Cooperative strategy, knowledge intensity and export performance of small and medium sized enterprises

A model depicting the relationships among cooperative strategy, knowledge intensity and export performance is developed and tested using a sample of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from Finland and Norway. The empirical results suggest that knowledge intensity mediates the relationship bet...

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Published in:Journal of world business : JWB 2005-05, Vol.40 (2), p.124-138
Main Authors: Haahti, Antti, Madupu, Vivekananda, Yavas, Ugur, Babakus, Emin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business strategies
Business studies
Cooperation
Correlation analysis
Economic performance
Empirical research
Exports
Financial performance
Internationalization
Knowledge
Knowledge management
Modelling
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Small and medium sized enterprises
Small business
Studies
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Summary:A model depicting the relationships among cooperative strategy, knowledge intensity and export performance is developed and tested using a sample of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from Finland and Norway. The empirical results suggest that knowledge intensity mediates the relationship between cooperative strategy and export performance. Firm size did not show a direct impact on performance, but its indirect effect on export performance through cooperative strategy and knowledge intensity was significant. Overall, the results suggest that SMEs employing cooperative strategies to enrich their knowledge base about export markets can consequently improve their performance.
ISSN:1090-9516
1878-5573
DOI:10.1016/j.jwb.2005.02.003