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Canadian SME Exporters
Barbara Orser, Martine Spence and Allan Riding, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa;
Christine Carrington, Industry Canada
January 2008
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Previous Research: Internationalization of SMEs
- 2.1 Motives and Barriers
- 2.2 Stage Theory
- 2.3 Resource-Exchange Theory
- 2.4 Network Theory
- 2.5 Feminist Theory
- 2.6 Production Functions, Thresholds and Export Capacity
- 2.7 Summary of Study Propositions
3. Research Methodology
4. Empirical Findings
- 4.1 Descriptive Findings
- 4.2 Owner and Firm Attributes
- 4.3 Multivariate Modeling of Export Propensity
- 4.4 Examining Size Thresholds
- 4.5 Summary of Study Propositions
5. Discussion of Findings
- 5.1 Summary
- 5.2 Questions for Research, Trade Policy Makers and Export Training Officers
- 5.3 Limitations and Implications for Future Research
6. References
Acknowledgements
This report is one product of a collaborative partnership between the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and the Small Business Policy Branch of Industry Canada (SBPB). The research team would like to acknowledge the important contributions of John Connell (Director General, SBPB), Peter Webber and Brad Belanger (both formally, SBPB) and contract analyst Miwako Nitani. All omissions and errors remain the responsibility of the report authors. Comments and questions about this report can be directed to Barbara Orser (Telfer School of Management) or John Connell (Small Business Policy Branch at Industry Canada).
