This paper examines a recent investigation of the relationship between firm size and exporting. It illustrates how and why neglect of critical conceptual and methodological issues continues to confound research on the impact that firm size has on exporting.© 1985 JIBS. Journal of International...

Export expansion is usually conceptualized as a progressive organizational commitment ultimately leading to an international enterprise. However, such deterministic export behavior models are irreconcilable with a perspective which sees businesses as developing export structures to fit existing...