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Despite the large amount of research that has been carried out to investigate the factors that affect export performance, very little research has been conducted for specific industries operating in developing countries like Nigeria. This present study therefore, is an investigation of the factors that affect export performance of SMEs in the Nigerian leather industry. Based on the contingency paradigm, this study posits that facilitating factors (Export support structures, exogenous barriers) are all strongly related to firm export performance. Standard survey questionnaires were used to collect data from respondents in seven states in north western Nigeria and multiple regression analysis was used for hypotheses testing. Findings from the data analysis provided support for the hypothesized relationships thus suggesting support for the theoretical model of the study.
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To Cite this Article: Junaidu, A. S. (2012). Facilitating Factors and Export Performance of SMEs in the Nigerian Leather Industry. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting Finance and Management Sciences, 2(4), 132–142.
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