TY - JOUR

T1 - Home country institutions and export behaviour of SMEs from transition economies

T2 - the case of Russia

AU - Цуканова, Татьяна Владимировна

N1 - Tsukanova, T. V. Home country institutions and export behaviour of SMEs from transition economies: the case of Russia / T. V. Tsukanova // European Journal of International Management. - 2019. - Volume 13, № 6. - P. 811-842.

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - This study examines the relationship between home country institutional environment and export behaviour of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from transition economies. It is argued that perceived institutional challenges in home country may explain significant differences in exporting among firms. By focusing on Russia, as a context of transition economy, it is empirically tested how the perceived tax and financial barriers define export propensity of SMEs, and whether corruption concerns can play a role of a moderator and navigate firms' export activities. Data on 3136 Russian SMEs provide strong support for the effects of the perceived institutional dimensions on firms' propensity to export. The results offer a more fine-grained picture of institutional environment by contributing to the extant literature and show that the impact of home country institutions is dependent on the subjective perception which plays an important role in shaping export behaviour of Russian SMEs. The implications are discussed.

AB - This study examines the relationship between home country institutional environment and export behaviour of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from transition economies. It is argued that perceived institutional challenges in home country may explain significant differences in exporting among firms. By focusing on Russia, as a context of transition economy, it is empirically tested how the perceived tax and financial barriers define export propensity of SMEs, and whether corruption concerns can play a role of a moderator and navigate firms' export activities. Data on 3136 Russian SMEs provide strong support for the effects of the perceived institutional dimensions on firms' propensity to export. The results offer a more fine-grained picture of institutional environment by contributing to the extant literature and show that the impact of home country institutions is dependent on the subjective perception which plays an important role in shaping export behaviour of Russian SMEs. The implications are discussed.

KW - SCOPUS

KW - WEB OF SCIENCE

KW - export behaviour

KW - Export propensity

KW - Home country environment

KW - institutions

KW - PERCEPTION

KW - Russia

KW - SMEs

KW - Transition economies

KW - SCOPUS

KW - WEB OF SCIENCE

KW - Export behaviour

KW - Institutions

KW - Perception

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85073240867&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1504/EJIM.2019.102836

DO - 10.1504/EJIM.2019.102836

M3 - Article

VL - 13

SP - 811

EP - 842

JO - European Journal of International Management

JF - European Journal of International Management

SN - 1751-6757

IS - 6

ER -