Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of the sample

VariableFrequencies (n = 101)
Role of the respondent 
Marketing manager26
Sales/export manager24
CEO (entrepreneur)23
Sales administration manager18
Other roles (including IT manager)10
Entry mode 
Cross-border e-commerce101
Importer72
Distributor66
Trading company14
Broker11
Export consortium10
Other modes60
Served markets (number of countries) 
12
2–539
6–1025
11–2010
20+25
Experience with foreign markets (number of years) 
<1036
11–2025
21–3024
30+16
Experience with cross-border e-commerce (number of years) 
<223
334
422
5+22

Note:

CEO = Chief executive officer

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