Antecedents and consequences of export entrepreneurship

Relationship Between Inflation and Real Economic Growth in Rwanda

“…The seven-point Likert scale: Answers were graded on a seven-point Likert scale because this allows the gathering of perceptions (Navarro-García et al 2015).…”

“…First, the respondents were encouraged to rate their overall perceived satisfaction with EP in SSA in the last three years on a seven-point Likert scale, ranging from 'extremely dissatisfied' to 'extremely satisfied' (similarly applied, e.g., by Akyol and Akehurst 2003;Cadogan et al 2012;Freeman and Style 2014;Lee and Griffith 2004;Navarro-García et al 2015;Sousa and Novello 2014;). They were told that the overall satisfaction about EP should include the areas of international sales growth, export business profitability, the firm's image in foreign markets, international expansion, and market share (Cavusgil and Zou 1994;Navarro-García et al 2015;Navarro et al 2010 ).…”

“…They were told that the overall satisfaction about EP should include the areas of international sales growth, export business profitability, the firm's image in foreign markets, international expansion, and market share (Cavusgil and Zou 1994;Navarro-García et al 2015;Navarro et al 2010 ).…”

“…Scholars argue that further research is needed to investigate the possible predictors of EP (Baldauf et al 2000;Fevolden et al 2015;Navarro-García et al 2015). A focus on the EP of SMEs is specifically important since they in particular profit from a combination of flexibility with limited resource commitments , while their significant contributions to national economies underline their relevance for policymakers (Sousa and Novello 2014).…”

“…A focus on the EP of SMEs is specifically important since they in particular profit from a combination of flexibility with limited resource commitments , while their significant contributions to national economies underline their relevance for policymakers (Sousa and Novello 2014). Further, there is a need to investigate the specifics of EP in selected regions/countries (Navarro-García et al 2015;Rambocas et al 2015). Concerning Germany, Wagner (2014) maintains that detailed company characteristics should be worked out.…”