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INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS
JUNE 2011
VOL 3, NO 2
The Productivity Effects of Privatization in Electric Power Distribution : A
Case Study in a Regional Electricity Company in iran
Dr. Habibollah Salarzehi
Faculty of Management and Accounting, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
Zahed Ebrahimi
Master of Business Administration, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
Shida Mazandarani
Master Student of Information Technology Management, University of Sistan and Baluchestan,
Iran
Abstract
The privatization of governmental enterprises was embarked on in the late 70s in numerous
countries worldwide (Great Britain in particular) as a solution to the dominant economical crisis
and increase economy growth. After the centralized state economy ended in a fiasco in Eastern
Europe, privatization soared up dramatically, most importantly due to the pressures enacted by
the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund economic policies. These organizations
have conditioned their financial aids to fundamental steps and measures towards facilitating
privatization in these countries. Privatization in Iran started in 1989 as an economical balance
policy and pursued nationwide. The privatization process started in the Regional Electricity
Company Personnel in zahedan city in 2003. In this study, the statistical population includes the
Regional Electricity Company Personnel in zahedan city (who have 7 years or more job
experience in the company) .In order to test the hypothesis, a sample with 184 peoples have been
considered. The results of this research indicate that privatization in this company have
remarkably increased the productivity.
Key words: The 44 Constitution, privatization, productivity, efficiency, effectiveness
Introduction
Privatization policy was enacted in the early 1980s as a part of a broad policy by a few industrial
countries to adjust the economic structure. It, very soon, spread into other countries and
economies including transiting economies; and now it is enacting in more than 110 countries. In
the beginning of the 5-year economic, social, cultural and political plan in Iran, and after the
imposed war , the privatization policy was raised as one of the basic factors of the economic
policies and on the June 19 th , 1991, the first legal permit passed on government meddling
limitation in the economy .( Hosseini & Mehrara, 2001).
This research assesses the effects of the privatization on the electricity company’s subscribers in
Zahedan which aims to increase the productivity, resources allocation and people involvement
development in the different parts of the production and services. This paper also aims to achieve
the ways in order to provide the subscribers with the services of a higher quality and
productivity.
In the middle of the 1970s, improper application of a large number of governmental companies
and organizations resulted in an international attempt e.g. using the private mechanism in public
companies in the short term, midterm, and long term in order to achieve solutions to increase the
governments' efficiency.Privatization is changing the dominant atmosphere on the different
governmental parts while it keeps the main structure of activity at the same time. In this way, it
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