Key determinants of SMEs’ export performance: a resource-based view and contingency theory approach using potential mediators
<h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">Various barriers discourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from entering or expanding their export activities in the international markets, especially SMEs in emerging markets. The purpose of this study is to look at capacity buildi...
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| author | Arsalan Safari (10300058) |
| author2 | Ali Salman Saleh (10300055) |
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| author_facet | Arsalan Safari (10300058) Ali Salman Saleh (10300055) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Arsalan Safari (10300058) Ali Salman Saleh (10300055) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2020-02-21T03:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1108/jbim-11-2018-0324 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Commerce, management, tourism and services Business systems in context Marketing Export performance Vietnam SMEs Structural equation modelling Resource-based view Contingency theory |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Key determinants of SMEs’ export performance: a resource-based view and contingency theory approach using potential mediators |
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| description | <h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">Various barriers discourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from entering or expanding their export activities in the international markets, especially SMEs in emerging markets. The purpose of this study is to look at capacity building to accelerate SMEs’ export performance.</p><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3><p dir="ltr">This study draws on contingency theory and takes a resource-based and market-based view to provide a holistic understanding of the issue. This study uses primary data collected via extensive surveys from active SMEs in three main industrial regions in Vietnam to undertake confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling for quantitative analysis.</p><h3>Findings</h3><p dir="ltr">The results confirm and show the significant effects of various determinants on firms’ export performance. These research findings have scientific contribution and significant implications by understanding the effective internal and external export drivers and mediators in an emerging market and enhancing SMEs’ export performance.</p><h3>Practical implications</h3><p dir="ltr">This study helps SMEs to improve their export performance by systemizing their decision-making in export activities, improving main export drivers highlighted in this study and developing required training programs for their teams. The outcomes also helps policymakers and regulators to improve the current SME ecosystem in Vietnam through training programs, improving policies, facilitating trades, providing more government assistance etc. The results of this study can be extended to other emerging markets with a similar economic structure and legal system.</p><h3>Originality/value</h3><p dir="ltr">Given the need for more work on export performance, this paper develops and tests a holistic conceptual framework that accounts for all aspects of export drivers, and provides a more comprehensive model for examining SMEs’ export drivers. This theoretical framework also incorporates three potential mediators (i.e. innovation strategy, export marketing strategy and business strategy) to investigate the effect of internal and external factors on export performance, highlighting the importance of the mediating effects on SMEs in achieving growth and competing in the international arena.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-11-2018-0324" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-11-2018-0324</a></p> |
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| spelling | Key determinants of SMEs’ export performance: a resource-based view and contingency theory approach using potential mediatorsArsalan Safari (10300058)Ali Salman Saleh (10300055)Commerce, management, tourism and servicesBusiness systems in contextMarketingExport performanceVietnamSMEsStructural equation modellingResource-based viewContingency theory<h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">Various barriers discourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from entering or expanding their export activities in the international markets, especially SMEs in emerging markets. The purpose of this study is to look at capacity building to accelerate SMEs’ export performance.</p><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3><p dir="ltr">This study draws on contingency theory and takes a resource-based and market-based view to provide a holistic understanding of the issue. This study uses primary data collected via extensive surveys from active SMEs in three main industrial regions in Vietnam to undertake confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling for quantitative analysis.</p><h3>Findings</h3><p dir="ltr">The results confirm and show the significant effects of various determinants on firms’ export performance. These research findings have scientific contribution and significant implications by understanding the effective internal and external export drivers and mediators in an emerging market and enhancing SMEs’ export performance.</p><h3>Practical implications</h3><p dir="ltr">This study helps SMEs to improve their export performance by systemizing their decision-making in export activities, improving main export drivers highlighted in this study and developing required training programs for their teams. The outcomes also helps policymakers and regulators to improve the current SME ecosystem in Vietnam through training programs, improving policies, facilitating trades, providing more government assistance etc. The results of this study can be extended to other emerging markets with a similar economic structure and legal system.</p><h3>Originality/value</h3><p dir="ltr">Given the need for more work on export performance, this paper develops and tests a holistic conceptual framework that accounts for all aspects of export drivers, and provides a more comprehensive model for examining SMEs’ export drivers. This theoretical framework also incorporates three potential mediators (i.e. innovation strategy, export marketing strategy and business strategy) to investigate the effect of internal and external factors on export performance, highlighting the importance of the mediating effects on SMEs in achieving growth and competing in the international arena.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-11-2018-0324" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-11-2018-0324</a></p>2020-02-21T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1108/jbim-11-2018-0324https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Key_determinants_of_SMEs_export_performance_a_resource-based_view_and_contingency_theory_approach_using_potential_mediators/25295239CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/252952392020-02-21T03:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Key determinants of SMEs’ export performance: a resource-based view and contingency theory approach using potential mediators Arsalan Safari (10300058) Commerce, management, tourism and services Business systems in context Marketing Export performance Vietnam SMEs Structural equation modelling Resource-based view Contingency theory |
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| title | Key determinants of SMEs’ export performance: a resource-based view and contingency theory approach using potential mediators |
| title_full | Key determinants of SMEs’ export performance: a resource-based view and contingency theory approach using potential mediators |
| title_fullStr | Key determinants of SMEs’ export performance: a resource-based view and contingency theory approach using potential mediators |
| title_full_unstemmed | Key determinants of SMEs’ export performance: a resource-based view and contingency theory approach using potential mediators |
| title_short | Key determinants of SMEs’ export performance: a resource-based view and contingency theory approach using potential mediators |
| title_sort | Key determinants of SMEs’ export performance: a resource-based view and contingency theory approach using potential mediators |
| topic | Commerce, management, tourism and services Business systems in context Marketing Export performance Vietnam SMEs Structural equation modelling Resource-based view Contingency theory |