An Analysis of Cameroonian SMEs Performance in Foreign Markets

Pascal, Bello

doi:10.9734/bjemt/2012/696

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“…Lack of finance was ranked first among all other factors limiting firms' business activities in Cameroon by WBES (2016). Lack of finance is also confirmed as a barrier to export barriers affecting firms in less developed economies (Singh, 2009;Olawale and Garwe, 2010;Milanzi, 2012) and Cameroon in particular (Bello and Oloua, 2012;Njinyah, 2018). The difficulties of accessing finance just as any other barriers will negatively affect firms' export performance as it discourages firms from engaging and committing resources to exporting (Tesfom and Lutz, 2006;Sinckovic et al, 2018;Uner et al, 2018;Julian and Ahmed 2005;Arteaga-Ortiz and Fernández-Ortiz, 2010).…”

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Revisiting the Moderation Effect of Network on the Export Barrier –Export Performance in the Cameroon Context

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Revisiting the Moderation Effect of Network on the Export Barrier –Export Performance in the Cameroon Context

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Revisiting the Moderation Effect of Network on the Export Barrier–Export Performance in the Cameroon Context

Njinyah

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Asongu

2023

The International Trade Journal

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The performance of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) is an important determinant of economic development, especially in developing countries like Cameroon. However, due to financial constraints, SMEs in Cameroon do face significant challenges to exporting, which affect their export performance. Many SMEs develop relationships with financial institutions to benefit from loans to overcome export barriers. However, there is no evidence as to whether such benefits help them overcome the limitations of their financial constraints to improve their export performance. Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey 2016 in Cameroon, we examine the moderation effect of loans as a benefit of networks on the relationship between financial constraints and export performance for SMEs in Cameroon using regression analysis. Our results show that financial constraints negatively affect export performance. The moderation effect was significant but negative which means the benefit of network (loans) was not enough to offset the negative effect of financial constraints on export performance. Studies on export barriers and export performance for SMEs in Cameroon are scarce and our research provides some policy and managerial implications to help SME exporting in Cameroon.

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An Analysis of Cameroonian SMEs Performance in Foreign Markets

Cited by 2 publications

References 38 publications

Revisiting the Moderation Effect of Network on the Export Barrier –Export Performance in the Cameroon Context

Revisiting the Moderation Effect of Network on the Export Barrier –Export Performance in the Cameroon Context

Revisiting the Moderation Effect of Network on the Export Barrier–Export Performance in the Cameroon Context

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