2018
DOI: 10.14254/2071-789x.2018/11-4/1
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Socio-economic influences on small business performance in Nepal–India open border: Evidence from cross-sectional analysis

Abstract: Small business performance in open border is uncertain. Nevertheless, understanding it helps to explore socioeconomic factors affecting national and regional cross-border business activities. This study analyzes small business activities exploiting Psychic Distance Approach theory and econometric analysis with Logit model in 372 respondents involved in small business from Sunauli, Nepal-India border. The results indicate that the probability of influence of border side small business activities is higher with … Show more

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“…Even though cross-border business activities constitute one of the sub-domains of international business studies (Eden, 2010), the business relations in and the particular role of border regions remain under-explored. In principle, the unique features of border regions, such as the dual natured historical and cultural contexts, spatial closeness, and a flexible cross-border labor market provide several opportunities for regional, national and international cross-border business and economic development (Krätke, 1996;Brunet-Jailly, 2005;Lundquist & Winther, 2006;Leick, 2011;Kurowska-Pysz, 2016;Paudel & Devkota, 2018). Price and cost differentials could also convince businesses to use the border as a resource by locating there (Sohn, 2014), illustrated by i.e.…”
Section: Cohesion Policy Cross-border Cooperation and Integation -A Tmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Even though cross-border business activities constitute one of the sub-domains of international business studies (Eden, 2010), the business relations in and the particular role of border regions remain under-explored. In principle, the unique features of border regions, such as the dual natured historical and cultural contexts, spatial closeness, and a flexible cross-border labor market provide several opportunities for regional, national and international cross-border business and economic development (Krätke, 1996;Brunet-Jailly, 2005;Lundquist & Winther, 2006;Leick, 2011;Kurowska-Pysz, 2016;Paudel & Devkota, 2018). Price and cost differentials could also convince businesses to use the border as a resource by locating there (Sohn, 2014), illustrated by i.e.…”
Section: Cohesion Policy Cross-border Cooperation and Integation -A Tmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Lukason (2018) analyzed dependencies of bankruptcies on corporate age and size in Estonia. Paudel and Devkota (2018) obtained similar dependencies investigating determinants of the small business performance in Nepal-India border. Besides, Korol's two-function model was also examined using case of Colombia (Arroyave, 2018) with evidences of high relevance of the results.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 65%
“…Nepal is said to have comparative advantage in tourism sector having positive aspects on adventure tourism, favorable natural environment and rich culture (Sharma, 2012). Nepal is a land-lock country having surrounded by India on three sides and China on one side (Paudel and Devkota, 2018) with naturally alluring beauty of Himalays and adventure tourism (Nepal, 1997;Gautam, 2011;KC et al, 2015). In Nepal, tourism is not only limited to plain or hilly lands but tourism business can even be seen and performedat mountain region as well, including Namchebazar -gateway of Mount Everest (Nepal, 2000;Frohlick, 2003), Tilicho lake, Poon Hill, Kailashman Sarovar, Kalinchowk and Langtang valley as well (Nepal, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%