• DOI:10.9738/0020-8868-98.2.i
• Corpus ID: 20036631

Editorial review board.

@article{Chen2013EditorialRB,
  title={Editorial review board.},
  author={Christopher Chen},
  journal={International surgery},
  year={2013},
  volume={98 2},
  pages={
          i
        }
}

• Christopher Chen
• Published 2013
• Business, Economics
• International surgery

This paper examines the relationship between barriers to export and firm performance, as well as the indirect impact of export support programs on firm performance. Four major constructs of export barriers and export support functions are discussed. A structural equation model using the barriers and the export support functions as exogenous variables, and export performance as endogenous variable, show that the most important barrier in impacting export performance is the lack of firm competence, followed by fear of not receiving payment from foreign customers, procedural barriers, and lack of government support. Analyses also show that firm size impacts the perception of barriers to export and export performance. Furthermore, the export support activities construct has an indirect impact on export performance.