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KOBİ’lerde Girişimcilik Değerleri ve Dış Ticaret Faaliyetleri Arasındaki İlişki: Sanayi İşletmeleri Örneği
The Relationship Between The Values Of Entrepreneurship And Foreign Trade Activities In SME’s: The Case Of Industrial Enterprises

Author(s): Ayberk Şeker, Mesut Doğan, Bilge Leyli Elitaş
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, International relations/trade
Published by: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi
Keywords: SME; Entrepreneurial Values; Foreign Trade Operations;

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, SME’s and entrepreneurs have important roles in the national and international economy in terms of countries. SME’s and entrepreneurs have several advantages in competitive market economy. These advantages are adapting increasing competition, gaining knowledge of market and production, undertaking the risks that may occur, adapting quickly to innovations in the organization. In this study, it is analyzed relationship between SME’s entrepreneurship values and foreign trade activities. It has been included to study that foreign trade firms in Ankara, Istanbul, Adana, Mersin, Bursa and Kocaeli in order to evaluate their views of foreign trade activities and determine relationship between entrepreneurship and foreign trade. In the scope of the research, it is used primary data that belong to 180 SMEs. The empirical result of research shows that there are positive relationship between entrepreneurship values and foreign trade.

  • Issue Year: 8/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 198-223
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Turkish