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标题：THE EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AS COMPARED TO WITH EXPORT SMES
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作者：Arturo GUTIÉRREZ FERNÁNDEZ ; Macarena PÉREZ-SUÁREZ
期刊名称：Revista Galega de Economía
印刷版ISSN：1132-2799
出版年度：2017
卷号：26
期号：1
页码：55-72
语种：English
出版社：Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
其他摘要：Purpose – This study aims to determine the export competitiveness of the Social Economy in Andalusia, this is carr ied out by quantifying the export competitiveness of the internationalized enterprises of the Social Economy in the export sector of the region. Design/methodology/approach – The strengths and weaknesses of this business sector are quantified and the Rasch ́s Probability. It is a model used to measure the latent variable called export competitiveness, which is defined by items (factors): size, cooperation, number of target markets, competitive advantages, years abroad and percentage of sales abroad. The arti cle provides empirical evidence of 362 Andalusian export enterprises. Findings – The results show that the export competitiveness of social enterprises reflected their strengths as compared with other SMEs. Originality/value – This concept paper empirical ly combines two different fields of knowledge (design and behavior of companies) in the construction of the foreign trade. This work standardizes the treatment of two descriptors scarcely discussed in the literature: Social Enterprises and Export.
其他关键词：Competitiveness; Strength; Weakness; Internationalization; Cooperatives; Rasch model.