Exporting, Importing, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Thai Manufacturing

Srithanpong, Thanapol

doi:10.5539/ijef.v6n12p71

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“…Export is positively related to firm performance, as reported in many previously published studies (Alvarez and L opez, 2005;Abor, 2011;Srithanpong, 2014). Innovation has a mediating role in the relationship between AMTs and firm performance, as well as that between AMTs and export.…”

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confidence: 64%

“…Abor (2011) claimed that export status and export intensity have positive influences on productivity. Srithanpong (2014) used a firm-level panel data set from the Manufacturing Industry Survey of Thailand from 1999 to 2003 to examine the relationship between exporting and productivity at firm level. He found that exporters are indeed more productive, more capital-intensive, have more employees and total sales and pay higher average wages than non-exporters.…”

Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Relationships among advanced manufacturing technology, innovation, export, and firm performance

Altuntaş

Çinar

Kaynak

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to find the relationships among advanced manufacturing technology (AMT), innovation, export and firm performance by using data obtained from 310 Turkish manufacturing firms. Design/methodology/approach A survey study was performed to obtain data from manufacturing firms. Multiple-item scales were adapted from the literature to conduct the survey in this study. Data were collected from five cities located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region in Turkey (Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Kilis, Diyarbakir and Sanliurfa). Structural equation modeling was utilized to investigate the relationships among AMT, innovation, export and firm performance in Turkish manufacturing firms operating in several industries. The direct and indirect relations between these variables are examined in the proposed conceptual model. In addition, the complex relations including in the proposed model are assessed in detail through the mediation analysis. Findings Six of the proposed ten hypotheses related to manufacturers are validated by the empirical evidence from manufacturing companies in Turkey. Significant findings obtained in this study include the following: there are strong positive associations between the use of AMT and innovation and between export and firm performance. In addition, innovation mediates the relationship between AMT and firm performance and between AMT and export. Finally, export mediates the relationship between AMT and firm performance and between innovation and firm performance. It is expected that the results obtained from this empirical analysis will help decision makers and managers to construct a good technology and production management strategy for manufacturing systems. Originality/value In this study, a novel conceptual model is proposed to examine the relationships among AMT, innovation, export and firm performance via the use of survey responses from 310 Turkish manufacturing firms. To the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first study that proposes such a conceptual model in the literature.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 64%

Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationships among advanced manufacturing technology, innovation, export, and firm performance

Altuntaş

Çinar

Kaynak

2018

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“…Firms with foreign ownership tend to be more productive than domestic firms (Aydin et al, 2007;Douma et al, 2006;Gurbuz and Aybars, 2010;Ongore, 2011;Nakano and Nguyen, 2013;Srithanpong, 2013;Greenaway et al, 2014;Kao et al, 2019;Malik and Mansoor, 2021). This comes from superior technology, management expertise and better financial access while maintaining required accounts and records.…”

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confidence: 99%

Financial accessibility and MSME’s labour productivity: evidence from developing countries

Kumarasamy,

Singh,

Sharma

2024

IGDR

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Purpose This study aims to re-examine the relationship between financial accessibility and performance of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries using a large database. Design/methodology/approach This study uses cross-sectional firm-level data from the World Bank Enterprises Survey database collected under Wave II from 2006 to 2019. Controlled for firm level and country level factors, OLS and instrumental variable regressions have been used for analysis. Firm performance has been measured in terms of labour productivity. Findings The study observes a positive association between access to finance and MSME performance measured in terms of sales and value-added per worker. Along with firm characteristics (like size, age and managerial experience), country’s development level, institutional quality (i.e. corruption and regulations) and economic openness also impact MSMEs’ productivity. Practical implications Strengthening the financial system to allow the financial sector to meet the requirements of MSME finance is very important. Better access to external finance will enable MSMEs to invest in upgrading technology and expanding operations, thus improves their labour productivity. As the MSME sector is vulnerable to economic shocks, policies facilitating their access to formal credit during crises could strengthen resilience. Social implications Credit constraint to MSMEs is a multi-stakeholder problem. It requires a coordinated approach from MSME owners, financial institutions and policymakers to address it and enhance the credit flow to the MSME sector. Timely research inputs from academia, research institutions and think tanks may help assess MSMEs promotion policies and their revision if needed. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that examines the effect of access to finance on the labour productivity of MSMEs in developing countries. Given the mixed results in the recent past between access to finance and firm performance, it highlights the critical role of financial accessibility in improving their labour productivity and thus enabling MSMEs to realise their full potential in developing countries.

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Embodied technology transfer and learning by exporting in the Ethiopian manufacturing sector

Ahmad

Lee

2016

Innovation and Development

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Exporting, Importing, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Thai Manufacturing

Cited by 3 publications

References 16 publications

Relationships among advanced manufacturing technology, innovation, export, and firm performance

Relationships among advanced manufacturing technology, innovation, export, and firm performance

Financial accessibility and MSME’s labour productivity: evidence from developing countries

Embodied technology transfer and learning by exporting in the Ethiopian manufacturing sector

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