Innovation, Competitive Advantage and Export Performance: A Study of Pakistani Manufacturing SMEs

IF 1.3 Q4 COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Sohail Ayaz Muhammad, S. Chelliah
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Abstract

This study examines the innovation practice as a key component to gain a competitive advantage to pursue export performance. Data were collected through questionnaires from 364 Pakistani manufacturing SMEs. Structural equation modeling (SEM) by operating Smart PLS-4 was used for data analysis. The findings showed that both directly and indirectly, innovation has a positive and significant impact on the export performance of SMEs in Pakistan. Additionally, competitive advantage has also been found as a mediator between innovation and export performance. The results signify an improvement in the firm’s innovation as well as sustaining competitive benefit so one can boost the export overall performance of Pakistani SMEs. This study is important to generate beneficial knowledge and insight regarding the appropriate and specific explanation for a firm’s CEOs/managers to enhance innovation along with maintaining a competitive advantage for the enhancement of the company's export performance particularly in the context of Pakistan. Consequently, this has a look at suggests a particular and beneficial avenue for companies to effectively improve innovation that is very important to gain a competitive edge for firms around the globe.
创新、竞争优势与出口绩效:巴基斯坦制造业中小企业研究
本研究探讨创新实践是企业获得竞争优势以追求出口绩效的关键因素。通过对364家巴基斯坦制造业中小企业的问卷调查收集数据。使用Smart PLS-4进行结构方程建模(SEM)进行数据分析。研究结果表明,无论是直接还是间接,创新都对巴基斯坦中小企业的出口绩效产生了显著的积极影响。此外,竞争优势也被发现是创新与出口绩效之间的中介。结果表明,在企业的创新和持续的竞争利益的改善,从而可以提高巴基斯坦中小企业的出口整体绩效。这项研究对于产生有益的知识和见解非常重要,这些知识和见解是关于公司首席执行官/管理人员加强创新以及保持竞争优势以提高公司出口绩效的适当和具体解释,特别是在巴基斯坦的背景下。因此,这一研究为公司有效提高创新提供了一条特殊而有益的途径,这对全球公司获得竞争优势非常重要。
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4.3 months
期刊介绍: The primary aim of the International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control (IJICIC) is to publish high-quality papers of new developments and trends, novel techniques and approaches, innovative methodologies and technologies on the theory and applications of intelligent systems, information and control. The IJICIC is a peer-reviewed English language journal and is published bimonthly
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