Determinants of Export Intensity among Small and Medium-Sized Firms: An Empirical Study based on the Heterogeneity of their Resources
The purpose of this study is to examine plausible determinants of the firms’ export intensity from the perspective of the heterogeneity of its resources. We developed and tested empirically a research model by applying structural equation modeling techniques to a sample of 133 exporting SMEs. The fi...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repository: | Kérwá |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/88337 |
| Online Access: | https://estudiosdeadministracion.uchile.cl/index.php/EDA/article/view/66217 https://hdl.handle.net/10669/88337 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Small and medium-sized firms Export intensity Resources STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL |
| Summary: | The purpose of this study is to examine plausible determinants of the firms’ export intensity from the perspective of the heterogeneity of its resources. We developed and tested empirically a research model by applying structural equation modeling techniques to a sample of 133 exporting SMEs. The findings suggest that the export intensity exhibited by firms appears to lie in its degree of managerial export commitment along with the intense use of cross-national-border partners. A firm’s resource availability to deal with foreign markets impacts export intensity indirectly. Export commitment seems to play a mediating role between a firm’s resource availability and the export intensity. |
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