A configurational approach to SMEs? export activity determinants

Joaquín Monreal-Pérez () and Omar Ifakhkharen-Rziki ()
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Joaquín Monreal-Pérez: University of Murcia, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9471-9643
Omar Ifakhkharen-Rziki: University of Murcia, https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5045-1656

Small Business International Review, 2023, vol. 7, issue 2, e612

Abstract: 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

Keywords: export activity; configurational approach; SMEs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M10 M14 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.26784/sbir.v7i2.612

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