Analysing the link between export intensity, innovation and firm size in a science-based industry

Barber, José Pla; Alegre, Joaquı́n

doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2007.02.005

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“…Furthermore, firm size is also an important contributing variable to effective export performance. Firms can achieve good performance in international markets as long as they implement exporting strategies consistent with their resources (Pla-Barber and Alegre, 2007). Export managers in small firms are recommended to concentrate on fewer markets to improve export performance (Brouthers et al, 2009), while those in large firms are encouraged to expand the number of different export markets in their portfolio (Diamantopoulos et al, 2014).…”

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The determinants of export performance: a review of the literature 2006-2014

Chen

Sousa

2016

IMR

276

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The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. Design/methodology/approach -Using a vote-counting technique this paper reviews 124 papers published between 2006 and 2014 to assess the determinants of export performance. Findings -The results indicate that significant progress has been made during these nine years and that: (1) numerous new determinants are identified, (2) data quality and statistical biases have received considerable attention, and (3) interaction and indirect relationships are considered. However, at the same time, the research of export performance is still limited by (1) a lack of synthetic theoretical basis, (2) inconsistent empirical test results, and (3) insufficiency in the research framework and statistical methodologies.Originality/value -Export performance has received increasing attention over recent decades, but the area is still characterized by fragmentation and diversity hindering theoretical and practical development. This paper integrates the findings of recent studies on export performance and provides further discussion from both theoretical and methodological aspects, and points out the directions for future research.

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Section: Managerial Implicationsmentioning

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The determinants of export performance: a review of the literature 2006-2014

Chen

Sousa

2016

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“…Conhecer os determinantes do desempenho exportador das empresas é um objetivo constante entre os pesquisadores de negócios internacionais (Carneiro et al, 2011;Klotzle & Thomé, 2006;Mais & Amal, 2011;Majocchi et al, 2005;Pla-Barber & Alegre, 2007;Singh, 2009, Stoian, Rialp, & Rialp, 2011. Existe, no entanto, uma falta de consenso atinente à definição de medidas adequadas para avaliação do desempenho exportador, o que compromete a comparação de diferentes estudos e prejudica a evolução das teorias de negócios internacionais.…”

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Redes, inovação e desempenho exportador: uma abordagem institucional

2014

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Diversos estudos prévios buscaram analisar os fatores determinantes do desempenho exportador. Parte significativa desses estudos tem se dedicado à avaliação do papel dos recursos das empresas, gerenciais, organizacionais, assim como do tamanho e experiência da empresa. Outros procuraram medir o efeito da inovação sobre o desempenho exportador. Contudo há poucos estudos que tratam do efeito do quadro institucional sobre o desempenho exportador. O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar os determinantes institucionais do desempenho exportador de empresas, com isso, procurando preencher uma lacuna na literatura de negócios internacionais ao analisar os modos pelos quais o quadro institucional do país de origem afeta o desempenho exportador de empresas. Embora diversos estudos tenham investigado o efeito das instituições do país de origem sobre internacionalização e desempenho exportador, ainda são poucos aqueles que avaliaram os modos e mecanismos pelos quais tais instituições agem e configuram o desempenho exportador de empresas. A contribuição do presente estudo é, a partir de modelagem de equações estruturais, mostrar que o quadro institucional não tem efeito direto sobre o desempenho exportador, mas age de maneira indireta, por meio de mecanismos específicos de transmissão. Tal abordagem aponta para redes de relacionamento e inovação como dois mecanismos que desempenham funções específicas para configurar os efeitos das instituições. Conquanto os resultados empíricos não tenham apontado significância da dimensão inovação, as redes mostram-se como mecanismo específico para transmitir os efeitos do quadro institucional sobre o desempenho exportador.

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“…In line with the previous studies (Bonaccorsi 1992;Calof 1994;Pla-Barber and Alegre 2007), the empirical model includes the firm size (Firm Size) approximated using the number of employees logarithm; a positive influence on the export performance is expected (Acedo and Jones 2007;Richter 2007;Boehe 2013). According to the resource-based view, the larger the firm, the more resources it has (Maurel 2009).…”

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Networks and export performance of agri-food firms: New evidence linking micro and macro determinants

Serrano¹,

Fraile²,

Olmos³

2016

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Th e paper complements a new line of research that includes the fi rm heterogeneity in trade models. Th e central idea of this research is that only the largest and most effi cient fi rms are capable of exporting. However, the empirical evidence has confi rmed that a large number of SMEs is also involved in internationalisation. Given this context, the aim of the paper is to analyse the infl uence of collaborative networks between fi rms and institutions as an alternative mechanism to the small size of the majority of the fi rms in the agri-food industry. To this end, there was used a longitudinal panel between 1994 and 2012 comprising a sample of 342 Spanish fi rms involved in the business sectors of the food, meat, drink and tobacco industries, and a dynamic Heckman-Probit model was implemented. Th e fi rst stage studies the positive infl uence of collaborative networks in fi rms' decision to export and the second stage analyses the eff ect of cooperation mechanisms on export intensity. Th e results show a positive eff ect of business cooperation networks in both stages suggesting that SMEs can overcome the barrier of their small size in their internationalisation process through other mechanisms, such as collaborative networks.

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Analysing the link between export intensity, innovation and firm size in a science-based industry

Cited by 338 publications

References 77 publications

The determinants of export performance: a review of the literature 2006-2014

The determinants of export performance: a review of the literature 2006-2014

Redes, inovação e desempenho exportador: uma abordagem institucional

Networks and export performance of agri-food firms: New evidence linking micro and macro determinants

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