Export problems and Government assistance required by UK exporters: An investigation into the effect of ethnicity

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-18

  Crick, Dave ^a   Chaudhry, Shiv ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037613     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552559710170874     Document Type: Article

References (59)

1. Aaby, N.E. and Slater, S.F. (1989), “Management influences on export performance: a review of the empirical literature 1978-88”, International Marketing Review, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 7-26.
2. Basu, D. (1991), Afro-Caribbean Businesses in Great Britain: Factors Affecting Business Success and Marginality, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Manchester Business School.
3. Berryman, J. (1982), “Small business failure and bankruptcy: a survey of the literature”, European Small Business Journal, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 47-59.
4. Bilkey, W.J., (1970), Industrial Stimulation, Lexington, MA.
5. Bilkey, W.J. (1978), “An attempted integration of the literature on the export behaviour of firms”, Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 33-46.
6. Bilkey, W.J. and Tesar, G. (1977), “The export behavior of smaller sized Wisconsin manufacturing firms”, Journal of International Business Studies, Spring/Summer, pp. 93-8.
7. Campbell, D. (1987), An Empirical Examination of Selected Target Firms’ Perceptions of US Department of Commerce Export Promotion Programs, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arkansas.
8. Cannon, T. (1980), “The smaller firm in the export environment”, in Gibb, A. and Webb, T. (Eds), Policy Issues in Small Business Research, Teakfield.
9. Carson, D., Cromie, S., McGowen, P. and Hill, J. (1995), Marketing and Entrepreneurship in SMEs, Prentice Hall, London.
10. Crick, D. (1992), “UK export assistance: are we supporting the best programmes?”, Journal of Marketing Management, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 81-92.
11. Crick, D. (1995), “An investigation into the targeting of UK export assistance”, European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 29 No. 8, pp. 76-94.
12. Crick, D. and Chaudhry, S. (1996), “Export behaviour of Asian and indigenous-owned SMEs in the UK clothing industry: a research note”, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, Vol.2 No. 1, pp. 77-84.
13. Crick, Dave and Czinkota, Michael R. (1995), “Export assistance: another look at whether we are supporting the best programs”, International Marketing Review, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 61-72.
14. Czinkota, M.R. (1982), Export Development Strategies, Praeger Publishers, New York, NY.
15. Diamantopoulos, A., Schlegelmilch, B.B. and Tse, K.Y. (1993), “Understanding the role of export marketing assistance: empirical evidence and research needs”, European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 5-18.
16. Doyle, R.W. and Schommer, N.A. (1976), The Decision to Export: Some Implications, Minnesota District Export Council, (Cited in Bilkey, 1978).
17. Edmunds, S. E. and Khoury, S. J. (1986), “Exports: a necessary ingredient in the growth of small business firms”, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 54-65.
18. Groke, P. O. and Kreidle, J. R. (1967), “Export! why or why not? managerial attitude and action for smaller-sized business firms”, Business and Society, Vol. 8, Fall, pp. 7-12.
19. Hair, J.F., Anerson, R.E., Tatham, R.L. and Black, W.C. (1995), Multivariate Data Analysis with Readings, Prentice Hall, NJ.
20. Hibbert, E. (1990), The Management of International Trade Promotion, Routledge, London.
21. Jewson, N., Mason, D., Lambkin, C. and Taylor, F. (1992), Ethnic Monitoring Policy and Practice: A Study of Employers’ Experiences, Department of Employment Research Paper No. 89.
22. Katsikeas, C.S. (1991), “A review of the literature on export marketing problems”, Proceedings from the MEG Conference, University of Wales, Cardiff, pp. 601-25.
23. Katsikeas, C.S. and Morgan, R.E. (1994), “Differences in perceptions of exporting problems based on firm size and export market experience”, European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 28 No. 5, pp. 17-35.
24. Kaynak, E. and Kothari, V. (1984), “Export behavior of small manufacturers: some policy guidelines for international marketers”, Management International Review, Vol. 24 No. 2, pp. 61-9.
25. Kedia, B.L. and Chhokar, J. (1986), “Factors inhibiting the export performance of firms: an empirical investigation”, Management International Review, Vol. 26 No. 4, pp. 33-43.
26. Kotabe M. and Czinkota, M.R. (1993), “State government promotion of manufacturing exports: a gap analysis”, Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 23 No. 4, pp. 637-58.
27. Krcmar, K.M. (1987), Minority Enterprise in the Clothing Industry: An Analysis of Asian Jeans Manufacturers in Birmingham, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Aston University.
28. Lesch, W.C., Eshghi, A. and Eshghi, G.S. (1990), “A review of export promotion programs in the ten largest industrial states”, in Cavusgil, Tamer S. and Czinkota, Michael R. (Eds), International Perspectives on Trade Promotion and Assistance, Quorum Books, New York, NY.
29. Light, I. (1972), Ethnic Enterprise in America, University of California Press, Berkley.
30. Liston, D. and Reeves, N. (1985), Business Studies: Languages and Overseas Trade, MacDonald and Evans, London.
31. McEvoy, D., Jones, T., Cator, J., and Aldrich, H. (1982), Asian Immigrant Business in British Cities, British Association for Advancement in Science, Section E No. 75.
32. Miesenbock, K.J. (1988), “Small businesses and exporting: a literature review”, International Small Business Journal, Vol. 6 No. 2, pp. 42-61.
33. Milner, C. (1990), Export Promotion Strategies, Harvester Wheatsheaf, London.
34. Naidu, G.M. and Rao, T.R. (1993), “Public sector promotion of exports: a needs-based approach”, Journal of Business Research, Vol. 27, pp. 85-101.
35. Nowikowski, S.E. (1984), “Snakes and ladders: Asians in Britain”, in Ward, R. and Jenkins, R. (Eds), Ethnic Communities in Britain, Cambridge University Press.
36. Okoronkwo, K. Nkem (1993), Business Development and Ethnic Minorities in the UK A Case Study of East African Asians in Leicester, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester.
37. O'Rourke, Desmond A. (1985), “Differences in export practices, attitudes and problems by size of firm”, American Journal of Small Business, Vol. 1X No. 3, pp. 25-9.
38. Pardesi, U. (1992), Marketing in Indigenous and Asian Small Firms in the West Midlands, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Aston University.
39. Patel, S. (1989), The Nature and Dynamics of Asian Retailing in Britain, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Open University.
40. Pinney, J.K. (1970), Process of Commitment to Foreign Trade, Bulletin Published by the Indiana Department of Commerce, (Cited in Bilkey, Warren J., 1978).
41. Pointon, T. (1977), Economics of Government Export Promotion, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Cranfield University.
42. Rao, C.P. and Weinrauch, D.D. (1973), “Significance of changes in the export trade environment as perceived by exporters and potential exporters”, Baylor Business Review, March, pp. 23-40.
43. Rafiq, M. (1988), Asian Businesses in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of Bradford.
44. Samiee, S. and Walters, P.G.P. (1991), “Rectifying strategic gaps in export management”, Journal of Global Marketing, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 7-37.
45. Seringhaus, R.F.H. (1986a), “The impact of government export marketing assistance”, International Marketing Review, Vol. 3 No. 2, pp. 55-66.
46. Seringhaus, R.F.H. (1986b), “Empirical investigation of awareness, use and impact of export marketing support by government in manufacturing firms”, in Moeller, K. and Paltschik, P. (Eds), Contemporary Research in Marketing, Vol. 1, pp. 249-67.
47. Seringhaus, R.F.H. (1987a), “Export promotion: the role and impact of government services”, Irish Marketing Review, Vol. 2, pp. 106-16.
48. Seringhaus, R.F.H. (1987b), “The role of information assistance in small firms’ export involvement”, International Small Business Journal, Vol. 5 No. 2, pp. 26-36.
49. Seringhaus, R.F.H. and Mayer, C.S. (1988), “Different approaches to foreign market entry between users and non-users of trade missions”, European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 22 No. 10, pp. 7-18.
50. Seringhaus, R.F.H. and Rosson, P.J. (1990), Government Export Promotion: A Global Perspective, Routledge, London.
51. Simpson, C.L. (1973), The Export Decision: An Interview Study of the Decision Process in Tennessee Manufacturing Firms, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia State University.
52. Singer, T.O. (1990), The Role of Export Promotion in Export Management: The Case of the Minnesota Trade Office, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, George Washington University.
53. Tesar, G. (1975), Empirical Study of Export Operations Among Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Firms, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
54. Tesar, G. and Tarleton, J.S. (1982), “Comparison of Wisconsin and Virginia small and medium sized exporters: aggressive and passive exporters”, in Czinkota, M.R. and Tesar, G. (Eds), Export Management: An International Context, Praeger Publishers, New York, NY, pp. 85-112.
55. Ward, R. (1991), “Economic development and ethnic business”, in Curran, J. and Blackburn, R. (Eds), Paths of Enterprise, Routledge, London, pp. 51-67.
56. Weinrauch, D.D. and Rao, C.P. (1974), “The export marketing mix: an examination of company experiences and perceptions”, Journal of Business Research, Vol. 2 October, pp. 447-52.
57. Werbner, P. (1984), “Business on trust: Pakistani entrepreneurship in the Manchester garment trade”, in Ward, R. and Jenkins, R. (Eds), Ethnic Communities in Business, Cambridge University Press.
58. Yang, Y.S., Leone, R.P. and Alden, D.L. (1992), “A market expansion ability approach to identify potential exporters”, Journal of Marketing, Vol. 56, January, pp. 84-96.
59. Yaprak, A. (1985), “Empirical study of the differences between small exporting and non-exporting US firms”, International Marketing Review, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 72-83.