Determinants of Export Performance: a Study of Large Brazilian Manufacturing Firms



Document title: Determinants of Export Performance: a Study of Large Brazilian Manufacturing Firms
Journal: BAR - Brazilian Administration Review
Database: CLASE
System number: 000335275
ISSN: 1807-7692
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Year:
Season: Abr-Jun
Volumen: 8
Number: 2
Pages: 107-132
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract This research investigated the impact the external environment, firm characteristics and firm strategy have on export performance. To this end, a survey was administered to 448 large Brazilian exporters of manufactured products. A structural equation modeling (SEM) approach was used to fit the conceptual model to empirical data. An extensive set of procedures for the validation of measurement models was used. Export performance exhibited a multidimensional structure and the model explained 76.6% and 40.1% of the observed variance of past export revenues and of past export profitability, respectively
Disciplines: Economía,
Administración y contaduría
Keyword: Comercio internacional,
Dirección y control,
Empresas,
Exportaciones,
Manufacturas,
Industria manufacturera,
Estrategia empresarial,
Brasil
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