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Contingency relationships between entrepreneurship, export channel structure and environment

Yeoh, Poh‐Lin; Jeong, Insik - In: European Journal of Marketing 29 (1995) 8, pp. 95-115

, entrepreneurship and organization theory. On the basis of two entrepreneurship‐based strategic postures, export performance is …For decades, export performance has generated interest among researchers and public policy makers. However, despite … extensive investigations, export marketing is still lacking in theoretically‐grounded conclusions. Attempts to overcome this …

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Exporting as an entrepreneurial act ‐ An empirical study of Nigerian firms

Ibeh, Kevin I.N.; Young, Stephen - In: European Journal of Marketing 35 (2001) 5/6, pp. 566-586

Explores the entrepreneurial underpinning of the low export involvement level of manufacturing firms from Nigeria, a … sub‐Sahara African, developing country. Using a pre‐validated export‐entrepreneurial orientation construct (and a 78‐firm … representative sample), a high versus low export‐entrepreneurial taxonomy was derived. High export‐entrepreneurial firms are …

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Economic incentives for improving mango quality in Costa Rica

Zúñiga‐Arias, Guillermo; Ruben, Ruerd; Verkerk, Ruud; … - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 25 (2008) 4, pp. 400-422

local and export market outlet is constructed and quality performance is subsequently related to farm …

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Outward FDI from small developing economies

Padilla-Perez, Ramon; Gomes Nogueira, Caroline - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 11 (2016) 4, pp. 693-714

Purpose Foreign direct investment (FDI) from developing economies has increased sharply since the beginning of the 2000s. While most investment flows correspond to firms from large economies, small developing economies have also witnessed the increase of outward investment flows from their...

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Towards a methodology to assess organizational learning capability

Camps, Joaquín; Alegre, Joaquín; Torres, Federico - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) 5/6, pp. 687-703

Purpose – The present study aims to revalidate a measurement scale for organizational learning capability in the context of university faculty members. This is a particularly relevant context because it deals with knowledge‐intensive services. Following Chiva et al. , organizational learning...

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Hedonic indexes for public and private housing in Costa Rica

Guevara, Porfirio; Hill, Robert; Scholz, Michael - In: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 10 (2017) 1, pp. 140-155

Purpose This study aims to show how hedonic methods can be used to compare the performance of the public and private sector housing markets in Costa Rica. Design/methodology/approach Hedonic price indexes are computed using the adjacent-period method. Average housing quality is measured by...

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A longitudinal exploratory study of changing perceptions toward an iconic brand in a developing country

Parthasarathy, Madhavan; Stansifer, MaryLee; Kumra, Rajeev - In: Journal of Indian Business Research 2 (2010) 3, pp. 138-152

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the changing perceptions of an iconic American product, namely Levi Jeans, in a rapidly developing country, namely Costa Rica, over a 20‐year period from 1988 to 2008. Design/methodology/approach – Changing perceptions were measured with...

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Exploring the “feminisation of poverty” in relation to women’s work and home-based enterprise in slums of the Global South

Chant, Sylvia - In: International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship 6 (2014) 3, pp. 296-316

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore links between a revisionist view of the “feminisation of poverty” in developing countries and women’s work and home-based enterprise in urban slums. Design/methodology/approach – The paper’s discussion of the “feminisation of...

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An impact evaluation of a fund to finance innovation in SMEs

Monge-González, Ricardo; Rodríguez-Alvarez, Juan Antonio - In: Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración 29 (2016) 1, pp. 20-43

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to estimate the impact of one productive development program (PROPYME) in a developing nation like Costa Rica. This program seeks to increase the capacity of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) to innovate. Design/methodology/approach Impacts have been...

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Climate change and tourism: comparing female Costa Rican and American perceptions

Aguirre Gonzalez, Juan Antonio - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 4 (2012) 4, pp. 356-377

Purpose – The purpose of the study was to contribute to a better understanding of the climate change problem in naturally protected areas in developing countries, based on women's perceptions and to determine whether national parks should take an active role in providing climate change...

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