The Export Orientation and Export Performance of High-Technology SMEs in Emerging Markets: The Effects of Knowledge Transfer by Returnee Entrepreneurs
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Combining international business (IB) research with the knowledge based view, this paper examines factors affecting the export propensity and export performance of high-technology SMEs in an emerging economy. Using a unique, hand-collected dataset of 711 SMEs from Zhongguancun Science Park in China, it argues that export orientation and performance depend not only on the development of capabilities through R&D and technology transfer, but also on entrepreneurial characteristics, such as the founder’s international background and global networks. It is also shown that both export orientation and performance are positively associated with the presence of a “returnee” entrepreneur. Moreover, there are complementarities between the effects of returnee entrepreneurs and R&D intensity on export propensity, and between the presence of an entrepreneur with previous working experience in MNCs and global networks on both export propensity and export performance. The paper concludes with an agenda for future
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