Internationalisation barriers in low-tech South Asian exporting firms
Ghouse, Suhail M.; Durrah, Omar; Shekar, Rishabh; Arslan, Ahmad (2024-02-19)
Ghouse, Suhail M.
Durrah, Omar
Shekar, Rishabh
Arslan, Ahmad
Inderscience publishers
19.02.2024
Ghouse, S. M., Durrah, O., Shekar, R., & Arslan, A. (2023). Internationalisation barriers in low-tech South Asian exporting firms. J. for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development, 15(3), 460-482. https://doi.org/10.1504/JIBED.2023.10060909
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-202403192321
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-202403192321
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Abstract
This research is one of the first to examine internationalisation challenges for emerging economy low-tech SMEs. Based on primary data collected from 175 low-tech Indian firms, our SPSS and AMOS based analysis revealed that internationalisation barriers can be classified into five distinct categories, i.e., managerial, marketing, government, financial and procedural barriers. Findings revealed a strong correlation among different categories of internationalisation barriers. It was further found that procedural and regulatory barriers were most significant for low-tech firm internationalisation. Findings also revealed specific factors like firms' age, sources of new buyers and sources of finance influencing internationalisation barriers. This study uses the resource-based view (RBV) paradigm to show how low-tech firms use internal resources to overcome complicated internationalisation barriers. Our study adds to the internationalisation literature by highlighting low-tech firms' unique challenges and provides insights for practitioners, policymakers, and scholars to help emerging economy low-tech firms compete in international markets.
This research is one of the first to examine internationalisation challenges for emerging economy low-tech SMEs. Based on primary data collected from 175 low-tech Indian firms, our SPSS and AMOS based analysis revealed that internationalisation barriers can be classified into five distinct categories, i.e., managerial, marketing, government, financial and procedural barriers. Findings revealed a strong correlation among different categories of internationalisation barriers. It was further found that procedural and regulatory barriers were most significant for low-tech firm internationalisation. Findings also revealed specific factors like firms' age, sources of new buyers and sources of finance influencing internationalisation barriers. This study uses the resource-based view (RBV) paradigm to show how low-tech firms use internal resources to overcome complicated internationalisation barriers. Our study adds to the internationalisation literature by highlighting low-tech firms' unique challenges and provides insights for practitioners, policymakers, and scholars to help emerging economy low-tech firms compete in international markets.
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