Determinants of the propensity to export: the case of small firms in the diesel engine and chemicals industries in Gujarat

While much has been written about ’entrepreneurial traits’, attempts to analyse whether, and to what extent, these traits determine an entrepreneur's decision to export from an industry have been few and far between. Using a sample of small-scale enterprises in Gujarat, one of the most industrialised states in India, this paper attempts to examine the discriminating characteristics of exporting and non-exporting firms in terms of entrepreneurial attributes.

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Year of publication:	1995-03-01
Authors:	Keshari, Pradeep Kumar
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	Entrepreneurial Traits \| Small Firms \| Export Propensity

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in The Journal of Entrepreneurship 1.4(1995): pp. 35-48
Classification:	D03 - Behavioral Economics; Underlying Principles ; L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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