SME export performance, capabilities and emerging markets: The impact of institutional voids

Yusaf H. Akbar; Bernardo Balboni; Guido Bortoluzzi; Andrea Tracogna

doi:10.1504/EJIM.2017.082533

SME export performance, capabilities and emerging markets: The impact of institutional voids

Yusaf H. Akbar^*, Bernardo Balboni, Guido Bortoluzzi, Andrea Tracogna

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University of Trieste

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In this paper we address the theme of the export performance of the SME in the context of emerging markets. Surveying a sample of 200 exporting SMEs, we test specific hypotheses concerning the role of Institutional Voids (IVs) both in directly affecting the export performance of the SME and in moderating the positive impact of the SME's resources and capabilities. Our results show that while directly hampering the export performance of the SME, IVs also have a negative moderating role on the firm's marketing capabilities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	201-226
Number of pages	26
Journal	European Journal of International Management
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIM.2017.082533
State	Published - 2017

Keywords

SME
capabilities
emerging markets
export performance
institutional voids
internationalisation knowledge
marketing capabilities
resources

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