Export promotion programmes (EPPs) are argued to support firms' export activity. However, the empirical evidence for the link between EPPs and exporting is inconclusive. We argue and demonstrate by using fuzzy set methods one can uncover configurations that combine the firm's participation in...

The prevalence of Internet-based sales by exporters vs. non-exporters is highlighted in a recent World Bank Report (Ferro, 2011) suggesting the use of sophisticated processes when selling overseas. We investigate the count of new process/ product innovations for a group of newly exporting...

This article studies the relationships between innovation, the mode of entry adopted by a firm and its export performance. In addition, it identifies the mode of entry that is most favourable for the development of the export intensity of the innovative firm. In order to achieve this, the study...

This paper studies the relationships between family involvement and internationalization of family small and medium enterprises (SMEs), examining the effects exerted by the three main dimensions that comprise the concept of familiness: power, experience, and culture. Disentangling the influence...