A configurational approach to SMEs’ export activity determinants
With a perspective rooted in the resource-based view (RBV), this study focuses on analysing the configurational interaction of various strategic determinants that influence the export activity intensity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Spanish agricultural sector. Five key determinants...
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Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas (AECA), Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT)
2023-12-01
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| author | Joaquín Monreal-Pérez Omar Ifakhkharen-Rziki |
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| description | With a perspective rooted in the resource-based view (RBV), this study focuses on analysing the configurational interaction of various strategic determinants that influence the export activity intensity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Spanish agricultural sector. Five key determinants are examined –innovation, collaboration, export promotional instruments, internal resources, and export destination– adopting a qualitative comparative analysis of fuzzy sets (fsQCA) to identify combinations of conditions that lead to higher SME export activity. Based on data from 68 agricultural SMEs in Spain, results show the importance of combined strategic adoptions vis-à-vis improving SMEs’ export activity. The study contributes to the literature by providing new insights into the impact of multiple resources on the export performance of SMEs |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f0fe7e597554631b97d41474a8dd5612023-12-31T09:55:52ZengAsociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas (AECA), Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT)Small Business International Review2531-00462023-12-0172e61210.26784/sbir.v7i2.612612A configurational approach to SMEs’ export activity determinantsJoaquín Monreal-Pérez0Omar Ifakhkharen-Rziki1University of MurciaUniversity of MurciaWith a perspective rooted in the resource-based view (RBV), this study focuses on analysing the configurational interaction of various strategic determinants that influence the export activity intensity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Spanish agricultural sector. Five key determinants are examined –innovation, collaboration, export promotional instruments, internal resources, and export destination– adopting a qualitative comparative analysis of fuzzy sets (fsQCA) to identify combinations of conditions that lead to higher SME export activity. Based on data from 68 agricultural SMEs in Spain, results show the importance of combined strategic adoptions vis-à-vis improving SMEs’ export activity. The study contributes to the literature by providing new insights into the impact of multiple resources on the export performance of SMEshttps://sbir.upct.es/index.php/sbir/article/view/612export activityconfigurational approachsmes |
| spellingShingle | Joaquín Monreal-Pérez Omar Ifakhkharen-Rziki A configurational approach to SMEs’ export activity determinants Small Business International Review export activity configurational approach smes |
| title | A configurational approach to SMEs’ export activity determinants |
| title_full | A configurational approach to SMEs’ export activity determinants |
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| url | https://sbir.upct.es/index.php/sbir/article/view/612 |
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