Influencing Factors on Export Target Market Selection in Iranian Electrical Industry

One of the most important concepts of international marketing is export target market selection which is the first stage of internationalization process. This paper studies the factors influencing export target market selection in Iranian electrical industry. The factors categorized in 6 dimensions...

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Main Authors: Zohreh Dehdashti Shahrokh, Hossein Jafari
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Language:fas
Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2012-03-01
Series:Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Ṣan̒atī
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Online Access:https://jims.atu.ac.ir/article_4570_190ee79232a679a95131e91d26f74e9a.pdf
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description One of the most important concepts of international marketing is export target market selection which is the first stage of internationalization process. This paper studies the factors influencing export target market selection in Iranian electrical industry. The factors categorized in 6 dimensions such as politics, market potential, economics, culture, infrastructure and legal and were tested and prioritized from experienced exporter’s perspective. Top managers of exporting companies in the electrical industry were surveyed through census method. The ranking method was used for analyzing the data. The results showed that market potential is the most important dimension in target market selection. Legal, politics, infrastructure, economics are respectively ranked as influential dimensions. Culture dimension is reported ineffective in selecting Iranian electrical industry’s target markets.
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spelling doaj.art-ab0e954b898047eaa2206c418a9e751f2024-01-02T11:15:06ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University PressMuṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Ṣan̒atī2251-80292476-602X2012-03-019241411604570Influencing Factors on Export Target Market Selection in Iranian Electrical IndustryZohreh Dehdashti Shahrokh0Hossein Jafari1استادیار مدیریت بازرگانی، دانشگاه علامه طباطباییدانشجوی مدیریت بازرگانی دانشگاه علامه طباطباییOne of the most important concepts of international marketing is export target market selection which is the first stage of internationalization process. This paper studies the factors influencing export target market selection in Iranian electrical industry. The factors categorized in 6 dimensions such as politics, market potential, economics, culture, infrastructure and legal and were tested and prioritized from experienced exporter’s perspective. Top managers of exporting companies in the electrical industry were surveyed through census method. The ranking method was used for analyzing the data. The results showed that market potential is the most important dimension in target market selection. Legal, politics, infrastructure, economics are respectively ranked as influential dimensions. Culture dimension is reported ineffective in selecting Iranian electrical industry’s target markets.https://jims.atu.ac.ir/article_4570_190ee79232a679a95131e91d26f74e9a.pdfinternationalization processexportinternational marketingtarget market selection
spellingShingle Zohreh Dehdashti Shahrokh
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Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Ṣan̒atī
internationalization process
export
international marketing
target market selection
title Influencing Factors on Export Target Market Selection in Iranian Electrical Industry
title_full Influencing Factors on Export Target Market Selection in Iranian Electrical Industry
title_fullStr Influencing Factors on Export Target Market Selection in Iranian Electrical Industry
title_full_unstemmed Influencing Factors on Export Target Market Selection in Iranian Electrical Industry
title_short Influencing Factors on Export Target Market Selection in Iranian Electrical Industry
title_sort influencing factors on export target market selection in iranian electrical industry
topic internationalization process
export
international marketing
target market selection
url https://jims.atu.ac.ir/article_4570_190ee79232a679a95131e91d26f74e9a.pdf
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