The Linkage Between Intangible Resources and Export Performance: the Mediating Effect of Innovation

Authors

  • Orlando Lima Rua Applied Management Research Unit, UNIAG / Polytechnic of Porto, ISCAP, CEOS.PP, Porto, Portugal
  • Alexandra França School of Economics and Management (EEG), University of Minho (UM), Braga, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/iji.v5i3.190

Keywords:

Intangible resources, Export performance, Innovation, SMEs, PLS-SEM

Abstract

This paper develops a framework to test the relationship between intangible resources and export performance, considering the mediating effect of innovation. Based on survey data from Portuguese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) exporting footwear findings suggest that: (1) innovation has a direct and positive influence on export performance; and (2) innovation does have a mediating effect on the relationship between intangible resources and export performance. This study deepens our understanding and provides novel insights into strategic management literature, since it combines multiple factors and has obtained the importance of each construct in SMEs business growth.

 

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Author Biographies

Orlando Lima Rua, Applied Management Research Unit, UNIAG / Polytechnic of Porto, ISCAP, CEOS.PP, Porto, Portugal

Professor of the International Group of the School of Accounting and Administration of Porto (ISCAP), from the Polytechnic of Porto (IPP), Portugal, and he holds a PhD in Economics and Management.

Alexandra França, School of Economics and Management (EEG), University of Minho (UM), Braga, Portugal

PhD student of Marketing and Strategy at the School of Economics and Management (EEG), University of Minho (UM), Braga, Portugal.

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Published

01.12.2017

How to Cite

Rua, O. L., & França, A. (2017). The Linkage Between Intangible Resources and Export Performance: the Mediating Effect of Innovation. International Journal of Innovation, 5(3), 399–410. https://doi.org/10.5585/iji.v5i3.190