正式和非正式网络在政府支持与加纳本土企业国际化程度之间关系中的作用

IF 3.2 Q2 BUSINESS
L. Takyi, V. Naidoo, Courage Simon Kofi Dogbe, Edward O. Akoto
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目的本研究旨在评估正式和非正式网络在政府支持与加纳本土企业国际化程度关系中的潜在中介作用。设计/方法/方法本研究采用横断面设计,采用结构化问卷收集301家加纳本土企业的数据。通过运行AMOS v.23中的结构方程模型进行路径估计。研究发现,政府支持对加纳本土企业的国际化程度有显著的正向影响。研究发现,正规网络在政府支持与本土企业国际化程度之间起到部分中介作用。最后得出结论,非正式网络没有中介作用。一个限制是,政府支持和网络战略的影响只探讨了本土出口商,这意味着出口商不属于本土企业的定义被排除在研究之外。今后的研究可以利用本土和非本土公司对相同的变量进行比较研究。实际影响建议加纳出口商参加政府培训和讲习班方案,重点是建立出口业务战略和建立网络,以改善出口活动。原创性/价值本研究的独特贡献在于它调查了网络组合(包括正式和非正式关系)如何帮助解释政府支持与发展中市场(如加纳)当地公司国际化之间的联系。
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Role of formal and informal networks in the relationship between government support and Ghanaian indigenous firms’ degree of internationalisation
Purpose This study aims to assess the potential mediating effects of formal and informal networks in the relationship between government support and Ghanaian indigenous firms’ degree of internationalisation. Design/methodology/approach This study was a cross-sectional design, where the structured questionnaire was used in gathering data from 301 indigenous Ghanaian firms. The path estimation was conducted by running structural equation modelling in AMOS v.23. Findings It was concluded that government support had a significant positive effect on Ghanaian indigenous firms’ degree of internationalisation. Formal network was found to partially mediate the relationship between government support and indigenous firms’ degree of internationalisation. Finally, it was concluded that informal networks had no mediating effect. Research limitations/implications One limitation is that the effect of the government support and network strategy was only explored on indigenous exporters, meaning that exporters which did not fall within the definition of indigenous firms were excluded from the study. Future studies could conduct a comparative study on the same variables, using indigenous and non-indigenous firms. Practical implications It is recommended that Ghanaian exporters should participate in government training and workshop programmes focussing on building export business strategies and networking to improve export activities. Originality/value This study’s unique contribution is its investigation of how networking portfolio, including formal and informal ties, helps explain the nexus between government support and the internationalisation of local firms in the developing market, such as Ghanaians.
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期刊介绍: Review of International Business and Strategy is keen to present contemporary and innovative research that proposes new perspectives or challenges existing theories, and that advances the understanding of issues related to international business and global strategy. Themes covered by the journal include (but are not limited to): Internationalization of firms and international entrepreneurship Effects of international environment (political, social, economic and institutional) on international business activities and firm strategies Knowledge transfer strategies and innovation in MNEs Location strategies in international business activities.
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