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Export Performance; Inter-organizational Relationships; Organizational Capability; Small and Medium Enterprises; Trust
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Export Performance Of Smes In Emerging Markets: The Role Of Market Orientation, Learning And Trust, Md Daud Ismail, Mohd. Aswardi Md. Isa
Export Performance Of Smes In Emerging Markets: The Role Of Market Orientation, Learning And Trust, Md Daud Ismail, Mohd. Aswardi Md. Isa
The South East Asian Journal of Management
Research Aims: This study investigates the mediating role of trust in explaining the effect of learning orientation and market orientation on the export performance of small and medium enterprise (SME) exporters in emerging markets. Design/methodology/approach: Survey data from 193 Malaysian SME exporters were used to test a series of hypothesised relationships. The sample was derived from the directory of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers, which consists of Malaysian wholly owned cross-industry manufacturing SMEs with 10-200 full-time employees. The instrument was developed using existing scales, and the research model was estimated using partial least square structural equation modelling. Research Findings: The …