Gupta, Parul and Chauhan, Sumedha (2021) Firm capabilities and export performance of small firms: A meta-analytical review. European Management Journal, 39 (5). pp. 558-576. ISSN 0263-2373
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Abstract
Despite its importance, there is no clear understanding of the impact of small firms’ capabilities (networking, innovation, and marketing) on their export performance. This article attempts to address this issue with a meta-analysis of 74 recent empirical studies comprising 76 independent samples and covering more than 30 countries. We found that innovation, marketing, and networking capabilities positively influence export performance of small firms. However, the context-dependent nature of these relationships demands a more fine-grained examination. The variations in the ES of these relationships are explained by the role of external business environmental factors prevailing in the country of origin of the firm (developing/developed country and individualism/collectivism culture). We examined the divergent results provided by empirical studies using the moderator analysis. The findings of this article shed light on the role of small firms’ capabilities in enhancing export performance in different contextual settings.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Export performance | Small firms | Firm capabilities | Meta-analysis |
Subjects: | Social Sciences and humanities > Business, Management and Accounting > Industrial relations Social Sciences and humanities > Economics, Econometrics and Finance > Econometrics Social Sciences and humanities > Economics, Econometrics and Finance > Economics |
JGU School/Centre: | Jindal Global Business School |
Depositing User: | Admin Library |
Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2021 06:00 |
Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2021 17:43 |
Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2020.12.003 |
Additional Information: | Supplementary data to this article can be found online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2020.12.003. |
URI: | https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/8 |
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