THE IMPACT OF THE LEARNING-BY-EXPORTING EFFECTS ON BUSINESS MODELS: LITERATURE REVIEW AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

Abstract

This review makes a significant contribution to the study of the “learning-by-exporting” effect. The article offers a detailed overview of the various views and studies on the subject. The work helps to review the evolution in the field of learning-by-exporting research through bibliometric analysis. Thirdly, this paper focuses on the most cited publications, as well as on the work of the last two or three years. Also, this article discusses the relationship between the learning-by-exporting and the self-selection hypothesis.

Keywords

• learning effects of exporting hypothesis self-selection
• internalization