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Market Justification for Policy on Small Enterprise Development

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  • Sanal Kumar Velayudhan

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The process of liberalization in developing economies and the increasing competition faced by Small Enterprises raise crucial policy issues on small enterprise development. The policy maker in developing economies like India are faced with the option of supporting small enterprises through steps like reserving certain industries or by developing their ability to compete in niche markets. Enterprise level decisions are also critical for survival of these organisations. Selecting from these options require an understanding of the advantages that small enterprises have over the large enterprises. The advantage of flexibility and responsiveness to consumer needs of small enterprise is expected to result in customer satisfaction in a market with differing consumer needs. The hypothesis relates customer satisfaction to market share in a heterogeneous market. A field study is carried out among consumers of packaged butter in a state in India. The results do not indicate customer satisfaction with lower market share in a heterogeneous market.

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  • Sanal Kumar Velayudhan, 2004. "Market Justification for Policy on Small Enterprise Development," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 22(2), pages 111-120, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:22:y:2004:i:2:p:111-120
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