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Which organisational capabilities matter for SME export performance?
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posted on 2023-08-30, 15:38 authored by Antonella Zucchella, Roger N. Strange, Serena MascherpaAs a result of the increasing tendency towards a global economy, international business involvement is becoming particularly relevant for smaller companies. Exporting constitutes the most popular, quickest and easiest way for many small firms to internationalise. The aim of the paper is to provide a comprehensive picture of the determinants of SME export performance, by investigating the potential relationship between organisational capabilities and both objective and subjective measures of performance. Based on the literature review and mainly embedded in the resource-based view of the firm, we uncover a collection of organisational capabilities that are especially salient to
these firms and their growing international involvement. The suggested conceptual model is tested with a sample of Italian exporting SMEs using regression analysis. The results show that entrepreneurial and innovative
capabilities are the most influential antecedents of both objective and subjective measures of international performance. Finally, we discuss the managerial implications of our findings.
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Refereed
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Volume
13Issue number
4Page range
454-478Publication title
European Journal of International ManagementISSN
1751-6765External DOI
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InderscienceFile version
- Accepted version
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- eng
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2018-09-27Legacy creation date
2018-09-24Legacy Faculty/School/Department
Faculty of Business & LawUsage metrics
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