QUESTIONNAIRE

Study of the Impact of Recession on Corporate Performance of

selected Indian & Foreign Companies

Dear Respondent,
I am a Ph.D Research Scholar of Department of Accountancy &
Law, Faculty of Commerce, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University),
Agra. I am working on the topic Study of the Impact of Recession on Corporate
Performance of selected Indian & Foreign Companies.
I need your help in the form of furnishing the enclosed questionnaire.
I assure that such information shall be used for academic purpose and your
contribution will be acknowledged.
Thanking You.
Arun Kumar Singh
(Research Scholar)
Department of Accountancy & Law,
Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra.

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Q1. According to you India is in the stage of the following. (Pl. tick)

S. no. Parameters Tick

1. Economic slowdown
2. Recession
3. Depression
4. Cant Determine

Q2. The indicators to say nation is in Recession. (Pl. tick in appropriate box)

S. no. Parameters Very Strongly Agree Less Very Less

Strongly Agree Agree Agree
Agree
1. Regular decline in GDP
2. Increase in consumption rate
3. Strain in Banking System
4. Increase in prices
5. Bad investment by firm
6. Decrease in factory
production
7. Increase in Unemployment
8. Unhealthy stock market
9. Slump in personal income
10. People buying less stuff

Q3. According to you from the following factors which are the main cause of Recession in India. (Pl.
tick in appropriate box)

S. no. Parameters Very Strongly Agree Less Very Less

Strongly Agree Agree Agree
Agree
1. Mismatch of Demand &
Supply
2. Economic mismanagement by
Government
3. Low production due to high
cost of credit
4. Decline in household saving
5. Global effect of Indian
economy
6. Regular increase in society
which create the demand push
inflation
Q4. According to you the following points show the overall Impact of Recession. (Pl. tick in
appropriate box)

S. no. Parameters Very Strongly Agree Less Very Less

Strongly Agree Agree Agree
Agree
1. Raising government
borrowings
2. Falling share prices
3. Falling investment
4. Raising Unemployment
5. Decline the cross-domestic
product

Q5. According to you the following points show the Impact of Recession on companies. (Pl. tick in
appropriate box)

S. no. Parameters Very Strongly Agree Less Very Less

Strongly Agree Agree Agree
Agree
1. Sale revenue and Profit
decline
2. Decline in stock prices
3. Shift in Institutional
investors
4. It leads to Bankruptcy
5. Employee lay off and
Benefits reduction
6. Cut to quality of goods and
services
7. Reduce consumers access.
8. Temporary production
closures
9. Shrinkage in demand
10. Uncertainty over job
11. Cost-cutting
12. Raising unemployment
13. Reviewing their strategies,
business plan and work force
Q6. Do you agree the following things happen to companies as the Recession runs its course? (Pl. tick
in appropriate box)

S. no. Parameters Very Strongly Agree Less Very Less

Strongly Agree Agree Agree
Agree
1. Revenue and profit decline
2. Cut back on hiring new
employees
3. Freeze hiring entirely
4. Stop buying new equipments
5. Curtail Research &
Development
6. Stop new product rollouts
7. Reduction in expenditure for
marketing and advertisement
8. Falling stock and slumping
dividends
9. Credit impairment and
Bankruptcy
10. Employees lay off and
Benefit reduction
11. Cuts to quality of goods and
services
12. Reduce consumer access

Q7. According to you what should companies do during Recession? (Pl. tick in appropriate box)

S. no. Parameters Very Strongly Agree Less Very Less

Strongly Agree Agree Agree
Agree
1. Cut discretionary spending
2. Control cash flow
3. Focus on customer services
4. Maintain the customer base
5. Laying off employees
6. Pairing back the product or
services
7. Use recession as an
opportunity
Q8. Measures taken by companies to survive in Recession? (Pl. tick in appropriate box)

S. no. Parameters Very Strongly Agree Less Very Less

Strongly Agree Agree Agree
Agree
1. Positive attitude
2. Avoid fear of failure and take
action
3. Take advantages of opportunity
arise in Recession
4. Add unique value to your product
or services
5. Promise and deliver value
6. Develop low budget but effective
marketing plan
7. Cut the right cost and spend wisely

Q9. Do you think the following measures can be adopted by government to tackle the Recession? (Pl.
tick in appropriate box)

S. no. Parameters Very Strongly Agree Less Very Less

Strongly Agree Agree Agree
Agree
1. Tax cuts
2. Create more jobs
3. Boost the manufacturing
sectors
4. Increase the export aging
initial export
5. Raise financer
6. Decline oil prices
7. Cutting interest rate
8. Freeze the sub-prime
mortgage rates
9. Increase in government
spending
10. Currency devaluation
Q10. Do you think the present fiscal and monetary policies will help in fighting Recession? (Pl. tick in
appropriate box)

S. no. Parameters Very Strongly Agree Less Very Less

Strongly Agree Agree Agree
Agree
1. Reduction in both direct and
indirect taxes
2. Decrease in SLR,CRR
3. Decrease in repo rate and
reverse repo rate
4. Expansion of open market
operations
5. Reduce margin
6. Long term loans
7. Special loans at special rate or
on conational rate for
infrastructure

Q11. Steps needed to be taken by government to stop Recession. (Pl. tick in appropriate box)

S. no. Parameters Very Strongly Agree Less Very Less

Strongly Agree Agree Agree
Agree
1. Encourage import of high-
priced commodities
2. Discourage borrowings
3. Encourage savings
4. Cut taxes
5. Reduce government
expenditure
6. Focus on infrastructure
expenditure
7. Encourage exports
8. Reduce interest rate
9. Encourage FDI