Cooperative Strategy, Knowledge Intensity and Export Performance of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2005
Description
A model depicting the relationships among cooperative strategy, knowledge intensity and export performance is developed and tested using a sample of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from Finland and Norway. The empirical results suggest that knowledge intensity mediates the relationship between cooperative strategy and export performance. Firm size did not show a direct impact on performance, but its indirect effect on export performance through cooperative strategy and knowledge intensity was significant. Overall, the results suggest that SMEs employing cooperative strategies to enrich their knowledge base about export markets can consequently improve their performance.
Citation Information
Haahti, Antti; Madupu, Vivekananda; Yavas, Ugur; and Babakus, Emin. 2005. Cooperative Strategy, Knowledge Intensity and Export Performance of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. Journal of World Business. Vol.40(2). 124-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2005.02.003 ISSN: 1090-9516