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Determinants of the propensity to export: the case of small firms in the diesel engine and chemicals industries in Gujarat

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  • Keshari, Pradeep Kumar

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While much has been written about ’entrepreneurial traits’, attempts to analyse whether, and to what extent, these traits determine an entrepreneur's decision to export from an industry have been few and far between. Using a sample of small-scale enterprises in Gujarat, one of the most industrialised states in India, this paper attempts to examine the discriminating characteristics of exporting and non-exporting firms in terms of entrepreneurial attributes.

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  • Keshari, Pradeep Kumar, 1995. "Determinants of the propensity to export: the case of small firms in the diesel engine and chemicals industries in Gujarat," MPRA Paper 44849, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
    • L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

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