The Export Development Process: An Integrative Review of Empirical Models

Despite widespread research on the export behavior of firms, no integrative review of the empirical work in relation to export development models exists in the extant literature. This article reviews the main models on the subject, identifies their structural characteristics, evaluates the methodolo...

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Published inJournal of international business studies Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 517 - 551
Main Authors Leonidou, Leonidas C., Katsikeas, Constantine S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Academy of International Business and Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario 01.01.1996
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Palgrave Macmillan
SeriesJournal of International Business Studies
Subjects
Business and Management
Business development
Business Strategy/Leadership
Business structures
Competitive advantage
Conceptualization
Economic behaviour
Economic growth
Exporters
Exports
Firm theory
GDP
Globalization
GNP
Gross Domestic Product
Gross National Product
International Business
International development
International trade
Macroeconomics
Management
Market entry
Marketing
Modeling
Organization
Product life cycle
Research methodology
World economy
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Summary:Despite widespread research on the export behavior of firms, no integrative review of the empirical work in relation to export development models exists in the extant literature. This article reviews the main models on the subject, identifies their structural characteristics, evaluates the methodologies used for their validation, and analyzes the key conceptual issues emerging from their assessment. While valuable inroads into the mechanics and constituent parts of the export development process have been made, this avenue of empirical inquiry has attracted criticism on structural, methodological and conceptual grounds. Future research in the field should harness the eclectic contribution afforded by existing theory and, at the same time, enhance its status with contributions from marketing, business and other disciplines.
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ISSN:0047-2506
1478-6990
DOI:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490846