R&D spending, domestic competition, and export performance of Japanese manufacturing firms

Kiyohiko Ito and Vladimir Pucik

Strategic Management Journal, 1993, vol. 14, issue 1, 61-75

Abstract: This paper examines three factors influencing the export performances of Japanese manufacturing firms: R&D spending, domestic competitive position, and firm size. Export sales are positively associated with (1) R&D expenditures, (2) size of a firm, and (3) average R&D intensity of an industry. A firm's export ratio is related to the size of the firm, but not to the firm's and the industry's R&D intensities. Follower firms are characterized by higher export ratios than market leaders. The results indicate a relationship between the patterns of domestic competition and the international competitiveness of Japanese firms.

Date: 1993
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