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1、外文翻译原文ForeigntradesituationMaterialSource:http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1747161&show=abstractAuthor:GoitomTesfom,ClemensLutzInternationaltradeisimportant,inparticularfordevelopingcountries,asitmaycreateemploymentandprovidetheforeignexchangeforimports.Inthelastdecad
2、esmanyscholarshaveadoptedacompanyperspectiveofinternationaltradebyattemptingtoinvestigatetheforcesinhibitingthefirmstoinitiate,developorsustainexportoperations.However,thevastmajorityofstudiesinvestigatethebarriershinderingtheexportpossibilitiesofmanufacturingfirmsfromadevelopedcountry(L
3、eonidou,2004).Thefocusofresearchonadevelopedcountriescontextimposessomelimitationsonthegeneralizabilityofthefindings.Hence,tohaveacompletepictureonthesubject,itisessentialtoconductresearchonthebarriersencounteredbythedevelopingcountryexporters.Microlevelstudiesareimportantfordevelopingco
4、untriesinparticularbecausemostofthepoliciesinthesecountriesdonotstemfromfirmlevelproblems.Policymakersoftenlacktheinstitutionalenvironmentthatenablestheassessmentofthestateoftheartofmanufacturingfirmsintheircountries,whilefirmshavenoorganizationthatdefendtheirinterestsinthefaceofthepolic
5、ymakers.Severalstudieshavebeenpublishedthatshowhowexportproblemsaffectmanufacturingfirmsfromdevelopingcountries(WeaverandPak,1990;Bodur,1986;Karafakioglu,1986;Colaiacovo,1982;FigueiredoandAlmeida,1988;BrooksandFrances,1991;KalekaandKatsikeas,1995;BurgessandOldenboom,1997).Althoughwefound
6、articlesthatfocusonaregionalcontext,wedidnotcomeacrossanarticlethatclassifiestheexportmarketingproblemsofsmall-andmedium-sizedmanufacturingfirmsfromdevelopingcountries.Wethusbelievethatbynowenoughbodyofliteratureisavailablebutwhatisneededistosystematicallysynthesizethisliteraturetodetect
7、thesimilaritiesandtoarriveatacommonbaseforfurtherstudiesinthisarea.Therefore,theobjectiveofthisliteraturereviewisto:1.ToclassifytheexportproblemsforSMEsindevelopingcountries;2.Identifysomesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenexportproblemsindevelopedanddevelopingcountriesandt