An Analysis of the Barriers Hindering Small Business Export Development

By Leonidas C. Leonidou. 2004

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management

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Barriers and public policies affecting the international expansion of Latin American SMEs: Evidence from Brazil, Colombia, and Peru (2016, methodology): “…and the international expansion of SMEs from developing countries, (ii) by providing a unique setting to test the set of barriers reviewed by Leonidou(2004)ontheinternationalisationofSMEsfromindustrialised countries, and (iii) by contributing to the development of a conceptual framework for…”
SME exporting challenges in transitional and developed economies (2006, background): “Research dealing with the export barriers faced by firms in developing countries has been quite rare ( Leonidou, 2004”
Family SMEs' Internationalization: Disentangling the Influence of Familiness on Spanish Firms' Export Activity** (2015, background): “Consequently, the most common forms of SMEs’ internationalization are based on a low-commitment perspective focused on exporting, which offers greater flexibility of management actions, entails fewer business functions, and requires fewer resources than other ways of entering foreign markets (Leonid”
Analysing the link between export intensity, innovation and firm size in a science-based industry (2007, background): “Leonidou (2004) recently examined export barriers for small businesses and concluded that the impact of barriers was situationspecific, largely depending on the idiosyncratic managerial, organisational, and environmental background of the firm.”
Exporting barriers: Insights from Portuguese small- and medium-sized exporters and non-exporters (2010, background): “With respect to this later factor, Leonidou (2004) argues that the lack of immediate contact with overseas markets, combined with the tendency of many foreign buyers to ask for more credit facilities, increases the possibility of slower payments.”
Why Don't We Use the Same Export Barrier Measurement Scale? An Empirical Analysis in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises (2010, background): “…(2) it only partially examines export barriers, often ignoring many significant factors that seriously affect the development of the export activity, and (3) it does not offer a detailed understanding of the specific nature of each barrier and its relative impact on exporting (Leonidou 2004).”
Internationalization of Australian Family Businesses: A Managerial Capabilities Perspective (2006, background): “In a review, Leonidou (2004) noted that managers of SMEs face a steep learning curve when it comes to understanding what resources need to be acquired or reconfigured in order to venture from their domestic base.”
International entrepreneurship: A critical analysis of studies in the past two decades and future directions for research (2012, background): “…(2002) Kuhlmeier and Knight (2010) Kuivalainen et al. (2007a, b, 2010) Kuivalainen and Sundqvist (2007) Kundu and Katz (2003) Lamb and Liesch (2002) Leonidou (2004) Li et al. (2004) Liu et al. (2008) Loane (2005) Loane and Bell (2006) Lopez et al. (2008) Lu and Beamish (2001, 2006) Lu et al.…”
Barriers to internationalisation in SMEs: evidence from Jordan (2012, background): “In addition, an overview of the broad body of literature that addresses exporting barriers facing SMEs in developing countries reveals that there is lack of extensive research on this subject (Leonidou, 2004; Altintas et al., 2007).”
Antecedents and Outcomes of Exporter–Importer Relationship Quality: Synthesis, Meta-Analysis, and Directions for Further Research (2014, background): “The greater sophistication, costs, and risks involved in international business make the management of foreign operations for both exporters and importers (particularly those of smaller size) extremely difficult (Leonidou 2004).”
Do barriers to export vary for born globals and across stages of internationalization? An empirical inquiry in the emerging market of Turkey☆ (2013, background): “Although it is accepted that export barriers can be encountered at any stage of the internationalization process, their nature may differ according to the characteristics of each stage (Leonidou, 2004).”
The Influence of networking on the internationalization of SMEs: Evidence from internationalized Chinese firms (2011, background): “Resource limitations are the major barrier to the business development of SMEs (Brouthers et al., 1998; Leonidou, 2004).”
Firm size, business experience and export intensity in SMEs: A longitudinal approach to complex relationships (2005, background): “Since the landmark work of Bonaccorsi (1992), most empirical studies dealing with the relationship between size and export intensity have adopted a cross-sectional method while a longitudinal approach is scarce (Leonidou, 2004).”