International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Table 4 A Summary of H1–H7 testing
Proposed hypotheses | Findings | |
|---|---|---|
H1a | Foreign sourcing experience → market knowledge | Not supported |
H1b | Foreign networking → market knowledge | Supported |
H2 | Firm age → international market involvement | Supported (opposite direction) |
H3 | Market knowledge → international market involvement | Supported |
H4 | Market commitment → international market involvement | Not supported |
H5 | Product uniqueness → international market involvement | Not supported |
H6 | Domestic growth opportunity → international market involvement | Not supported |
H7a | Foreign sourcing experience → market knowledge → international market involvement | Not supported |
H7b | Foreign networking → market knowledge → international market involvement | Supported |