irmactivitiesthatwouldexplainwhysomeSMEsaremoresuccessfulthanothers.First,wepresentthedatasource.Second,wetestfortheexistenceofstatisticaldifferencesoverfouraspects:(i)technologicalinnovation,(ii)internationalbusinessmanagement,(iii)manager’sperceptionsaboutobstaclestoexporterperformance,and(iv)utilizationofpublicinstrumentsavailabletoSMEsforenhancingproductivityandtechnologicalcapabilities,increasingexports,andimprovingaccesstocapitalmarkets...TechnologicalinnovationTechnologicalinnovationmayaffecttheexportstatusofafirmbyincreasingproductivity(andreducingcosts)and/orbydevelopingnewgoodsforinternationalmarkets.Thismaybeanalyzedinthecontextoffirmsthatcompeteindifferentiatedproductmarkets.Firmsmayselllow-qualitygoodsindomesticmarkets,buttheymustupgradetotechnologiesthatproducehigh-qualitygoodsiftheywishtosellabroadthen.Wetestfordifferencesinthreetypesofin增加出口,进入资本市场。
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