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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Innovation capacity, international experience and export performance of SMEs in Brazil

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Author(s):
Oura, Mauricio Massao [1] ; Zilber, Silvia Novaes [1] ; Lopes, Evandro Luiz [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Nove Julho, Rua Vergueiro 235-249, BR-01504001 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW; v. 25, n. 4, p. 921-932, AUG 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 19
Abstract

Innovation capacity and international experience are factors often related to the internationalisation process of firms, with export activities as the first stage of the process. However, firms from emerging countries seem to show advantages and follow patterns of international expansion that may differ from firms based in developed countries, where the internationalisation models were created. Specifically, exporting firms from emerging countries tend to have limited resources, especially small firms (e.g., for investing in R\&D). Despite these facts, the literature on export performance seems biased towards recommending firms to enhance, above all, their innovation capacity in order to achieve better export performance, while little attention is paid to international experience as a factor that is as important as innovation. In this context, the objective of this study is to investigate the impact of innovation capacity and international experience on the export performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in an emerging country and to identify which factor is more significant. The Resource-Based View and Dynamic Capabilities approach were used as theoretical frameworks. A research model was developed and tested on a significant sample of Brazilian industrial SMEs. The data were analysed through partial least squares structural equation modelling. The results indicate that international experience has a greater impact on export performance than innovation capacity, showing that there is possibility of overemphasising the role of innovation in the export performance of SMEs, at least, in the Brazilian. context. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/07400-7 - Export performance of Brazilian SMEs: identification of variables affecting its improvement
Grantee:Silvia Novaes Zilber Turri
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants