Geographical co-location on Chilean SME's export performance

Jose Brache and Christian Felzensztein

Journal of Business Research, 2019, vol. 105, issue C, 310-321

Abstract: Recent studies report conflicting results on the impact of geographic co-location on small firm's export performance. This paper contributes to the management literature by providing a new conceptual framework that explains the apparently disassociated findings of recent studies. It is proposed that specific positive externalities are the principal components of the co-location effect on export performance. This is examined in the context of a particular South American economy, Chile. Unexpectedly, results indicate that geographical co-location has a negative effect on export performance in this particular environment. This has implications for practitioners and further research.

Keywords: Co-location; Inter-firm cooperation; Export performance; Regional clusters; Chile (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.11.044

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