Do domestic market characteristics influence firms' export intensity?

Forte, Rosa; Carvalho, Sérgio Paulo de Oliveira

doi:10.1108/emjb-09-2021-0129

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“…On the other hand, there is really a dearth of research on the effects of external factors on a firm’s export performance due to the restriction of a single-nation environment (Forte & Carvalho, 2022). To the best of the authors’ knowledge, only a few studies have investigated the external factors involving the impacts of the industry’s features (Reis & Forte, 2016), the country’s financial development, and the degree of investor protection (Castellani et al, 2022), political instability, informal competition, and corruption (Krammer et al, 2018), or government export promotion programs (Tesfom & Lutz, 2008).…”

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Supportive Policies of Government as the Drivers of SMEs’ Export Performance: A Study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Vo,

Nguyen,

et al. 2023

Sage Open

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The Vietnamese government has advocated developing an export-based economy. In fact, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 2471/QD-TTg dated December 28, 2011, approving the strategy of import and export of goods for the period 2011 to 2020, with a vision to 2030 formulating policies on development of logistics services, credit, and investment to develop export production, and customs clearance places for import and export goods. That fact prompted us to conduct the research investigating the impact of export support policies on export performance of firms locating in Ho Chi Minh City. The combination of qualitative and quantitative research method was applied. The netnography method and in-depth interview were used to explore support policies influencing export performance, and found Tax Incentives, Credit Incentives, Trade Promotion Support, and Custom Procedures Reform are four policies significantly explaining firms’ export performance. To measure the impact of these policies on export performance, we surveyed 141 firms in HCMC. The quantitative study confirmed that four policies impact positively significantly on export performance. The best explanatory factor is Trade Promotion Support, the second is Customs Procedure Reforms, followed by Tax Incentives. Credit incentives have the lowest effect on export performance. The findings asserted the positive effectiveness of policies promoting export performance implementing in Vietnam, and provided empirical evidence to support institutional theory.

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Supportive Policies of Government as the Drivers of SMEs’ Export Performance: A Study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Vo,

Nguyen,

et al. 2023

Sage Open

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Knowledge and capabilities: what are their roles in international business of SMEs?

Nave

Ferreira

2023

EMJB

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PurposeEngaging in international business (IB) is a particular challenge to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), representing a condition to ensure growth and longevity. Due to their limitations of tangible resources, these companies make use of their levels of knowledge and capabilities to reach new markets. This study seeks to ascertain the role, the typologies of the knowledge and capabilities required for access to IB, and how benefits may arise for SMEs from their international experience.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve these objectives, the authors ground the insights on a qualitative study that gathered data from ten semi-structured interviews with leading entrepreneurs engaged in IB. The data were analysed resorting to the QSR Nvivo software.FindingsThe results demonstrate how (1) knowledge and the development of dynamic capabilities all represent determinant facets to engaging in IB and that (2) the knowledge and learning capabilities acquired and developed in IB context also result in positive returns in domestic markets.Originality/valueDespite the rising of IB studies, the interaction between knowledge and capabilities from the perspective of accessing international markets has not received attention enough from scholars. The authors argue that both constructs must act together to reach and maximize the IB of SMEs and provide evidence that engagement abroad brings several other advantages beyond economic returns.

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Do domestic market characteristics influence firms' export intensity?

Cited by 2 publications

References 65 publications

Supportive Policies of Government as the Drivers of SMEs’ Export Performance: A Study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Supportive Policies of Government as the Drivers of SMEs’ Export Performance: A Study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Knowledge and capabilities: what are their roles in international business of SMEs?

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