ISSN:
1467-6486
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Using a sample of export intermediaries connecting domestic producers and foreign buyers, the study tests competing hypotheses on firm performance derived from the Austrian and transaction cost perspectives. Specifically, the Austrian perspective suggests that the more distant the export market and the more complex the product that the intermediary specializes in, the better its performance. Transaction cost theory, on the other hand, offers conflicting predictions. Our results indicate that these two theories are complementary to each other, and a contingency framework is proposed and discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-6486.00176