The economic deregulation, in 1984, in New Zealand was followed by an influx of cheap imports which most affected the apparel industry. Firms which wanted to survive decided to export. Studies the dimensions of internationalisation of those firms. A modified version of Welch and Luostarinen’s...

A review article on the determinants of export performance seeking to extend the pioneering work of Aaby and Slater (1989). Applies the meta‐analytic vote‐counting method to a set of 100 studies of export performance published during 1978 to 1991. Identifies those elements of Aaby and...