legal System? 15625 0 1 Not at all 3125 2 Slightly 3125 3 Moderately 3125 4 Very much 3125 5 Extremely 3125 Poster. prob. of pure bilateralism, based on LatentGOLD estimates 15625 0 3.76e-10 1 Poster. prob. of bilateralism with private support, based on LatentGOLD estimate 15625 0 9.43e-20 1 Poster. prob. of bilateralism with legal support, based on LatentGOLD estimates 15625 0 4.52e-18 1 Poster. prob. of strong comprehensive, based on LatentGOLD estimates 15625 0 1.44e-20 1 Modal Class, based on LatentGOLD estimates 15625 0 1 Pure bilateralism 3124 2 Bilateralism with private support 4651 3 Bilateralism with legal support 5283 4 Strong comprehensive 2567 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of pure bilateralism 711 14914 1.11e-08 1 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of bilateralism with private support 711 14914 1.01e-15 1 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of bilateralism with legal support 711 14914 7.9e-13 1 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of strong comprehensive 711 14914 1.09e-19 1 LatentGOLD Modal Class 711 14914 1 Pure bilateralism 194 2 Bilateralism with private support 217 3 Bilateralism with legal support 270 4 Strong comprehensive 30 Sysmiss 14914 WEB STD FIRMID 3339 0 -9 Don't know (spontaneous) -8 Refusal (spontaneous) -7 Does not apply Country Code 3339 0 1 Argentina 940 2 Bolivia 352 3 Ecuador 359 4 Paraguay 359 5 Peru 991 6 Uruguay 338 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Personal Relationship and Trust? 3339 0 1 Not at all 235 2 Slightly 325 3 Moderately 496 4 Very much 1325 5 Extremely 958 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Mutual Interests? 3339 0 1 Not at all 361 2 Slightly 283 3 Moderately 450 4 Very much 1445 5 Extremely 800 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Paid, Private Dispute Resolution? 3339 0 1 Not at all 2069 2 Slightly 632 3 Moderately 430 4 Very much 166 5 Extremely 42 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Assistance of Government officials? 3339 0 1 Not at all 2968 2 Slightly 230 3 Moderately 83 4 Very much 45 5 Extremely 13 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Intervention of Other Third-Parties? 3339 0 1 Not at all 2772 2 Slightly 389 3 Moderately 128 4 Very much 40 5 Extremely 10 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Legal System? 3339 0 1 Not at all 2367 2 Slightly 582 3 Moderately 281 4 Very much 76 5 Extremely 33 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of pure bilateralism 3339 0 2e-25 1 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of bilateralism with private support 3339 0 3.95e-20 1 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of bilateralism with weak support 3339 0 6.97e-25 1 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of weak comprehensive 3339 0 4.83e-21 1 LatentGOLD Modal Class 3339 0 1 Pure bilateralism 1932 2 Bilateralism with private support 922 3 Bilateralism with weak support 355 4 Weak comprehensive 130 Weight according to median eligibility 3339 0 1 395.987 see notes 3339 0 614216 623534 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Personal Relationship and Trust? 15625 0 1 Not at all 3125 2 Slightly 3125 3 Moderately 3125 4 Very much 3125 5 Extremely 3125 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Mutual Interests? 15625 0 1 Not at all 3125 2 Slightly 3125 3 Moderately 3125 4 Very much 3125 5 Extremely 3125 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Paid, Private Dispute Resolution? 15625 0 1 Not at all 3125 2 Slightly 3125 3 Moderately 3125 4 Very much 3125 5 Extremely 3125 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Assistance of Government officials? 15625 0 1 Not at all 3125 2 Slightly 3125 3 Moderately 3125 4 Very much 3125 5 Extremely 3125 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Intervention of Other Third-Parties? 15625 0 1 Not at all 3125 2 Slightly 3125 3 Moderately 3125 4 Very much 3125 5 Extremely 3125 To What Degree is the Following Effective: Legal System? 15625 0 1 Not at all 3125 2 Slightly 3125 3 Moderately 3125 4 Very much 3125 5 Extremely 3125 Poster. prob. of pure bilateralism, based on LatentGOLD estimates 15625 0 4.71e-36 1 Poster. prob. of bilateralism with private support, based on LatentGOLD estimate 15625 0 9.46e-29 1 Poster. prob. of bilateralism with weak support, based on LatentGOLD estimates 15625 0 7.49e-34 1 Poster. prob. of weak comprehensive, based on LatentGOLD estimates 15625 0 4.86e-24 1 Modal Class, based on LatentGOLD estimates 15625 0 1 Pure bilateralism 2955 2 Bilateralism with private support 6097 3 Bilateralism with weak support 1544 4 Weak comprehensive 5029 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of pure bilateralism 631 14994 2e-25 1 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of bilateralism with private support 631 14994 3.95e-20 1 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of bilateralism with weak support 631 14994 6.97e-25 1 LatentGOLD poster. prob. of weak comprehensive 631 14994 4.83e-21 1 LatentGOLD Modal Class 631 14994 1 Pure bilateralism 151 2 Bilateralism with private support 315 3 Bilateralism with weak support 64 4 Weak comprehensive 101 Sysmiss 14994