[DOWNLOAD] ~ Exporting Firms' Strategic Choices: The Case of Egyptian Smes in the Food Industry (Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises) * by SAM Advanced Management Journal ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Exporting Firms' Strategic Choices: The Case of Egyptian Smes in the Food Industry (Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises)
- Author : SAM Advanced Management Journal
- Release Date : January 22, 2006
- Genre: Business & Personal Finance,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 308 KB
Description
Does pursuing exports result in higher sales and profits for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? Are successful exporters more entrepreneurial than less successful ones? SMEs are important to the developing Egyptian economy, but a study of factors affecting their success or lack of success has implications for SMEs everywhere. A standard questionnaire was submitted in face-to-face interviews with 23 randomly chosen SMEs in Egypt's food processing sector, of which 18 were exporters. Much interesting data emerged regarding reasons for exporting and the effects of marketing strategies on export decisions as well as the bottom line. Overall, exporting firms appeared to select more successful marketing and business strategies than nonexporters, and successful exporters were more entrepreneurial. Introduction