The impacts of the antecedents on absorptive capacity and export performance: a meta-analytic review

Abstract

Abstract. Although exporting performance and absorptive capacity, with its relevant antecedents have been studied extensively, rare of them have integrated these variables into a more comprehensive framework. Not only this study aims to synthesize extant knowledge on the subject based on meta-analysis and empirical verify the influences of absorptive capacity on export performance, but also the antecedents of absorptive capacity are evaluated. The assessment reveals that: all hypotheses are supported and the antecedents of absorptive capacity have small-to-medium effects size with positive relationship.