Barriers to entry: An empirical assessment of Portuguese firms’ perceptions
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Title
Barriers to entry: An empirical assessment of Portuguese firms’ perceptions
Subject
Entry
Barriers to entry
Strategic behaviour
Firms’ perceptions
Barriers to entry
Strategic behaviour
Firms’ perceptions
Description
This paper attempts to assess the variety and relevance of barriers to entry perceived by Portuguese firms. Based on a questionnaire, Portuguese firms’ perceptions were surveyed using a sample of 168
firms. The results suggest that sunk costs, capital requirements, capital costs, and cost disadvantages are the most important barriers to entry. Applying a factor analysis, six underlying dimensions of entry barriers – investment in R&D, strategic behaviour, investment risk, advertising, cost disadvantages, and
capacity – were identified. These findings are quite consistent among industries and firms’ sizes. Still, micro firms have lower perceptions regarding entry barriers than SMEs and large firms. Portuguese firms’ perceptions on entry barriers suggest that both structural and strategic barriers are important and that the effectiveness of strategic barriers depends on the structural characteristics of the market.
firms. The results suggest that sunk costs, capital requirements, capital costs, and cost disadvantages are the most important barriers to entry. Applying a factor analysis, six underlying dimensions of entry barriers – investment in R&D, strategic behaviour, investment risk, advertising, cost disadvantages, and
capacity – were identified. These findings are quite consistent among industries and firms’ sizes. Still, micro firms have lower perceptions regarding entry barriers than SMEs and large firms. Portuguese firms’ perceptions on entry barriers suggest that both structural and strategic barriers are important and that the effectiveness of strategic barriers depends on the structural characteristics of the market.
Creator
Alexandra Couto, Natália Barbosa
Source
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/european-research-on-management-and-business-economics/vol/26/issue/2
Publisher
Elsevier Espana, S.L.U
Date
5 May 2020
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
ISSN: 2444-8834
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Jurnal Internasional European Research on Management and Business Economics 2020
Files
Collection
Citation
Alexandra Couto, Natália Barbosa, “Barriers to entry: An empirical assessment of Portuguese firms’ perceptions,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed October 30, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/6695.