ABSTRACT
This paper examines barriers
to export for non-exporting firms in the context of a developing country
by surveying two hundred seventy seven firms with headquarters located
in Istanbul. The authors discuss a group of barriers facing firms and
explain how these barriers are related to one another. The results showed
that the most important barrier to export as perceived by business executives
is "lack of financial resources" followed by "inadequate
market information provided by government." Analyses also showed
that there are strong relationships among different types of export
barriers. Furthermore, firm size is related to perception of barriers
to export.
