Identifying the Impacts of intellectual Capital and Absorptive Capacity on Export Performance (in Persian)

Esmaeil Malekakhlagh (), Alireza Mohammadnejad () and Narges Hazari ()
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Esmaeil Malekakhlagh: Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran.
Alireza Mohammadnejad: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Management, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran.
Narges Hazari: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Management, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran.

Management and Development Process Quarterly (٠صلنامه ٠رایند مدیریت و توسعه), 2024, vol. 37, issue 1, 111-146

Abstract: Purpose: The intent of this study was to identify the effects of absorptive capacity and intellectual capital on the export performance of technological companies in Guilan Province, considering the mediating role of innovation and imitation strategies. Methodology: This research was a quantitative and descriptive survey. Using non-probability sampling method, 220 companies were selected. The collected data were analysed by structural equation modelling and the partial least squares approach through Smart PLS software. Findings: Results show that there is a significant relationship between absorptive capacity, innovation strategies, imitation, and export performance, but the relationship between intellectual capital and imitation strategies is not confirmed. Also, only the mediating role of innovation strategy in the relationship between intellectual capital and export performance is confirmed. Originality: This article expands the existing literature in the field of imitation strategy by using a model for the effects of absorptive capacity and intellectual capital on export performance with the mediating role of innovation and imitation strategies. It also investigates the characteristics of imitation strategy. The findings of the research increase knowledge and awareness in this field and can be a basis for practical and effective measures.

Keywords: Imitation Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Absorptive Capacity; Technological Company; Export Performance; Intellectual Capital. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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