Can organizational behavior explain the export intention of firms? The effects of organizational culture and ownership type

Dosoglu-Guner, Berrin

doi:10.1016/s0969-5931(00)00040-8

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“…Regardless therefore of the sign of the relationship, the evidence clearly points to the existence of an influence of ownership concentration on a firm's export propensity. As such, our results provide additional support to the findings of Dosoglu-Guner (2001) and Filatotchev et al (2008).…”

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Corporate financial structure and firm’s decision to export

Miravitlles

Mora

Achcaoucaou

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the decision to export in relation to financial issues, specifically the impact of corporate financial structure on a firm’s export propensity (the likelihood of a firm becoming an exporter) by firm size. Design/methodology/approach A multivariate probit model is applied to a sample of 8,019 Spanish manufacturing firms drawn from the Iberian Balance Sheet Analysis System (SABI). The analysis is performed separately for small, medium and large firms. Findings The paper evidences, by firm size, a positive link between ownership concentration and export propensity, although for SMEs if shareholder concentration is very high it can be counterproductive. In addition, a high degree of liquidity influences the probability of entering export markets, while those firms that face high costs as result of their export activity may need to become indebted in order to secure the necessary financial resources. However, the strength of these latter effects differs in SMEs. Originality/value This paper broadens the understanding of the relationship between firms’ export propensity and their financial health and ownership concentration, an internal factor not previously considered in the international business literature despite its relevance for firm’s decision to export. The paper highlights that their influence is not uniform but affects firms of different sizes in different ways. This is of interest and value to scholars, investors and policy makers worldwide, since handling corporate financial structure and international strategies needs to be addressed in today’s global business environment.

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Corporate financial structure and firm’s decision to export

Miravitlles

Mora

Achcaoucaou

2018

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“…To minimize issues related to omitted variable problems, the study controlled for several factors deemed to have an influence on firms’ export performance and regularity (Papies, Ebbes, & van Heerde, ). These variables were firm size (Serra et al, ), firm age (Srinivasan & Archana, ), proportion of foreign sales (Sousa et al, ), export experience (Makri, Theodosiou, & Katsikea, ), firm ownership (Fernández & Nieto, ), access to financial support and management type (Dosoglu‐Guner, ).…”

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Internal and external determinants of export performance: Insights from Algeria

Haddoud

Nowiński²,

Jones

et al. 2018

Thunderbird Intl Bus Rev

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The internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been the focus of numerous studies. However, while the attention has thus far been on SMEs operating in developed countries, firms evolving in a developing context, including Africa, have been largely neglected. To address this, and drawing on a dual resources-based and network-based view, this study simultaneously investigates the importance of internal and external resources for firms' export performance and regularity in the context of North African SMEs. Using a sample of Algerian exporters, the study reveals the superiority of discrete resources for boosting export performance and export regularity. These findings provide directions to Algerian SME managers and policymakers as to important factors driving the internationalization process in the developing Algerian context. K E Y W O R D SAlgeria, export performance, export regularity, resources and capabilities

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“…Katsikeas et al, 1996;Morgan and Katsikeas, 1997;Javalgi et al, 1998;Dosoglu-Guner, 2001). The evaluation of these works is beyond the scope of this paper, as several attempts have been made to assess and synthesise the export activity literature over a period of time (e.g.…”

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SMES' internationalization: firms and managerial factors

Ortega

Vera²

2005

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior &Amp; Research

120

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Purpose -To examine the particular organizational and managerial determinants of the different aspects of a firm's export development process: intention, propensity, and intensity. Design/methodology/approach -The study analysed firms' resources and capabilities, managerial characteristics, and managerial attitude and perceptions in a sample of 286 firms in the Spanish wine industry. Statistical analyses using SPSS were carried out to confirm or reject eight hypotheses.Findings -Results confirmed that factors influencing export involvement are not the same along the process of export development.Research limitations/implications -The study is limited to one context, and it is static (cross-sectional) in nature. Practical implications -Implications not only for practitioners (especially, managers), but also for policy makers, are discussed. Originality/value -First, the research has been conducted in Spain, a country for which export development process has not been widely studied. Second, three aspects of export development have been analysed at the same time: intention, propensity, and intensity. And third, the effect of industry-specific characteristics on internal export factors has been isolated through the selection of one industry in one country for the empirical research.

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Can organizational behavior explain the export intention of firms? The effects of organizational culture and ownership type

Cited by 28 publications

References 38 publications

Corporate financial structure and firm’s decision to export

Corporate financial structure and firm’s decision to export

Internal and external determinants of export performance: Insights from Algeria

SMES' internationalization: firms and managerial factors

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