A FIRM-LEVEL ANALYSIS ON THE DETERMINANTS OF EXPORT PERFORMANCE

Year 2020, Volume: 12 Issue: 1, 106 - 144, 30.06.2020

Müslüm Basılgan

Abstract

Exports are seen as the engine of economic development for both developed and developing countries.For this reason, countries attach importance to increasing and developing their export potential. The success of countries in export depends very much on the characteristics of exporting firms. Therefore, it is important to reveal the factors that affect the export performance of firms.From this perspective, the main purpose of the current study is to reveal the main determinants of exports in the sample of companies operating in the furniture industry. In the first model created based on the survey data obtained for this purpose, the number of employees, the presence of the foreign trade unit and the export experience are seen as the most important determinants of the export performance of the firms, while the presence of the R&D unit and the presence of the website in the foreign language are determined in the second model.

Keywords

Export, International Trade

İHRACAT PERFORMANSININ BELİRLEYİCİLERİ ÜZERİNE FİRMA DÜZEYLİ BİR ANALİZ

Abstract

İhracat gerek gelişmiş gerekse gelişmekte olan ülkeler için ekonomik kalkınmanın motoru olarak görülmektedir. Bu nedenle ülkeler ihracat potansiyellerini artırmaya ve geliştirmeye önem verirler. Ülkelerin ihracatta başarılı olması ihracat yapan firmaların özelliklerine oldukça bağlıdır. Bu nedenle firmaların ihracat performanslarını etkileyen faktörleri ortaya koymak önemlidir. Bu bakış açısından hareketle çalışmanın temel amacı mobilya sektöründe faaliyete bulunan firmalar örnekleminde ihracatın temel belirleyicilerini ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaçla elde edilen anket verilerine dayalı olarak oluşturulan birinci modelde firmaların ihracat performansının en önemli belirleyicileri olarak çalışan sayısı, dış ticaret biriminin varlığı ve ihracat tecrübesi görülürken ikinci modelde ar-ge biriminin varlığı ve yabancı dilde web sitesinin varlığı tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

İhracat, Uluslararası Ticaret

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