Table 9 Motivations, perceived benefits...

Table 9

Motivations, perceived benefits and barriers of QMS contributing to company internationalization

	B	S.E.	Wald	gl	Sign	Exp(B)
Company size	0.382	0.301	1.604	1	0.205	1.465
Motivations	–	–	–	–	–	–
Market pressures	0.108	0.248	0.189	1	0.664	1.114
Use of certification as a marketing tool	−0.684	0.304	5.078	1	0.024**	0.505
Achievement of internal organizational improvements	−0.198	0.356	0.308	1	0.579	0.821
Maintaining market competitiveness	0.355	0.367	0.934	1	0.334	1.426
Positive aspects detected by companies already certified	0.577	0.257	5.036	1	0.025**	1.781
Access to international markets	0.611	0.326	3.508	1	0.061*	1.842
Improvement of relations with government authorities	0.311	0.327	0.907	1	0.341	1.365
Improvement of the corporate image	0.569	0.451	1.596	1	0.206	1.767
Company policy transparency	−0.476	0.380	1.566	1	0.211	0.621
Creation of new partnerships	0.603	0.327	3.395	1	0.065*	0.547
Improvement of relations with customers and suppliers	0.538	0.386	1.938	1	0.164	1.712
Improvement of environmental protection	0.745	0.352	4.480	1	0.034**	2.107
Compliance with legislation	−0.197	0.314	0.394	1	0.530	0.821
Financial benefits	0.059	0.355	0.027	1	0.869	1.061
Guarantee of compliance with high standards by suppliers	−0.074	0.323	0.053	1	0.818	0.928
Benefits	–	–	–	–	–	–
Greater customer satisfaction	0.355	0.488	0.529	1	0.467	1.426
Improvement of corporate image and reputation	0.136	0.536	0.065	1	0.799	1.146
Greater awareness of business possibilities (in terms of continuous improvement)	−0.419	0.471	0.793	1	0.373	0.657
Increase in the efficiency of business processes	0.261	0.428	0.370	1	0.543	1.298
Product defects reduction	−0.921	0.513	3.227	1	0.072*	0.398
Complaint reduction	0.775	0.534	2.108	1	0.147	2.170
Improvement of internal communication	−0.209	0.407	0.263	1	0.608	0.811
Increase in sales	0.188	0.424	0.197	1	0.657	1.207
Improvement of the competitive advantage	0.122	0.437	0.078	1	0.781	1.130
Increased staff motivation	0.045	0.398	0.013	1	0.910	1.046
Financial advantages	−0.078	0.413	0.036	1	0.850	0.925
Improved cooperation with the authorities	−0.026	0.386	0.005	1	0.946	0.974
Risk prevention	0.358	0.326	1.205	1	0.272	1.430
Trade barriers reduction	−0.069	0.411	0.028	1	0.866	0.933
Increase in market share	0.083	0.440	0.036	1	0.850	1.087
Company's performance Improvement	−0.506	0.420	1.446	1	0.229	0.603
Opening to European and international markets	0.613	0.504	1.481	1	0.224	1.847
Greater recognition of the company in European and international markets	0.570	0.546	1.091	1	0.296	1.769
Greater dynamism and innovative capacity	0.090	0.437	0.043	1	0.837	1.094
More growth opportunities	0.495	0.491	1.017	1	0.313	1.640
Greater compliance with legal requirements	0.789	0.354	4.965	1	0.026**	0.454
Creation of new objectives for the reduction of energy, waste and better efficiency	0.259	0.470	0.303	1	0.582	1.295
Identification of pollution prevention opportunities	−0.501	0.546	0.841	1	0.359	0.606
Improvement of corporate and employee awareness of environmental issues	−0.441	0.501	0.774	1	0.379	0.644
Barriers	–	–	–	–	–	–
Implementing the standard does not translate into better performance	0.732	0.307	5.698	1	0.017**	2.079
Increase in bureaucratization	−0.244	0.369	0.438	1	0.508	0.783
Increase in business costs	0.405	0.418	0.935	1	0.334	1.499
Increase in complexity of corporate procedures	−0.823	0.453	3.292	1	0.070*	0.439
Difficulty of practical implementation of the standard	−0.344	0.383	0.808	1	0.369	0.709
Employee resistance to change	−0.599	0.248	5.857	1	0.016**	0.549
Less control of company procedures	0.404	0.336	1.450	1	0.229	1.498
Excessive use of resources to keep standards active	0.446	0.353	1.603	1	0.205	1.563
Poor acceptance by international market	−0.248	0.297	0.696	1	0.404	0.781
Constant	−7.957	2.107	14.266	1	0.000	0.000

	B	S.E.	Wald	gl	Sign	Exp(B)
Company size	0.382	0.301	1.604	1	0.205	1.465
Motivations	–	–	–	–	–	–
Market pressures	0.108	0.248	0.189	1	0.664	1.114
Use of certification as a marketing tool	−0.684	0.304	5.078	1	0.024**	0.505
Achievement of internal organizational improvements	−0.198	0.356	0.308	1	0.579	0.821
Maintaining market competitiveness	0.355	0.367	0.934	1	0.334	1.426
Positive aspects detected by companies already certified	0.577	0.257	5.036	1	0.025**	1.781
Access to international markets	0.611	0.326	3.508	1	0.061*	1.842
Improvement of relations with government authorities	0.311	0.327	0.907	1	0.341	1.365
Improvement of the corporate image	0.569	0.451	1.596	1	0.206	1.767
Company policy transparency	−0.476	0.380	1.566	1	0.211	0.621
Creation of new partnerships	0.603	0.327	3.395	1	0.065*	0.547
Improvement of relations with customers and suppliers	0.538	0.386	1.938	1	0.164	1.712
Improvement of environmental protection	0.745	0.352	4.480	1	0.034**	2.107
Compliance with legislation	−0.197	0.314	0.394	1	0.530	0.821
Financial benefits	0.059	0.355	0.027	1	0.869	1.061
Guarantee of compliance with high standards by suppliers	−0.074	0.323	0.053	1	0.818	0.928
Benefits	–	–	–	–	–	–
Greater customer satisfaction	0.355	0.488	0.529	1	0.467	1.426
Improvement of corporate image and reputation	0.136	0.536	0.065	1	0.799	1.146
Greater awareness of business possibilities (in terms of continuous improvement)	−0.419	0.471	0.793	1	0.373	0.657
Increase in the efficiency of business processes	0.261	0.428	0.370	1	0.543	1.298
Product defects reduction	−0.921	0.513	3.227	1	0.072*	0.398
Complaint reduction	0.775	0.534	2.108	1	0.147	2.170
Improvement of internal communication	−0.209	0.407	0.263	1	0.608	0.811
Increase in sales	0.188	0.424	0.197	1	0.657	1.207
Improvement of the competitive advantage	0.122	0.437	0.078	1	0.781	1.130
Increased staff motivation	0.045	0.398	0.013	1	0.910	1.046
Financial advantages	−0.078	0.413	0.036	1	0.850	0.925
Improved cooperation with the authorities	−0.026	0.386	0.005	1	0.946	0.974
Risk prevention	0.358	0.326	1.205	1	0.272	1.430
Trade barriers reduction	−0.069	0.411	0.028	1	0.866	0.933
Increase in market share	0.083	0.440	0.036	1	0.850	1.087
Company's performance Improvement	−0.506	0.420	1.446	1	0.229	0.603
Opening to European and international markets	0.613	0.504	1.481	1	0.224	1.847
Greater recognition of the company in European and international markets	0.570	0.546	1.091	1	0.296	1.769
Greater dynamism and innovative capacity	0.090	0.437	0.043	1	0.837	1.094
More growth opportunities	0.495	0.491	1.017	1	0.313	1.640
Greater compliance with legal requirements	0.789	0.354	4.965	1	0.026**	0.454
Creation of new objectives for the reduction of energy, waste and better efficiency	0.259	0.470	0.303	1	0.582	1.295
Identification of pollution prevention opportunities	−0.501	0.546	0.841	1	0.359	0.606
Improvement of corporate and employee awareness of environmental issues	−0.441	0.501	0.774	1	0.379	0.644
Barriers	–	–	–	–	–	–
Implementing the standard does not translate into better performance	0.732	0.307	5.698	1	0.017**	2.079
Increase in bureaucratization	−0.244	0.369	0.438	1	0.508	0.783
Increase in business costs	0.405	0.418	0.935	1	0.334	1.499
Increase in complexity of corporate procedures	−0.823	0.453	3.292	1	0.070*	0.439
Difficulty of practical implementation of the standard	−0.344	0.383	0.808	1	0.369	0.709
Employee resistance to change	−0.599	0.248	5.857	1	0.016**	0.549
Less control of company procedures	0.404	0.336	1.450	1	0.229	1.498
Excessive use of resources to keep standards active	0.446	0.353	1.603	1	0.205	1.563
Poor acceptance by international market	−0.248	0.297	0.696	1	0.404	0.781
Constant	−7.957	2.107	14.266	1	0.000	0.000

Note(s): Italic values are those that are statistically significant. Significantly different average scores *p < 0.10; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01

Source(s): Author's own work

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