The effect of firm´s growth dynamism on the income of their employees : a case study of medium and large-scale manufacturing enterprises in Tigray, E…

2010

Masteroppgave development management- Universitetet i Agder 2010 The paper investigates firms’ growth status, firms’ growth factors, employees’ salary levels, and employees’ salary growth factors in medium and large manufacturing firms in Tigray, Ethiopia. The results indicate that medium and large manufacturing firms in Tigray are growing but at a decreasing rate. There are however differences in growth rates among the various sub-sectors. Moreover, factors like a firm’s age, firm size, level of education and the experience of firm leaders, and forms of enterprises also influence the growth of firms. The relationship between the age of a firm and its growth is found to be U-shaped. Moreove…