Investigate the relationship between internationalization orientation and export performance: in the perspective of Iranian firms
Subject Areas : Waste ManagementHamed Bazarganipirposhteh 1 , Mitra safaeian 2
1 - M.A,Department of Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran (Correspondence)
2 - Instructor, Department of Strategic Management, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: "Inward internationalization", "Outward internationalization", "financial export performance", "strategic export performance", "satisfaction with export venture",
Abstract :
Development of non-oil exports due to falling oil revenues and exhaustible petroleum resources on the one hand and increasing population on the other hand, necessary and inevitable. In the present study has been investigated food industry due to its importance and position, especially in non-oil export . The purpose of the present study is to investigate several concepts of inward and outward internationalization and their relationship with export. performance in the context of Iranian firms operating in the field of foodstuff exports. the number of 135 questionnaire for CEOs firms in the field of foodstuff exports are active .The 135 firms from the list of Iranian top exporters . The list of Iran in the development of trade . A total of 83 respondents were received and further analysis was tabulated. Findings revealed that the outward internationalization is related to financial export performance, strategic export performance and satisfaction with export venture. It indicates that an outward internationalization related to organizational capability has a major contribution to the export performance of Iranian firms operating in the field of foodstuff exports. On the other hand, top management international orientation as an inward internationalization is negatively and significantly associated with financial export performance and and satisfaction with export venture. but is positively related to strategic export performance.
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