Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises

Primary decision maker of enterprise, status

Primary decision maker refers to the person primarily responsible for making decisions about a business. This could be the majority owner, chairman of the board of directors, or general manager of this business.

Enterprise refers to the highest level of the Business Register statistical hierarchy. In alignment with the System of National Accounts, it is defined as an institutional unit that directs and controls the allocation of resources relating to its operations, and for which financial statements are maintained from which international transactions, an international investment position and a financial position for the unit can be derived. Enterprises can be corporations, quasi-corporations, institutions, or unincorporated businesses such as sole proprietors or partnerships. For incorporated enterprises, financial statements can be consolidated.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Primary decision maker status
• Title of the primary decision maker