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| Author: | Obben, J. Magagula, P. |
| Title: | Firm and Managerial Determinants of the Export Propensity of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Swaziland |
| Journal: | International Small Business Journal
2003 : FEB, VOL. 21:1, p. 73-92 |
| Index terms: | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXPORTING LANGUAGES LOGIT MODELS SMALL BUSINESS MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The exporting successes of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in industrialized countries have led to the increasing recognition of the potentially critical role of SMEs in export- and private-sector-led economic growth in many developing countries. Policies to assist more SMEs to export must be informed by any systematic differences between current exporters and non-exporters. This study employs the logit model to ascertain the explicability of why some SMEs are exporters and some are not (export propensity) in Swaziland, a small, landlocked African country. The often-used firm-specific and manager-related variables are utilized and a good fit is obtained. |
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