The economic and social benefits of exports have been widely discussed in the literature. However, despite the reduction in export barriers and the consequent increase in international trade flows, many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) still do not sell their products abroad, often because they lack resources or expertise to successfully carry out export activities. Export promotion programs (EPPs) seek to assist SMEs in their efforts to compete abroad. The objective of this study is to examine a specific EPP -the PEIEx Program of APEX-Brasil -and identify benefits achieved and deficiencies of the program, according to multiples views. Semi-structured interviews with different actors (firms served by the program, managers of the promoting agency, instructors responsible for training and providing support to the firms, and the manager of an independent industry association) indicated that the program is, in general, satisfactory, but the results of the program seem to be contingent on proper selection of the profile of participating firms, alignment of their expectations about the scope of the program and sequential arrangement with other EPPs or competitiveness development programs. The study proposes some improvements to the PEIEx program as well as recommendations for investigating the impacts of EPPs.Keywords: Export Promotion Programs. Export Assistance Programs. Exports. Small-And Medium-Sized Enterprises. Internationalization. AVALIAÇÃO MULIT-PERSPECTIVA DE PROGRAMAS DE APOIO À EXPORTAÇÃO: O CASO DO PEIEX DA APEX-BRASIL RESUMOOs benefícios econômicos e sociais das exportações têm sido amplamente discutidos na literatura. No entanto, apesar da redução das barreiras à exportação e do consequente aumento dos fluxos de comércio internacional, muitas pequenas e médias empresas (PMEs) ainda não vendem seus produtos no exterior, muitas vezes por falta de recursos ou experiência para realizar com sucesso as atividades de exportação. Os programas de promoção de exportações (PPEs) buscam ajudar as PMEs em seus esforços para competir no exterior. O objetivo deste estudo é examinar um PPE específico -o Programa PEIEx da APEX-Brasil -e identificar os benefícios alcançados e as deficiências do programa, de acordo com múltiplos pontos de vista. Entrevistas semiestruturadas com diferentes atores (empresas atendidas pelo programa, gestores da agência de fomento, instrutores responsáveis pela formação e apoio às empresas e gestor de uma associação industrial independente) indicaram que o programa é, em geral, satisfatório, mas os resultados do programa parecem depender da seleção adequada do perfil das empresas participantes, do alinhamento de suas expectativas sobre o escopo do programa e do arranjo sequencial com outros PPEs ou programas de desenvolvimento de competitividade. O estudo propõe algumas melhorias para o programa PEIEx, bem como recomendações para investigar os impactos de PPEs. Palavras-chave: RESUMENLos beneficios económicos y sociales de las exportaciones se han discutido ampliamente en la liter...
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