Country distance: an objective measure and its impact on international market selection
Fecha
2008Versión
Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
Tipo
Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena
Versión
Versión publicada / Argitaratu den bertsioa
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Resumen
We develop a construct, country distance, which we define as the objective differences
between countries and that can be measured using secondary information sources. Our
research advances understanding of country distance and its dimensions, and the impact
thereof on market selection decisions. The results of our empirical study on a sample of
170 Spanish SMEs and 99 potential export markets ...
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We develop a construct, country distance, which we define as the objective differences
between countries and that can be measured using secondary information sources. Our
research advances understanding of country distance and its dimensions, and the impact
thereof on market selection decisions. The results of our empirical study on a sample of
170 Spanish SMEs and 99 potential export markets support the hypothesis that larger
country distance negatively impacts IMS. The main implication of our findings,
however, is that country distance can be measured using a multidimensional and
comprehensive set of reliable and valid constructs, all based on objective data. We
further provide insights into the differential weights of dimensions of country distance
in the context of our sample: more than physical distance, socio-economic factors and
cultural and historical linkages determine country distance and its impact on IMS. [--]
Materias
Country distance,
Country Distance Index (CDI),
Psychic distance,
Cultural distance,
International Market Selection (IMS)
Editor
AIB Executive Secretariat
Publicado en
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business, 50 (2008)
Departamento
Universidad Pública de Navarra. Departamento de Gestión de Empresas /
Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. Enpresen Kudeaketa Saila
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