Export Manufacturing Firms Research Articles

Is the degree of internationalization associated with the use of knowledge intensive services or with innovation?

This paper investigates the use of external business services by exporting manufacturing firms, and questions whether this use is connected to their innovation behaviour. We examine this issue by analysing the association between different types of innovation (product, process, management, and marketing) and internationalization, and the extent to which the use of these services for internationalization is moderated by the firm's level or type of innovation. Drawing on an original survey of 804 manufacturing establishments in Quebec, Canada, the results show that exporting establishments use a wider variety of KIBS, and are more innovative than non-exporters. Although both innovation and KIBS-use are associated with internationalization, only for innovation is the association unambiguous. After controlling for size, sector and age, there is no evidence that exporting manufacturers have more recourse to KIBS than non-exporters: they are, however, more innovative.

Antecedents and Consequences of Strategic Green Orientation in Korean Export Manufacturing Firms

Antecedents and Consequences of Strategic Green Orientation in Korean Export Manufacturing Firms

Determinants of Export Propensity and Intensity of Manufacturing Firms in Cameroon: An Empirical Assessment

Many Developing Countries in the process of economic transition have engaged themselves with outward-looking export oriented policies, aimed at making their manufacturing sector very competitive. In this regard, this study aimed at examining the factors that can influence both the level of exports and the likelihood to export of manufacturing firms. The data for the study was obtained from the World Bank Investment Climate Survey (ICS). The findings from this survey showed that the turnaround time for cargo clearance at the port is faster for exporters than for importers (15.1 to 23.9 days), while transportation and energy supply were cited by more than half of the firms as key obstacles to production. The key empirical findings on the one hand showed that human capital; years of experience, turnover, and modernization have positive effect on both the likelihood to export and on the export intensity. On the other hand, insecurity and power outage have a detrimental effect on export performance. The results also pointed to the fact that many of the firms were labour intensive firms, taking advantage of the abundant cheap labour in the country. These results put together, provide insights into some policies needed to promote the performance of export manufacturing firms in Cameroon, among which include an improvement in human capital, turnover, electricity supply, security and use of technological modernized equipment.

Long-Term Export Performance of Export Manufacturing Firms from a Developing Economic Environment: The Case of Thailand

Export performance literature still prevails with contradictory and inconclusive results. One serious shortcoming that might well be the cause of limitation in the literature is ignorance of choosing the appropriate time horizon in modeling of performance relationship. Little effort has been expended to specify the chronological relationship between long-term export performances and their determinants in the firm level. This article therefore developed a long-term export performance model to test the overlooked links. It found that in the long run export manufacturing firms from Thailand must achieve their noneconomic export performance goals prior to getting rewards by excellent economic export performance outcomes.

Export market exploitation and exploration and performance

Purpose – Drawing on the resource advantage and organisational learning literatures, this paper aims to investigate the linear, moderated, complementary and non-linear effects of export market exploitation and exploration on export performance. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative study was performed using an online survey. The final sample consisted of 267 Portuguese export manufacturing firms. Data were analysed using structural equation modelling. Findings – Export market exploitation and exploration is positively and negatively related to export performance in a linear way, respectively. Export market exploration improves export performance under high levels of export market turbulence. Balancing export market exploitation with export market exploration enhances export performance. High levels of export market exploitation provide an additional boost to performance. Practical implications – This study contributes to a better understanding of how market exploitation and exploration relate to performance in the export context. To enhance export performance, managers should deploy high levels of export market exploitation, pursue export market exploration in dynamic export markets, and maintain a balance between export market exploitation and exploration. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the export marketing field by shedding light on the complex nature of the relationships among export market exploitation, exploration and performance. Overall, the results provide novel evidence concerning the internal and external contingencies that affect the success of export market exploitation and exploration.

Strategic orientations and export market success of manufacturing firms

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the association of international orientation and market orientation and their joint effects on export market success. Additionally, it aims to examine how firms’ foreign market portfolio diversity moderates this association.Design/methodology/approachOn the basis of a review of the literature on market orientation and international orientation in relation to manufacturers’ performance on export markets, the paper proposes a set of hypotheses. The hypotheses are empirically tested using 249 questionnaire responses from CEOs supplemented with census data.FindingsThe results indicate that international orientation is positively related to export market success and that this relationship is independent of market portfolio diversity. The paper provides insights to the limitations of the dominant position that holds market orientation as an undisputed valuable strategic capability since market orientation has different non‐linear associations with export market success depending on market portfolio diversity. Finally, the results indicate that the joint effects of international orientation and market orientation on export market success only are present for firms with a focused market portfolio.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors argue that the performance implications of different strategic orientations on export market success are context‐dependent and that firms’ market portfolio diversity assists in providing this nuanced insight. The study's empirical cross‐sectional setting limits inference about causality among the constructs.Practical implicationsWhile all exporting manufacturing firms may benefit from an international orientation, business practitioners are advised to pay particular attention to the diversity of their foreign market portfolio prior to allocating resources to market‐oriented activities.Originality/valueIn this empirical contribution, the authors show how international orientation explains performance differentials among manufacturing exporters as well as how market orientation positively moderates this relationship. Furthermore, the paper shows the context dependency of the value of firms’ market orientation on the basis of export market portfolio diversity.

Technical change and total factor productivity growth for Swedish manufacturing and service industries

This article presents alternative specifications of the production functions of a large panel of Swedish firms for the period 1992 to 2000. The period can be characterized as a transition when long-run productivity growth in the Swedish economy improved from being among the weakest to one of the strongest within the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In order to present a detailed exploration of this dramatic change, the time trend and general index models are applied to estimate Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth, rate of technical change and returns to scale. The models are extended to allow for firm specific as well as time-varying technical change. The parametric TFP measures are also compared with the nonparametric Solow residual, and several hypotheses are tested to explain the growth patterns in the Swedish economy. It is found that the improved growth rate, initially starting in large exporting manufacturing firms, after a deep economic crisis at the beginning of the 1990s, spilled over to the rest of the economy, both manufacturing and services.

Differences in Export Behavior of Services and Manufacturing Firms in Slovenia

We provide new comprehensive evidence on similarities and differences in export Behavior of Slovenian manufacturing and services firms by using detailed firm-level panel data for Slovenia. Main findings show that export Behavior in these two types of firms is similar and in line with the big picture that is by now familiar from the literature. Slovenian exporting services firms are more productive than non-exporting firms when observed and unobserved heterogeneity are controlled for. Export premia of services firms is even larger than for exporting manufacturing firms. Similarly, pre-entry premia over non-exporters is even larger than for manufacturing firms. We find some evidence of significant learning by exporting effects for services firms, but only when using the Levinsohn and Petrin measure of total factor productivity.

Differences in export behavior of services and manufacturing firms in Slovenia

We provide new comprehensive evidence on similarities and differences in export Behavior of Slovenian manufacturing and services firms by using detailed firm-level panel data for Slovenia. Main findings show that export Behavior in these two types of firms is similar and in line with the big picture that is by now familiar from the literature. Slovenian exporting services firms are more productive than non-exporting firms when observed and unobserved heterogeneity are controlled for. Export premia of services firms is even larger than for exporting manufacturing firms. Similarly, pre-entry premia over non-exporters is even larger than for manufacturing firms. We find some evidence of significant learning-by-exporting effects for services firms, but only when using the Levinsohn and Petrin measure of total factor productivity.

A study on Green Supply Chain Management : A focus on Busan and Kyeongnam area of exporting manufacturing firms

A study on Green Supply Chain Management : A focus on Busan and Kyeongnam area of exporting manufacturing firms

Resources and capabilities driving competitive advantage in export markets: guidelines for industrial exporters

In the context of the quest for the factors that determine competitive advantage, this study adopts a resource-based view and applies it to industrial goods' manufacturers engaged in exporting activities. The notion of organizational process is used as a filtering mechanism for the development of a classificatory scheme for firms' sources of competitive advantage in export markets. Different combinations of export-related resources and capabilities are identified as drivers of cost, service, and product advantage. Nonetheless, the capability to build enduring relationships with customers emerges as essential in achieving all three types of export competitive advantage. The findings of this inquiry have important implications for business practitioners in export manufacturing firms of industrial products. Limitations of the study are considered, and future research directions are identified.

Technology strategy and corporate planning in Australian high-value-added manufacturing firms

Literature dealing with technology strategy has tended to develop out of the large industrial economies of the USA and Europe. This paper examines some aspects of technology strategy in the Australian context by comparing the technology strategy of local, successful, export manufacturing firms with this international literature. These firms tend to emphasize certain aspects of technology strategy such as innovation over planning. This may suggest that conceptualization of technology policy requires modification according to the business conditions which apply within regional economies.

Discriminating Variables Between Systematic and Non-Systematic Exporting Manufacturing Firms in Greece

This paper presents the results of an empirical study concerning the discriminiating variables between systematic and non-systematic exporting Greek manufacturing firms. The findings show that a series of firm organizational, export marketing and managerial characteristics discriminate significantly between the systematic and the non-systematic exporting firms.

Exports of industrial technology from Turkey

AbstractThe paper examines the sectoral and geographical distribution of exports of manufacturing technologies from Turkey on the basis of a sample of technology exporting manufacturing firms. It further studies the firm‐specific features of technology exports.

Factors related to technological innovation successful small and medium‐sized export manufacturing firms in Korea

Journal of Operations ManagementVolume 9, Issue 1 p. 124-125 Dissertation Abstract Factors related to technological innovation successful small and medium-sized export manufacturing firms in Korea Jong Yeun Lee, D.B.A. United States Internationl University, 1988, 171 pp. Chairman : Richard G. Frederick First published: January 1990 https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-6963(90)90149-8AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume9, Issue1January 1990Pages 124-125 RelatedInformation