Dijitalleşme İhracat Potansiyelini Nasıl Şekillendiriyor: AB ve Ötesinden Firma Düzeyinde Bulgular

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1 , 179 - 199 , 31.03.2026

Özlem Fikirli , Hasan Şahin

https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1814381

https://izlik.org/JA96HE84UD

Öz

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, yapay zeka (YZ) gibi ileri dijital teknolojilerin benimsenmesi ile firmaların ihracat olasılığı arasındaki ilişkiyi probit modeli kullanarak incelemektir. Elde edilen bulgular, yapay zeka, bulut bilişim ve robotik teknolojilerinin benimsenmesinin ihracat yapma olasılığıyla istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ve pozitif bir ilişkiye sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Büyük veri analitiği, akıllı cihazlar ve blokzinciri teknolojileri ise firmaların ihracat yapma olasılığıyla istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki göstermemektedir. Çalışma, ikincil bir amaç olarak, belirli dijital teknolojilerin ihracat yapılan bölgelerle ilişkisini çok değişkenli probit modeli kullanarak analiz etmektedir. Bu yöntem, bölgeye özgü ihracat kararlarında hata terimleri arasındaki olası korelasyonları dikkate almaktadır. Bulgular, yapay zekâ ve akıllı cihazların AB ülkelerine yapılan ihracatla anlamlı biçimde ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir. Bulut bilişim Çin hariç tüm ülkelere ihracat faaliyetleriyle istatistiksel olarak anlamlı biçimde ilişkilidir. Büyük veri analitiği, AB dışındaki ülkelere yönelik ihracatla anlamlı bir ilişki göstermektedir. Buna karşılık, blokzincir teknolojisinin ihracat bölgeleriyle istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişkisi bulunmamaktadır. Robotik teknolojiler ise tüm ihracat bölgelerinde ihracat katılımıyla tutarlı ve pozitif bir ilişki sergilemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Yapay Zeka , Bulut Bilişim , Robotik , İhracat , Dijitalleşme

How Digitalization Shapes Export Potential: Firm-Level Insights From The EU and Beyond

https://izlik.org/JA96HE84UD

Öz

The primary objective of this study is to examine the relationship between the adoption of advanced digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and the probability of exporting, utilizing a probit model. The results indicate that the adoption of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and robotics technologies is positively and statistically significantly associated with the likelihood of exporting. Big data analytics, smart devices, and blockchain technologies do not show a statistically significant association with firms’ likelihood of exporting. The study investigates the relationship between specific digital technologies and export destinations as a secondary objective by applying a multivariate probit model, which accounts for potential correlations among the error terms across destination-specific export decisions. The findings show that artificial intelligence and smart devices are significantly associated with exports to EU countries. Cloud computingis significantly associated with export activities to all countries except China. Big data analytics is significantly associated with exports to non-EU countries. Incontrast, blockchain technology does not exhibit a statistically significant relationship with export destinations. Robotics technologies exhibit a consistentand positive association with export participation across all export regions.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Artificial Intelligence , Cloud Computing , Robotics , Exports , Digitalization

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