belayneh, Temesgen (PhD)Kebede, Antigegn2019-11-062023-11-042019-11-062023-11-042019-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/19878The government of Ethiopia is promoting the leather manufacturing sector as a priority subsector and the sector has a huge potential to develop an economy. However; its performance is unsatisfactory due to external and internal problem that hinders its competitiveness in the international market. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of determinants on export performance of domestic leather footwear export manufacturing firms in Ethiopia. Determinants of export performance such as product quality, capital, export knowledge, technological capability, global competition and export promotional support were analyzed based on the selected conceptual framework. A quantitative research approach was applied in order to achieve research objectives. The researcher used a purposive sampling technique to select four departments and 9 heads of respondents in each 14 domestic footwear manufacturing firms. A structured questionnaires were distributed to 126 respondents those who represent the firm and 108 were collected. The collected data was analyzed through statistical techniques such as descriptive statistics, correlations and multiple linear regressions using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20.The research finding clearly indicates that product quality, capital, export knowledge, technological capability and export promotional support have a positive significant effect with coefficient of 0.293, 0.237, 0.197, 0.114 and 0.092 on export performance of domestic leather footwear export manufacturing firms respectively. It means that a unit increase in each variable will result in an increase on export performance by the value of each coefficient of variables. Global competition has negative relationship with export performance. It means that a unit increase in global competition will result in a decrease in export performance. Based on the findings of the study, the study recommends that local exporting firms need a special support in finance, technology and promotion in order to be competent in the international market. Therefore, the government should introduce special incentive policies that encourage the export manufacturing industry in order to gain the expected foreign currency earnings and the overall economic development from the sectoren-USExport PerformanceFootwear Manufacturing FirmsMultiple RegressionsThesis