Purpose – This study aims to determine the export competitiveness of the Social Economyin Andalusia, this is carried out by quantifying the export competitiveness of theinternationalized enterprises of the Social Economy in the export sector of the region.Design/methodology/approach – The strengths and weaknesses of this business sector arequantified and the Rasch´s Probability. It is a model used to measure the latent variablecalled export competitiveness, which is defined by items (factors): size, cooperation,number of target markets, competitive advantages, years abroad and percentage of salesabroad. The article provides empirical evidence of 362 Andalusian export enterprises.Findings – The results show that the export competitiveness of social enterprises reflectedtheir strengths as compared with other SMEs.Originality/value – This concept paper empirically combines two different fields ofknowledge (design and behavior of companies) in the construction of the foreign trade.This work standardizes the treatment of two descriptors scarcely discussed in theliterature: Social Enterprises and Export.
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