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Drivers of SMEs’ exporting activity: a review and a research agenda

Francioni, B., Pagano, A. and Castellani, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1823-242X (2016) Drivers of SMEs’ exporting activity: a review and a research agenda. Multinational Business Review, 24 (3). pp. 194-215. ISSN 1525-383X

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1108/MBR-06-2016-0023

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic and updated assessment of studies on key exporting stimuli for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and to propose a research agenda on this topic. Design/methodology/approach The authors develop a review of empirical articles on SMEs’ exporting stimuli and outline future research directions based on key emerging drivers. Findings Research on SMEs’ exporting drivers focuses mainly on human resources’ competences, skills and subjective characteristics and on the role of relevant network actors (customers, intermediaries). Originality/value This paper provides an original contribution with regard to updating the framework on export drivers by Leonidou et al. (2007), highlighting an emerging research perspective based on internal/external network dimensions and proposing future research directions on internal individual and organisational actors and on new external network actors.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Henley Business School > International Business and Strategy
ID Code:66857
Publisher:Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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