Assessing export competitiveness of food manufacturers in SIDS

Wilson, Shellyanne

doi:10.1108/cr-07-2016-0038

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“…Gaglio (2017) posited that new measures of countries' export performance such as sophistication, product space, and economic complexity are being used in recent studies. Wilson (2018) Prasad (1997), Ghemawat and Patibandla (1998), Sharma (2003), Nanda and Raikhy (2001), Aziz (2011), Mukherjee and Mukherjee (2012), Singh and Lal (2013), Kumar and Singh (2015) have investigated competitiveness of T&C sector. Prasad (1997) analysed the competitiveness of India in comparison to its major competitors particularly china and Hong-Kong for the different textile and garment items by using the Revealed Comparative Advantage Index (RCA).…”

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Analysing competitiveness and trade performance: evidence from Indian textile industry and its select competitors

Gautam

Lal

2020

Transnational Corporations Review

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The present study investigates the trade performance and competitiveness of textile industry of India and its competitors namely China and Vietnam by using revealed comparative advantage developed by Balassa, and other trade parameters given by World Bank in terms of growth, diversification and sophistication for 1988 to 2016. Data has been taken from World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS) based on harmonised system (HS-2) including 11 products ranging from HS-50 to HS-60. Results indicate that India has attained comparative advantage from 7 products to only 8 Products While Vietnam has shown drastic improvement in textile products and has achieved comparative advantage from 2 products to 7 products during 2000 to 2016. Moreover, China has improved its comparative advantage from 9 products to all products. The study concluded that there are immense opportunities for Indian textile industry in world market as most of the products have shown positive growth of export.

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Analysing competitiveness and trade performance: evidence from Indian textile industry and its select competitors

Gautam

Lal

2020

Transnational Corporations Review

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“…The majority of firms in developing countries are small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (Wilson, 2018). Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises are the engines of economic growth in emerging economies.…”

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Entrepreneurial failure in agribusiness: evidence from an emerging economy

Adobor

2020

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PurposeThis article extends the literature on agricultural entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial failure in Ghana, a country in sub-Saharan Africa by exploring failure in a cohort of firms. As engines of economic growth, the performance of micro, small, and medium-sized firms is important. Agro-based enterprises, in particular, are vital because entrepreneurial failure in agribusiness affects food security, and is disruptive to social and economic stability.Design/methodology/approachUsing qualitative data from interviews, we identified reasons for the failure of a group of entrepreneurs associated with a novel agribusiness activity in an otherwise economically attractive market in an emerging economy. The data for the study came from 69 respondents who started and exited aquaculture, a form of agribusiness within a period.FindingsThe results of this study show that there can be negative effects of social structure on entrepreneurial behavior and outcomes. The strong social ties that emerged among the farmer-entrepreneurs led to excessive peer-to-peer copying and knowledge sharing, leading to premature closure of the search for nonredundant ideas. One consequence of that was the narrowing of the pool of available knowledge, which if broadened, may have improved the chances of success of these businesses. Also, the results demonstrate that a lack of institutional support in the form of training in the appropriate management of a new technology adversely affected the farmer-entrepreneurs and their businesses. It is important for governments that introduce a new economic activity to provide the scaffolding, including an understanding of the value chain, to enhance the chances of the economic success of ventures. Entrepreneurs for their part need to broaden their search for new ideas outside their peer groups to increase their chances of accessing non-redundant knowledge.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample size is small, limiting the generalization of findings and the recollection of events may fade with the passage of time, especially since most of the farmers did not keep written records.Practical implicationsFirst, entrepreneurship and economic development, long held as a panacea for moving developing countries out of poverty, may require consistent government support. Second, entrepreneurs venturing into business need to understand the particular challenges associated with a novel activity. Finally, entrepreneurs need to recognize that interconnectedness should not necessarily lead to the convergence of ideas and behavior.Originality/valueThe study extends and contextualizes the literature on agricultural entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial failure. Besides, the study focuses on entrepreneurial failure in Sub-Saharan Africa, an under-researched setting.

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“…Specifically, horticultural exports are important for several African countries (Chege, et al, 2015;Maertens, 2009). The majority of firms in developing countries are small and medium enterprises (SMEs) (Wilson, 2018;Mutalemwa, 2015). The internationalisation of SMEs through exports, for example, could potentially improve efficiency and competiveness as well as generate enormous benefits such as employment generation, poverty reduction and foreign exchange earnings (Damoah, 2018;Babatunde, 2017;Dominguez, and Mayrhofer, 2017;Schuster and Maertens, 2015).…”

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The role of government and the international competitiveness of SMEs

Appiah

Osei

Selassie

et al. 2019

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Purpose The nature of international markets and the challenges with respect to the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) makes it imperative to examine government support. This study aims to assess the role and effectiveness of government and the export promotion agencies in supporting exports by non-traditional horticultural SMEs in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The study used a qualitative research design, which involved semi-structured interviews with senior managers of six export facilitating institutions to gain an understanding of the services offered to SMEs with respect to exports of non-traditional horticultural products. Findings The findings reveal inadequate cost-efficient sources of non-traditional horticultural export financing for SMEs. This is a hindrance to the international competitiveness of exporting SMEs in developing countries such as Ghana. In addition, effective and coordinated support from export promotion agencies was found to be critical. Originality/value The study highlights the importance of government’s role in policymaking and implementation of export-led programmes for horticultural exporting firms in Ghana. Despite their strategic importance, this area of research has not attracted the attention of researchers, with little or no information on the horticultural international competitiveness of non-traditional horticultural products.

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Assessing export competitiveness of food manufacturers in SIDS

Cited by 11 publications

References 36 publications

Analysing competitiveness and trade performance: evidence from Indian textile industry and its select competitors

Analysing competitiveness and trade performance: evidence from Indian textile industry and its select competitors

Entrepreneurial failure in agribusiness: evidence from an emerging economy

The role of government and the international competitiveness of SMEs

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