IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/oap/ijossp/v7y2020i1p34-45id236.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Export Performance of New Zealand’s SMEs: The Mediating Effect of Networking Capability

Author

Listed:
  • Chukwuebuka Ibeabuchi
  • Amauche Justina Ehido
  • Nik Ab Halim Nik Abdullah

Abstract

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in New Zealand's economic development since they comprise of the majority of private enterprises and are one of the main sources of job creation, innovation, and economic productivity growth. In this context, a significant determinant of the continuous economic growth of New Zealand is the development of SMEs, which is not only focused on the number of start-ups but also on the progressive advancement of the economic environment and entrepreneurial skills. Thus, successful expansion of business environment can be achieved by increasing SMEs' international market share through entrepreneurial orientation (EO) strategy and international network connections, and these are important for the survival and success of SMEs venturing into the overseas markets which ultimately reflects on the economic situation of the participating nation. However, little is known about the roles EO and networking capabilities play in enabling New Zealand SMEs, in particular, to create and capture value in the international markets. Therefore, this study will contribute to the literature by determining the mediating role of networking capability on the association between EO and export performance of SMEs in New Zealand. This study will utilize samples of randomly selected SMEs situated in Auckland city, New Zealand, which is the nation’s largest city and commercial hub, and study data will be collected using a structured questionnaire. Additionally, the design of this study is an explanatory research and therefore, will employ Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis to examine the study hypotheses.

Suggested Citation

  • Chukwuebuka Ibeabuchi & Amauche Justina Ehido & Nik Ab Halim Nik Abdullah, 2020. "The Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Export Performance of New Zealand’s SMEs: The Mediating Effect of Networking Capability," International Journal of Social Sciences Perspectives, Online Academic Press, vol. 7(1), pages 34-45.
  • Handle: RePEc:oap:ijossp:v:7:y:2020:i:1:p:34-45:id:236
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://onlineacademicpress.com/index.php/IJSSP/article/view/236/230
    Download Restriction: no

    File URL: https://onlineacademicpress.com/index.php/IJSSP/article/view/236/537
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:oap:ijossp:v:7:y:2020:i:1:p:34-45:id:236. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Heather Rothman (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://onlineacademicpress.com/index.php/IJSSP/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.