Les cahiers du CREAD
Volume 35, Numéro 4, Pages 05-35
2020-05-07

The Internationalization Of Smes: Manager Profile As A Vector Of Export Performance

Authors : Kadi Mohamed . Himrane Mohammed .

Abstract

This research aims to analyse the influence of the profile of managers on the export performance of SMEs. Based on data collected from 43 Algerian SME exporters, and through a model of structural equations, we tested the effects of two groups of factors, namely, cognitive and intrinsic characteristics of managers on two types of performance measures (objective and subjective). Our results show the importance of factors related to the personal attributes of manager as his attitude towards the risk related to the export activity, his level of commitment to export activities and his know-how.

Keywords

SMEs ; Performance ; Export ; Structural Equations ; Manager Profile