Relational governance mechanisms in export activities: Their determinants and consequences

Antonio Navarro-García, Manuel J. Sánchez-Franco and Manuel Rey-Moreno

Journal of Business Research, 2016, vol. 69, issue 11, 4750-4756

Abstract: Taking the relational paradigm, the channel theory and the contingency approach as an orientation, this study's aim is to analyze the determinants and the consequences of the relational governance mechanisms between exporters and their foreign distributors. Specifically, this work explicitly validates the interrelationships between the exporter's dependence on its foreign distributor, the exporter's international capabilities, the foreign market environment, relational norms and export performance. The results show that relational norms have a positive impact on an exporter's result and that the greater an exporter's dependence on its distributors, on its international competences and on the volatility of the foreign markets, the more the exporter needs to maintain a relation with its foreign distributors based on information exchange, flexibility and cooperation.

Keywords: Relational governance mechanisms; Foreign distributor dependence; International capabilities; Foreign market environment; Export performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.025

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