An analysis on internationalisation barriers of Indian apparel SMEs in the post-MFA period - a modelling approach Online publication date: Tue, 07-Apr-2015
by V.G. Venkatesh; Rameshwar Dubey; Sonali Bhattacharya
International Journal of Business and Globalisation (IJBG), Vol. 14, No. 3, 2015
Abstract: India is traditionally identified as a manufacturing hub. It is well known for its heritage and skill sets in its textile business. The phase out of multi-fibre agreement (MFA) has impacted a dynamic turn over in the market with tough competitions from other hubs. The players are having barriers to sustain and project as a potential hub. The paper tries to establish the contextual relationship among the various barrier points in the expansion of garment manufacturing SMEs in the global arena. Factors are modelled with the technique called interpretive structural modelling (ISM) by incorporating qualitative judgments from the views of Indian manufacturers, who are the suppliers to leading global brands. The aim of this paper is to categorise and analyse the dependence power as well as driving power of those barriers using MICMAC analysis and to give a different dimension to the post-MFA impact research on the Indian apparel SME domain.
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