A predictive model of the export behaviour of small and medium sized firms: an application to the case of Castilla-La Mancha

• María Jesús Ruiz Fuensanta ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

     Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

     Ciudad Real, España

     
• Localización: Management Letters / Cuadernos de Gestión, ISSN 1131-6837, Vol. 11, Nº 2, 2011, págs. 89-110
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5295/cdg.100230mr
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  • español

    Partiendo de una extensa revisión teórica, el objetivo de este trabajo es realizar un análisis más preciso de las diferencias existentes entre las empresas exportadoras en función del grado de compromiso asumido con el mercado internacional. Así, en primer lugar, se procede a identificar estos rasgos diferenciales mediante la aplicación de técnicas no paramétricas a datos correspondientes a un conjunto de pequeñas y medianas empresas manufactureras, para posteriormente efectuar un análisis logístico a partir del cual construir un modelo clasificatorio.

  • English

    Based on an extensive theoretical review, the aim of this paper is to carry out a closer examination of the differences between exporters according to their commitment to the international market. Once the main disparities are identified by means of a non-parametric test, a logistic analysis based upon data collected from small and medium sized manufacturing firms is conducted in order to construct a classificatory model.

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