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Do trade barriers have the same effect on SMEs in a country under sanctions? The case study of Iran

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  • Khadijeh Hassanzadeh

    (Urmia University)

  • Kiumars Shahbazi

    (Urmia University)

  • Mohammad Movahedi

    (CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Olivier Gaussens

    (CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the difference between the impacts of indicators of trade barriers (TBs) on bankrupt enterprises (BEs), new enterprises (NEs) and other enterprises (OEs).Design/methodology/approachThe paper has used a multiple-step approach. At the first stage, the initial data has been collected from interviews with 164 top managers of SMEs in West Azerbaijan in Iran during two periods of 2013-2015 and 2017-2019. At the second step, multiple correspondence analysis has been used to summarize the relationships between variables and construct indices for different groups of TBs. Finally, the generalized structural equation model method was used to examine the impact of export barriers.FindingsThe results showed that the political legal index is the main TBs for BEs and NEs, but it had a more significant impact on BEs; the financial index was the second major TBs factor for BEs, while OEs did not have a problem in performance index, and the financial index was classified as a minor obstacle for them. All indicators of marketing barriers (except production index) had a negative and significant effect on all enterprises; the most important TBs for NEs was the information index.Originality/valueThe results indicated that if enterprises have a strong financial system and function, they can lessen the impact of sanctions and keep themselves in the market.

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  • Khadijeh Hassanzadeh & Kiumars Shahbazi & Mohammad Movahedi & Olivier Gaussens, 2023. "Do trade barriers have the same effect on SMEs in a country under sanctions? The case study of Iran," Post-Print hal-04388110, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04388110
    DOI: 10.1108/EBR-06-2022-0108
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    Keywords

    Trade barriers index; MCA; Bankrupt enterprises; New enterprises; M3; M13; N80;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • M3 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • N80 - Economic History - - Micro-Business History - - - General, International, or Comparative

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