Beyond Financial Resources: Analyzing the Determinants of Export Activities of Emerging Market Social Enterprises. Issue 3 (3rd July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Godinez, Jose; Sanchez-Barrios, Luis Javier; Lopez-Gomez, Sara; Gomez-Nuñez, Liyis
• Is Part Of: Latin American business review. Volume 22:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 235
• Page End: 263
• Publication Date: 2021-07-03
• Subjects: Emerging market -- export determinants -- resource-based view -- social enterprises; Business -- Periodicals; Latin America -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Latin America -- Commerce -- Periodicals; 330.98
• DOI: 10.1080/10978526.2021.1873799
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1097-8526

Abstract

Abstract: Social enterprises pursue social and economic goals simultaneously, but little is known about how they start an exporting strategy, especially if they are from emerging markets. We examined the determinants of exports of 522 emerging markets social enterprises (EMSEs) from Colombia. Based on a quantitative approach, our results show that EMSEs leverage their resources to start export operations if, in addition to capital, they leverage their structural and experiential resources. Structural resources include externally validated accounting and financial books, process certifications, and exposure in trading shows; experiential resources include the firm's staff having primary education.