EXPORT INTENSITY OF SMEs FROM EMERGING MARKETS: A CONFIGURATIONAL ANALYSIS

The literature on international business provides multiple but mixed and contrary explanations about the drivers that lead to higher export intensity in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Using fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), this study identifies configurations that lead to hi...

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Published in:Journal of economics and economic education research 2018-09, Vol.19 (3), p.1-15
Main Authors: Gil-Barragan, Juan M, Palacios-Chacon, Lorena A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advisors
Comparative analysis
Consultants
Developing countries
Emerging markets
Exports
Globalization
Government (Administrative Body)
International business
International markets
International Trade
Knowledge
LDCs
Literature Reviews
Networks
Size of enterprise
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Statistical Analysis
Stimuli
Studies
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Summary:The literature on international business provides multiple but mixed and contrary explanations about the drivers that lead to higher export intensity in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Using fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), this study identifies configurations that lead to higher export intensity for SMEs from Colombia. Configurations are combinations of: (1) source of vicarious internationalization knowledge, (2) network structure, and (3) export stimuli. The results, based on data gathered from 16 exporting SMEs; show that the combination of strong ties, internal stimuli, a proactive behavior, and network relationships as source for vicarious internationalization knowledge spur export intensity. It also shows that weak ties, combined with external stimuli, reactive behavior, and vicarious knowledge acquired from government advisors or consultants, results in high export intensity. This fsQCA-based study thereby helps to unravel some of the complexities conducive to achieve export intensity. Finally, we propose a model to help enrich the existing knowledge about the causal configurations for achieving high export intensity in SMEs from Colombia.
ISSN:1533-3604
1533-3590