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O objetivo deste estudo consiste primeiramente em analisar o impacto, de forma direta, que as
exportações fazem-se sentir no desempenho empresarial das empresas portuguesas do setor
alimentar e consecutivamente o impacto indireto no desempenho, que é originado pelas
motivações e os obstáculos à internacionalização deste setor. A recolha de dados ocorreu por 2
métodos de extração, dos quais por dados primários através de questionários e dados
secundários provenientes da base de dados da Informa D&B. Foram identificados 312
inquéritos válidos, que foram utilizados para efeitos de uma análise fatorial exploratória para
identificação das motivações e obstáculos à internacionalização para depois proceder uma
regressão linear múltipla para verificar o impacto gerado no desempenho empresarial. Os
resultados indica-nos que as motivações proativas e de mercado e as motivações de capacidade
empresarial são os fatores que impulsiona as empresas alimentares portuguesas a
internacionalizar e os riscos comerciais e os riscos de mercado e políticos são os fatores
identificados que inibem a internacionalização. Dos resultados econométricos, o grau de
intensidade exportadora apresenta impactos diretos, positivos e correlacionados com o
desempenho empresarial. Já as exportações intracomunitárias do mercado alimentar português
apresentam resultados negativos com o desempenho empresarial e as exportações para os países
extracomunitários apresentam resultados positivos. As motivações por capacidade empresarial
apresentam resultados indiretos e positivos com o desempenho empresarial em contraste com
as motivações proativas e de mercado. Os riscos de mercado e políticos apresentam impactos
indiretos negativos com o desempenho empresarial em contraste com os riscos comerciais.
Estes resultados apresentam importantes implicações teóricas e práticas que ajudam a
identificar quais são as motivações e obstáculos à internacionalização deste setor e a sua relação
com o desempenho empresarial, contribuindo para colmatar lacunas existentes na literatura.
This study aims to examine the direct impact of exports on the business performance of Portuguese food sector companies, as well as the indirect impact driven by the motivations and barriers to their internationalization. Data were collected through two methods: primary data from questionnaires and secondary data from the Informa D&B database. A total of 312 valid surveys were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis to identify the motivations and barriers to internationalization, followed by multiple linear regression to evaluate their impact on business performance. The results indicate that proactive and market-driven motivations, as well as business capacity motivations, are the primary drivers of internationalization for Portuguese food companies. On the other hand, commercial risks, as well as market and political risks act as key barriers to this process. From the econometric results, the degree of export intensity has a direct and positive correlation with business performance. However, intra community exports within the Portuguese food sector have a negative impact on business performance, whereas exports to countries outside the European Union have a positive effect. Furthermore, business capacity motivations positively influence business performance, unlike proactive and market-driven motivations. Market and political risks have a negative impact on business performance, while commercial risks have an opposite effect. These findings offer significant theoretical and practical implications, aiding in the identification of the main motivations and barriers to internationalization in this sector and their impact on business performance, contributing to filling gaps in literature.
This study aims to examine the direct impact of exports on the business performance of Portuguese food sector companies, as well as the indirect impact driven by the motivations and barriers to their internationalization. Data were collected through two methods: primary data from questionnaires and secondary data from the Informa D&B database. A total of 312 valid surveys were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis to identify the motivations and barriers to internationalization, followed by multiple linear regression to evaluate their impact on business performance. The results indicate that proactive and market-driven motivations, as well as business capacity motivations, are the primary drivers of internationalization for Portuguese food companies. On the other hand, commercial risks, as well as market and political risks act as key barriers to this process. From the econometric results, the degree of export intensity has a direct and positive correlation with business performance. However, intra community exports within the Portuguese food sector have a negative impact on business performance, whereas exports to countries outside the European Union have a positive effect. Furthermore, business capacity motivations positively influence business performance, unlike proactive and market-driven motivations. Market and political risks have a negative impact on business performance, while commercial risks have an opposite effect. These findings offer significant theoretical and practical implications, aiding in the identification of the main motivations and barriers to internationalization in this sector and their impact on business performance, contributing to filling gaps in literature.
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Análise fatorial exploratória Desempenho empresarial Exportações Motivações à internacionalização Obstáculos à internacionalização Regressão linear múltipla Barriers to internationalization Business performance Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) Exports Motivations for internationalization Multiple linear regression Gestão . Faculdade de Ciências Sociais