Which resources are most important for a successful SME exporter?

Dejo Oricain, Natalia ; Ramírez Alesón, Marisa (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: This paper shows that some firm resources are more important than others for a successful SME exporter. We include six resources grouped into three categories: domestic resources (human and technological resources), experience-related resources (organisational and international experience) and foreign resources (subsidiaries abroad and foreign shareholders). The results show that the most important resources for a successful SME exporter are its human resources, its international experience and the existence of subsidiaries abroad. However, the deployment of Internet-based technology and SME organisational experience are revealed as important resources in those firms with low or medium export volume. The underlying premise and contribution of this study is that SMEs with different levels of exports benefit differentially from their resources.

Idioma: Inglés

Año: 2014

Publicado en: International Journal of Business and Commerce 3, 7 (2014), [18 pp.]
ISSN: 2225-2436

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/ECO2012-36290-C03-01

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Organización de Empresas (Dpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas)