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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">GYSJ</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Global Youth Science Journal</journal-title>
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        <publisher-name>Global Youth Science Journal</publisher-name>
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            <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5281/zenodo.23536123</article-id>
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        <article-title>Impact of MNCs on MSMEs</article-title>
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              <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Mohammed Hamza</surname>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">1</xref>
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        <aff id="aff1"><label>1</label><institution>St. Kabir IIS</institution></aff>
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      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-10-21">
        <day>21</day>
        <month>10</month>
        <year>2026</year>
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            <volume>3</volume>
                  <issue>5</issue>
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        <p>This study investigated the economic and managerial impact of multinational corporation entry on micro, small and medium enterprises in Vadodara, Gujarat. City-level evidence on this relationship is limited, so a questionnaire survey of 40 enterprise owners and managers was conducted, supported by secondary data from government reports, academic journals and industry publications. Revenue declined for 42.5% of respondents, while 35% reported growth and 22.5% reported no change. The pattern differed by sector: retail had the highest decline rate (3 of 6 firms, 50%) and food and beverage the highest growth rate (3 of 6, 50%), although these subgroups were small. Employment was largely stable, with 85% of enterprises maintaining or increasing their workforce. Improved customer service was the most common response to competition (47.5%), followed by quality improvement (42.5%). The findings suggest that multinational entry produced a varied rather than uniformly negative effect, and that local firms competed mainly through service and quality. The sample was small and cross-sectional, so the results are descriptive and do not establish causation. Impact of MNCs on MSMEs in Vado…</p>
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        <kwd>MSMEs</kwd>
<kwd>MNCs</kwd>
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<kwd>Foreign direct investment</kwd>
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