The empirical link between the internet, firm-specific characteristics, market characteristics, export marketing strategy and performance

Abstract

This study examines the impact of the Internet, firm-specific characteristics, market characteristics, and export marketing strategy on export marketing performance. The unit of analysis was an individual product/market export venture. The findings indicate that when the Internet was used for communication and to provide the firm with a competitive advantage it had a significant impact on the export marketing performance of the export market ventures in the sample. Firm-specific characteristics and export marketing strategy also had a significant impact on export marketing performance.