Title: A model for the competitiveness development of manufacturing firms in entrepreneurial exports

Authors: Jaleh Farzaneh Hassanzadeh; Vahid Nasehifar

Addresses: Faculty of Administration and Economics, Department of Business Administration, Khayyam University, Mashhad, Iran ' Faculty of Administration and Economics, Department of Business Administration, Khayyam University, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract: The present study is one of the few carried out to test a model for developing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the dynamic capabilities perspective and considering international entrepreneurship, especially in the food industry. The statistical population was composed of SMEs in food industries. Responses to the questionnaires sent out provided a statistical sample of 210 subjects, of which 193 questionnaires were diagnosed as qualified for analysis. The results indicate that five out of seven aspects of identifying and seizing opportunity capability are effective on configuration capability, while the macro environment adversely affects it. Nevertheless, the micro environment plays a moderating role between the two variables. Moreover, configuration capability is effective on entrepreneurial exports, while governments can build the required infrastructure for entrepreneurial export development based on four aspects. Finally, entrepreneurial exports were proven to impact firms' competitiveness.

Keywords: competitiveness; international entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial exports; non-oil exports; food industries; dynamic capability; sensing capabilities; seizing capabilities; reconfiguration capabilities; SMEs; small and medium-sized enterprises.

DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2022.130416

Journal for Global Business Advancement, 2022 Vol.15 No.4, pp.505 - 535

Received: 01 Aug 2018
Accepted: 11 Oct 2018
Published online: 20 Apr 2023 *

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