The literature on international trade and firm performance grows exponentially. This paper
attempts to summarize what we learn from this literature to guide future empirical and …

This paper studies the relationships between family involvement and internationalization of
family small and medium enterprises (), examining the effects exerted by the three main …

This study investigates business services firms that (start to) export, comparing exporters to
firms that serve the national market only. We estimate identically specified empirical models …

There is evidence that exporters are more productive than non-exporters. Scholars argue
that exporters may have access to knowledge spillovers in foreign markets and use this …

Purpose The selection of an international market (IMS) is a prime factor in the success and
growth of a company. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to consolidate and apply a …

This study analyses the effect of R&D expenditure on firm employment growth in the medium
term, using six cross-sectional waves of an innovation survey conducted in the Netherlands …

El estudio presenta la aplicación de una metodología que busca facilitar la enseñanza
sobre la selección de mercados internacionales, enfocada en la internacionalización de …

This paper documents for the first time the relationship between profitability and three types
of international trade activities–exports, imports and two-way trade. It uses unique new …

This paper analyses the export market entry decisions of Dutch firms and their subsequent
growth or market exit. Exporters, particularly when entering new markets, have to learn …

We merge German balance‐of‐payments and foreign‐affiliate‐trade statistics to obtain data
about trade in commercial services at the firm level. We use these data to study export …