Considerable attention has been paid to the determinants of export performance. However, despite this research effort in identifying and examining the influence of such determinants, the literature is characterized by fragmentation and diversity, hindering theory development and practical...

This study aims to describe the size distribution of Portuguese firms, as measured by annual sales and total assets, between 2006 and 2012, giving an economic interpretation for the evolution of the distribution along the time. Three distributions are fitted to data: the lognormal, the Pareto...

This research studies whether Executive MBA student's participation in a business strategy simulation course significantly impacts on self-perceptions of their strategic competencies and decision style, which involves crossing psychological and strategy fields, and aims to contribute to the...

This dissertation aims to present an integrated approach to measuring and linking the variables involved in the 'export marketing standardisation-export performance' phenomenon. Drawing on the literature and primary data (exploratory study, main survey and follow-up interviews), twenty-three...

To the best of our knowledge, the international business literature has been examining performance exclusively as a dependent variable. In this paper we argue that performance should also be investigated as an independent variable. Using survey data of over 400 managers responsible for the main...