Linking intangible resources and entrepreneurial orientation to export performance: The mediating effect of dynamic capabilities

This study investigates the effect of intangible resources and entrepreneurial orientation in export performance, by examining the mediating effect of dynamic capabilities. A framework of export antecedents is developed and empirically tested. A survey of 265 Portuguese exporting companies shows tha...

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Published in:Journal of innovation & knowledge 2019-07, Vol.4 (3), p.179-187
Main Authors: Monteiro, Albertina Paula, Soares, Ana Maria, Rua, Orlando Manuel Martins Marques de Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dynamic capabilities
Entrepreneurial orientation
Export performance
Intangible resources
SEM
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Summary:This study investigates the effect of intangible resources and entrepreneurial orientation in export performance, by examining the mediating effect of dynamic capabilities. A framework of export antecedents is developed and empirically tested. A survey of 265 Portuguese exporting companies shows that dynamic capabilities and entrepreneurial orientation directly impact export performance while financial, informational and relational resources have an indirect impact in export performance through dynamic capabilities. These results point to the important role of dynamic capabilities, sheding light on how intangible resources can be used by companies to enhance export performance, highlighting also the role of entrepreneurial orientation to leverage business' export performance. Our findings have relevant theoretical implications. For the Dynamic Capabilities View (DCV) literature, given the support for the impact of dynamic capabilities in performance by leveraging the impact of resources, and for the entrepreneurship literature, given the finding that entrepreneurial orientation potentiates export performance. More importantly, our study provides support for these relationships in the context of international markets. Practical implications for export supporting policies are also noted.
ISSN:2444-569X
2444-569X
DOI:10.1016/j.jik.2019.04.001