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Innovation capabilities and export performance of SMEs: does managers’ risk-taking propensity matter?

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dc.contributor.author Ringo, Denis Samwel
dc.contributor.author Tegambwage, Amani Gration
dc.contributor.author Kazungu, Isaac
dc.date.accessioned 2023-06-09T08:33:05Z
dc.date.available 2023-06-09T08:33:05Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.citation Ringo, D. S., Tegambwage, A. G., & Kazungu, I. (2023). Innovation capabilities and export performance of SMEs: does managers’ risk-taking propensity matter?. Journal of money and business. 1-15 en_US
dc.identifier.issn e-ISSN: 2634-260X
dc.identifier.issn p-ISSN: 2634-2596
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/360
dc.description The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available on Emerald Insight at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/2634-2596.htm en_US
dc.description.abstract Purpose – This paper aims to examine the relationship between innovation capabilities (INVC) and export performance (EXPERF) of manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Moreover, the paper aims to investigate the moderating effect of risk-taking propensity (RSTP) in the relationship between INVC and the SMEs’ EXPERF. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey design was used and data were collected through structured questionnaires from 250 manufacturing exporting SMEs in Tanzania. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the measurement model. The hypotheses were empirically tested using PROCESS macro test. Findings – The findings affirm that INVC is a significant predictor of EXPERF. Additionally, RSTP was found to be a significant moderator of the relationship between INVC and EXPERF. Research limitations/implications – Although the study was able to accomplish its overall objective, it is limited in terms of the context under which the study was conducted. This study covered only manufacturing SMEs in a single country, Tanzania. Hence, the findings should be interpreted with caution since each country has specific institutional environments that support innovation. Originality/value – The findings of this study expand the application of the resource-based view (RBV) theory in exporting context. The study revealed how INVC as an intangible resource can lead to successful performance. Hence, the findings of this study broaden the applicability of RBV theory. Also, this study contributes to the debate about the innovation-export performance relationship by revealing a moderating role of RSTP in the relationship between INVC and EXPERF. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Emerald en_US
dc.subject Innovation capabilities, en_US
dc.subject Export performance en_US
dc.subject Risk-taking propensity en_US
dc.subject Tanzania en_US
dc.subject SMEs en_US
dc.title Innovation capabilities and export performance of SMEs: does managers’ risk-taking propensity matter? en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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