Abstract:
The purpose of this research paper is to identify the factors influencing the
internationalization of Bangladesh RMG sector. In order to meet the research
objective, the quantitative method, in the form of survey, was adopted. A structured
questionnaire consisting with a set of close-ended questions was developed to collect
data. Data were collected from 90 respondents involved in internationalization
operations. PLS-SEM technique was used to analyze the collected data. The study
found that among five categories identified in the literature, four categories including
market seeking motives, efficiency seeking motives, network seeking motives and
strategic resource seeking motives influence Bangladesh RMG manufacturers; while
resource seeking motives do not influence them to go for internationalization. It is
expected that the findings of this research will contribute to the literature by identifying
the factors influencing emerging economies’ RMG businesses to go for
internationalizations. It is further expected that this study will add a country-specific
body of knowledge on the factors influencing foreign market entry by RMG
manufacturers from an emerging economy.
