...Tore Mysen; Bård Tronvoll Purpose This paper aims to examine the extent to which exporter difficulties in evaluating foreign sales agent performance affect export performance, either directly or as mediated by opportunism. Design/methodology/approach In developing the hypotheses, the study...

...* AND firm* OR compan* OR corporat* OR business*”. Several searches for alternative strings (e.g. including specific strategies such as export, foreign direct investments (FDI), etc.) were performed and the chosen search string was set to include the largest number of studies, which broadened the review’s...

...Ayse Akyol; Gary Akehurst This research explores the nature and dimensions of market orientation in an international context by using empirical data from a sample of companies to rigorously test hypotheses regarding market orientation as applied to export operations in the context of the Turkish...

...Martin Francis Parnell This paper examines German trade and investment structures in relation to China, establishing for the 1990s: a severe trade imbalance, with stagnating German exports and sharply rising imports; it also establishes, despite occasionally substantial increases in contracted...

...Keith Maguire Analyses some of the hidden barriers in exporting to Japan. It looks at Japanese industrial organisation and the role of the large corporations in controlling import and distribution outlets. The Japanese wholesale and distribution system is much larger than would be the case...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Russia Export Keywords Russia, Export Most products exported to Russia require GOST R Certification in order to pass through customs and to be offered for sale. After a comprehensive audit of its GOST operations by Russian Experts...

...Robert E. Morgan The domestic market environment is host to complex phenomena that affect, and are affected by, the actions and activities of both exporting and non‐exporting firms. In this regard, a significant degree of research attention has been devoted to overseas competitive environments...

... electronics and computers. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Entrepreneurship Export Taiwan Despite the recent turbulence in East Asian markets, the region has achieved an impressive record of economic growth from the 1950s onwards. Initially, European companies were primarily interested...

...Robert E. Morgan Explores two theoretical constructs evident in the exporting area of the international marketing literature: export stimuli and export barriers. Takes account of the manner in which these explanatory variables can predict export behaviour among small and medium‐sized firms...

...Mokhtar M. Metwally Develops and tests a simultaneous equation model to assess the effect of growth in exports to the EU on the economic development of five South‐East Asian countries. Emphasizes the role played by economic interdependence and estimates the degree of feedback effects between each...

..., leading to a relatively successful transition for the Czech Republic. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Central government Czech Republic Export Imports Manufacturing industry Policy Revenue The recent process of the transition to market systems in the Central and Eastern European economies has...