An Empirical Study on the Relationship between the Existence of Professional In-House Export Teams and the Problems Experienced by Exporting Companies

Abstract

This study aimed to show the differentiation in the perception of export problems among exporting companies based on a professional in-house team dealing with export processes. For this purpose, exporting companies were categorized into three groups: (i) Manufacturing exporters without an export department, (ii) manufacturing exporters with an export department, and (iii) domestic export intermediaries. The effects of export rate and export year on the perception of export problems were also analysed. As a result, it was observed that the presence of a professional team in companies that deals explicitly with export processes makes a significant difference in the perception of export problems and the effects of export rate and export year on this perception.