Determinants of export performance: differences between service and manufacturing SMEs

被引:25
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作者
Lejpras, Anna [1 ]
机构
[1] BSP Business Sch Berlin, Calandrellistr 1-9, D-12247 Berlin, Germany
关键词
Internationalization; Export; Services; Manufacturing; SMEs; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; INTENSIVE BUSINESS SERVICES; MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES; INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESS; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES; EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE; INNOVATION; FIRM; KNOWLEDGE; ENTRY;
D O I
10.1007/s11628-018-0376-7
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We explore the relationships among knowledge sourcing, innovativeness, and export performance of a firm, and investigate how these links differ between service and manufacturing companies. Based on survey data from 4347 East German firms, we develop a structural equation model which enables us to disentangle the direct and indirect (via innovativeness) impact of knowledge sourcing on a firm's export performance. We find that both internal and external knowledge influence a firm's exports both directly path and indirectly via firm innovativeness (mediator variable). For service firms, external knowledge sourcing is more important for enhancing internal knowledge and innovativeness than for manufacturing companies.
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页码:171 / 198
页数:28
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