The Effects of Internal Capabilities on Export Performance of SMEs in Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongnam : Focused on the Moderating Effect of Government Support Systems

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 17-40
Author(s):  
Hye-Young Hwang ◽  
Soon-Gwon Choi ◽  
Seong-Hwan Lee ◽  
Ye-Hee Cho
Keyword(s):  
Support Systems ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Internal Capabilities

The effect of foreign market knowledge on SME export performance: a study ofnon-traditional SMEs in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aidatu Abubakari ◽  
Kwame Simpe Ofori ◽  
Henry Boateng ◽  
Koffi N’Da ◽  
Robert Ebo Hinson
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Foreign Market ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Market Knowledge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose It is well documented in the extant literature that knowledge plays a crucial role in small and medium enterprise (SME) internationalization. Exporting SMEs from developing economies faces many challenges, including lack of knowledge about institutions in foreign markets, inadequate knowledge about foreign institutions and limited internationalization knowledge (IK). However, research on the export performance of SMEs has thus far focused on the internationalization strategies of multinational corporations. This study aims to explore the effect of foreign market knowledge on SME export performance. The authors also assessed the moderating effect of employee absorptive capacity in the knowledge-performance nexus. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopted a survey design to collect data from owners/managers of SMEs exporters in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. A total of 350 questionnaires were distributed based on convenience. Of this number, 257 usable responses were used in the final analysis. The authors tested the proposed model using partial least squares-structural equation modeling. Findings The findings show that the three types of foreign market knowledge tested in this study, namely, foreign institutional knowledge (FIK), foreign business knowledge and IK have positive and significant effects on SME exporters’ performance. It also shows that employees’ absorptive capacity affects the relationship between FIK and SME exporters’ performance. Originality/value The study demonstrates the types of knowledge relevant to SME export performance. The study further demonstrates the moderating effect of employee absorptive capacity on the relationship between knowledge and export performance. The study advances existing knowledge on SME performance, especially from an emerging economy context.

The Moderating Effects of Awareness on Antecedents of Behavioral Intention to Adopt Mobile Government Services

2020 ◽  
pp. 1503-1524
Author(s):  
Herman Mandari ◽  
Yee-Lee Chong
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Intention To Adopt ◽  
Multi Stage

The motives behind this study were to examine the moderating effect of awareness as well as direct effect of several determinants on behavioral intention to adopt m-government services. A quantitative survey was conducted in Tanzania rural area to collect data used in this study. Stratified and multi-stage sampling techniques were employed to select unit of interest. 407 usable questionnaires were collected and analyzed by using structural equation modelling. The results show that awareness does not have moderating effect on the specified model's paths. Furthermore, the study shows that relative advantage, ease-of-use, compatibility and government support have significant direct influence on rural farmers' behavioral intention to adopt m-government services. This study expands scholars' knowledge on the moderating effect of awareness on the adoption of m-government technologies, furthermore the study provides useful practical implications to policy makers on how to increase the adoption of m-government services in Tanzania rural areas.

scholarly journals Efficacies and Impediments in Large Cardamom Farming in Ilam, Nepal

2018 ◽  
pp. 42-54
Author(s):  
Thakur Bhattari
Keyword(s):  
Export Performance ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
High Price ◽  
Marginal Land ◽  
Suitable Climate ◽  
Commercial Crop ◽  
Disease Free ◽  
Large Cardamom

Among all agricultural products produced in Nepal, large cardamom is the most expensive commercial crop with the highest export potential. The crop was initiated in Ilam. And, Ilam remained in the top four among large cardamom producing districts in Nepal up to 2014/15. Hence, the district deserves a pedagogic and appreciable place in its cultivation. The district was purposively selected for the analysis of its efficacy and blemishes. For this, primary data were collected during 2007 and 2014.The main efficacies of the crop were its high price, use of marginal land in cultivation, use of manpower mostly during off-season of other farming, need of less capital, and a common (familiar) crop. Suitable climate, rainfall, temperature range, export performance, tariff advantages, and availability of varieties were other plus points of the crop. The promises in its cultivation included prospects of quality improvement, growth in productivity, and easy approach to market. The challenges and weaknesses of the crop included diseases, lack of disease free saplings and seedlings, price fluctuations, drying of water sources for irrigation, and lack of government support in its cultivation and marketing. The crop was found popular in the study area due to its efficacies, which had outstripped its blemishes or flaws.Economic Journal of Development Issues Vol. 21 & 22 No. 1-2 (2016) Combined Issue, Page: 42-54

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