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Determinants of Born-Global Firms: Evidence from Nigeria

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  • Moruff Sanjo Oladimeji
  • Benneth Uchenna Eze

    (Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Social & Management Sciences, OlabisiOnabanjo University, Ago – Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria)

Abstract

Firms’Internationalization is a gradual and incremental process where firms concentrated in their home country and internationalized over a period. This research work has sought to find out the determinants of born-global firms in Nigeria. 121 copies of questionnaires were administered to selected companies in Nigeria, only 102 were returned. Only 64 firms met the criteria for classification as a born-global firm. Logistic regression was employed to analyse the data. The response rate is 84.30%.The result reveals that Enterprise Support Agencies (ESA) network and cultural proximity increase the probability of a Nigeria exporting MSMEs being a born global firm, but the technology level at which the firm does business, does not significantly increase the probability of a Nigeria exporting MSME being a born-global firm. It is recommended that the government should enhance the capacity of the enterprise development agencies as well as create more awareness about its operations.

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  • Moruff Sanjo Oladimeji & Benneth Uchenna Eze, 2017. "Determinants of Born-Global Firms: Evidence from Nigeria," Business & Management Compass, University of Economics Varna, issue 4, pages 377-392.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrn:journl:y:2017:i:4:p:377-392
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    Keywords

    Internationalization; Born-Global; Enterprise Support Agencies (ESA); Cultural Proximity; Technology Level;
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    • E1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models

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