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This paper examines barriers to export and export support by external organization for 137 firms in Canada. The authors discuss four constructs of export barriers and export support functions as they impact export performance. A structural equation model using the barriers and the export support functions as exogenous variables and export performance as endogenous variable show that the most important barrier to export as perceived by business executives is lack of firm competence followed by fear of not receiving payment from foreign customers, procedural barriers, and lack of government support. Analyses also show that firm size impacts the perception of barriers to export and export performance.

Market entry barriers are crucial environmental factors that influence firms to make market entry decisions. While the importance of barriers differs depending on the market and the type of product being marketed, their impact in international markets has continued to increase during the last decade. This paper discusses the importance and implications of ten major market entry barriers in international markets for firms from developing countries.

As an exploratory study, the goal of this research is to identify the underlying motivations for attending soccer games. Most previous research studies dealt with motivations in attending sports in general whereas we specifically focus and develop scales for attending soccer games. An attempt is also made to predict attendance in soccer games. The results indicate that there are three major motivations, emotional excitement, socialization, and sports environment for attending soccer games.

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 develop a model attempting to explain how these barriers are related to one another. The most important barrier to export as perceived by business executives is financial resources followed by inadequate market information provided by government. Analyses showed that there are strong relationships among different types of export barriers.