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Gebreyohannes Gebreslassie Gebrewahid
Export Barriers and Competitiveness of Developing Economies: The Case of the Ethiopian Leather Footwear Industry
Export competitiveness is an important success factor for developing economies. However, several barriers can prevent firms from exporting. This study empirically investigates export barriers in the Ethiopian leather footwear industry. We identify 10 conceptually linked barriers that are prevalent in the industry. Whereas some of the export barriers are in line with previous research, we find several new barriers such as logistics and export marketing. On the firm level, we identify different clusters of firms that are facing specific sub-sets of barriers. Depending on cluster membership, management must focus on certain export barriers for increasing competitiveness.
Export Barriers and its Impact on Export Competitiveness of Leather Footwear Manufacturing Firms in Ethiopia
Master thesis Business Administration- University of Agder, 2015 Purpose: the purpose of this research was to identify the export barriers that affect the export competitiveness of the Ethiopian leather footwear-manufacturing firms, with a special emphasis on the SMEs. SMEs occupy a prominent position in the development agenda of many developing countries like Ethiopia. Hence, this study investigated the export barriers of SMEs in ELFMFs. Research Methodology: A survey of 15 manufacturing firms was conducted in Ethiopian, Addis Ababa. Out of 100 sampled respondents, 61 properly answered and returned the questionnaire to the researcher. Interview was also conducted with top managers and owne…