Do ISO certifications enhance internationalization? The case of portuguese industrial SMEs

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Autor(a) principal: Pacheco, Luís Miguel
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Lobo, Carla Azevedo, Maldonado, Isabel
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3903
Resumo: In the last decades, the academic literature has devoted considerable attention to the determinants of export performance. In result of those research efforts in identifying and examining the influence of such determinants, the literature presents a wide set of variables associated with higher levels of exports. This paper provides a contribution to that literature by trying to evidence the impact of firm certification—namely, in terms of the firm’s quality, environmental, and health and safety management systems—on export performance. The paper analyses an unbalanced sample of 1684 Portuguese industrial SMEs for the period 2010 to 2020, uses other determinants of internationalization as control variables, and explores the possibility of moderating effects on the certification–internationalization relationship. Two alternative econometric methods are employed: a random-effects model and a Tobit model. The results evidence the importance for firms, especially in the low or medium–low technology sectors, to have certain ISO certifications in order to further develop their export activities and increase their foreign acceptance, particularly in the European Union markets. Further, certification seems to reinforce the positive relation between firm size and internationalization.
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spelling Do ISO certifications enhance internationalization? The case of portuguese industrial SMEsInternationalizationSMEsFirm certificationISO certificationLiability of foreignnessIn the last decades, the academic literature has devoted considerable attention to the determinants of export performance. In result of those research efforts in identifying and examining the influence of such determinants, the literature presents a wide set of variables associated with higher levels of exports. This paper provides a contribution to that literature by trying to evidence the impact of firm certification—namely, in terms of the firm’s quality, environmental, and health and safety management systems—on export performance. The paper analyses an unbalanced sample of 1684 Portuguese industrial SMEs for the period 2010 to 2020, uses other determinants of internationalization as control variables, and explores the possibility of moderating effects on the certification–internationalization relationship. Two alternative econometric methods are employed: a random-effects model and a Tobit model. The results evidence the importance for firms, especially in the low or medium–low technology sectors, to have certain ISO certifications in order to further develop their export activities and increase their foreign acceptance, particularly in the European Union markets. Further, certification seems to reinforce the positive relation between firm size and internationalization.MDPI2022-01-26T11:18:17Z2022-01-262022-01-25T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfPacheco, L., Lobo, C., & Maldonado, I. (2022). Do ISO certifications enhance internationalization? The case of portuguese industrial SMEs. Sustainability, 2022, 14(1335), 1-14. doi: 10.3390/su14031335. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3903http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3903Pacheco, L., Lobo, C., & Maldonado, I. (2022). Do ISO certifications enhance internationalization? The case of portuguese industrial SMEs. Sustainability, 2022, 14(1335), 1-14. doi: 10.3390/su14031335. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3903http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3903eng2071-1050doi: 10.3390/su14031335https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/3/1335http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPacheco, Luís MiguelLobo, Carla AzevedoMaldonado, Isabelreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-16T02:01:08Zoai:repositorio.upt.pt:11328/3903Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:38:18.969689Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Do ISO certifications enhance internationalization? The case of portuguese industrial SMEs
spellingShingle Do ISO certifications enhance internationalization? The case of portuguese industrial SMEs
Pacheco, Luís Miguel
Internationalization
SMEs
Firm certification
ISO certification
Liability of foreignness
title_short Do ISO certifications enhance internationalization? The case of portuguese industrial SMEs
title_full Do ISO certifications enhance internationalization? The case of portuguese industrial SMEs
title_fullStr Do ISO certifications enhance internationalization? The case of portuguese industrial SMEs
title_full_unstemmed Do ISO certifications enhance internationalization? The case of portuguese industrial SMEs
title_sort Do ISO certifications enhance internationalization? The case of portuguese industrial SMEs
author Pacheco, Luís Miguel
author_facet Pacheco, Luís Miguel
Lobo, Carla Azevedo
Maldonado, Isabel
author_role author
author2 Lobo, Carla Azevedo
Maldonado, Isabel
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pacheco, Luís Miguel
Lobo, Carla Azevedo
Maldonado, Isabel
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Internationalization
SMEs
Firm certification
ISO certification
Liability of foreignness
topic Internationalization
SMEs
Firm certification
ISO certification
Liability of foreignness
description In the last decades, the academic literature has devoted considerable attention to the determinants of export performance. In result of those research efforts in identifying and examining the influence of such determinants, the literature presents a wide set of variables associated with higher levels of exports. This paper provides a contribution to that literature by trying to evidence the impact of firm certification—namely, in terms of the firm’s quality, environmental, and health and safety management systems—on export performance. The paper analyses an unbalanced sample of 1684 Portuguese industrial SMEs for the period 2010 to 2020, uses other determinants of internationalization as control variables, and explores the possibility of moderating effects on the certification–internationalization relationship. Two alternative econometric methods are employed: a random-effects model and a Tobit model. The results evidence the importance for firms, especially in the low or medium–low technology sectors, to have certain ISO certifications in order to further develop their export activities and increase their foreign acceptance, particularly in the European Union markets. Further, certification seems to reinforce the positive relation between firm size and internationalization.
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http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3903
Pacheco, L., Lobo, C., & Maldonado, I. (2022). Do ISO certifications enhance internationalization? The case of portuguese industrial SMEs. Sustainability, 2022, 14(1335), 1-14. doi: 10.3390/su14031335. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3903
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