Factors Stimulating Initial Export Activity

摘要: This paper explores the key factors stimulating initial export activity among Nigerian firms against backdrop of previous findings from studies undertaken in more advanced economies. Based on a sample seventy-eight SMEs and factor analysis procedure, it finds support for view that proactive stimuli, including growth aspirations, opportunity search managerial interest, predominantly trigger firms. diverges pre-eminent position external-reactive notably receipt fortuitous foreign orders, North American other Western studies, adds to earlier calls caution generalising empirical across different geo-economic contexts. The possible reasons identified divergence are discussed this paper, along with policy issues raised by nature stimulation study