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Financial performance and bankruptcy concerns of SMEs in their export decision

Ključnikov, Aleksandr,Civelek, Mehmet,Krajčík, Vladimír,Novák, Petr,Červinka, Michal

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Research background: Due to having lack of financial power and low amount of revenues, most of SMEs' major concerns are bankruptcy and low financial performance. Those issues are risky situations for SMEs when making for their exporting activities. Therefore, depending on their performance and bankruptcy risk, they might more intensively perceive export barriers and this fact might determine their export decisions.Purpose of the article: This paper examines whether financial performance and bankruptcy concerns of SMEs affect their perceptions of export obstacles or not.Methods: This research performs random sampling method and directs an internet-mediated questionnaire to the selected respondents who are the executives of 408 Czech, Slovakian and Hungarian SMEs. To examine the influences of firm performance and bankruptcy on the percep-tions of export impediments by SMEs, this paper employs Ordinal Logistic Regression Test.Findings & value added: The results show that SMEs having less healthy financial conditions less intensively perceive cultural-linguistic export barriers in comparison with SMEs having better financial performance. Moreover, firm performance is not a predictor variable in the per-ceptions of export costs, legislative and tax-related barriers by SMEs. On the other hand, while SMEs having more bankruptcy concerns more intensively perceive tax-related and cultural -linguistic barriers, bankruptcy concerns of SMEs do not influence their perceptions of export costs and legislative differences. Although many studies have investigated the impacts of finan-cial conditions of SMEs on their internationalization and exporting decisions, they are isolated with only a market or only with a financial issue. The limited extents of those studies cause a partial investigation of export and financial issues of SMEs and make readers having a narrow perspective in this specific area. By focusing on various export obstacles and financial issues that SMEs face in different markets, this research offers a detailed understanding of SMEs' percep-tions regarding their financial conditions and export barriers, from a comprehensive perspective. In this regard, this is the research gap that this paper aims to fill.

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OeconomiA cope nicana Volume 13 Issue 3 Sep embe 2022 p-ISSN 2083-1277, e-ISSN 2353-1827 www.oeconomia.pl Copy igh © Ins y u Badań Gospoda czych / Ins i u e o Economic Resea ch (Poland) This is an Open Access a icle dis ibu ed unde he e ms o he C ea i e Commons A ibu ion License (h p://c ea i ecommons.o g/licenses/by/4.0/), which pe mi s un es ic ed use, dis ibu ion, and ep o- duc ion in any medium, p o ided he o iginal wo k is p ope ly ci ed. ORIGINAL ARTICLE Ci a ion: Ključniko , A., Ci elek, M., K ajčík, V., No ák, P., & Če inka, M. (2022). Financial pe o mance and bank up cy conce ns o SMEs in hei expo decision. Oeconomia Cope nicana, 13(3), 867–890. doi: 10.24136/oc.2022.025 Con ac o co esponding au ho : Vladimí K ajčík, k ajcik@ so-p aha.eu A icle his o y: Recei ed: 25.01.2022; Accep ed: 10.08.2022; Published online: 25.09.2022 Aleksand Ključniko Pan-Eu opean Uni e si y, Czechia o cid.o g/0000-0003-0350-2658 Mehme Ci elek Pan-Eu opean Uni e si y, Czechia o cid.o g/0000-0002-1247-5308 Vladimí K ajčík Pan-Eu opean Uni e si y, Czechia o cid.o g/0000-0003-2234-3939 Pe No ák Tomas Ba a Uni esi y in Zlín, Czechia o cid.o g/0000-0003-4701-5755 Michal Če inka Pan-Eu opean Uni e si y, Czechia o cid.o g/0000-0003-2226-4501 Financial pe o mance and bank up cy conce ns o SMEs in hei expo decision JEL Classi ica ion: F18; L25; L26 Keywo ds: inancial pe o mance; bank up cy; SMEs; expo obs acles; Viseg ad coun ies Abs ac Resea ch backg ound: Due o ha ing lack o inancial powe and low amoun o e enues, mos o SMEs’ majo conce ns a e bank up cy and low inancial pe o mance. Those issues a e isky Oeconomia Cope nicana, 13(3), 867–890 868 si ua ions o SMEs when making o hei expo ing ac i i ies. The e o e, depending on hei pe o mance and bank up cy isk, hey migh mo e in ensi ely pe cei e expo ba ie s and his ac migh de e mine hei expo decisions. Pu pose o he a icle: This pape examines whe he inancial pe o mance and bank up cy conce ns o SMEs a ec hei pe cep ions o expo obs acles o no . Me hods: This esea ch pe o ms andom sampling me hod and di ec s an in e ne -media ed ques ionnai e o he selec ed esponden s who a e he execu i es o 408 Czech, Slo akian and Hunga ian SMEs. To examine he in luences o i m pe o mance and bank up cy on he pe cep- ions o expo impedimen s by SMEs, his pape employs O dinal Logis ic Reg ession Tes . Findings & alue added: The esul s show ha SMEs ha ing less heal hy inancial condi ions less in ensi ely pe cei e cul u al-linguis ic expo ba ie s in compa ison wi h SMEs ha ing be e inancial pe o mance. Mo eo e , i m pe o mance is no a p edic o a iable in he pe - cep ions o expo cos s, legisla i e and ax- ela ed ba ie s by SMEs. On he o he hand, while SMEs ha ing mo e bank up cy conce ns mo e in ensi ely pe cei e ax- ela ed and cul u al- linguis ic ba ie s, bank up cy conce ns o SMEs do no in luence hei pe cep ions o expo cos s and legisla i e di e ences. Al hough many s udies ha e in es iga ed he impac s o inan- cial condi ions o SMEs on hei in e na ionaliza ion and expo ing decisions, hey a e isola ed wi h only a ma ke o only wi h a inancial issue. The limi ed ex en s o hose s udies cause a pa ial in es iga ion o expo and inancial issues o SMEs and make eade s ha ing a na ow pe spec i e in his speci ic a ea. By ocusing on a ious expo obs acles and inancial issues ha SMEs ace in di e en ma ke s, his esea ch o e s a de ailed unde s anding o SMEs’ pe cep- ions ega ding hei inancial condi ions and expo ba ie s, om a comp ehensi e pe spec i e. In his ega d, his is he esea ch gap ha his pape aims o ill. In oduc ion SMEs ha e place in he de elopmen o economies and in he inc eases o expo olumes, bu p oblems ega ding hei bank up cy and inancial pe o mance a e some o hei main conce ns in hei su i al. The easons o hei conce ns migh be ela ed wi h ha ing lack o inancial esou ces (Ci elek e al., 2020a; Me zke e al., 2021a) and acing wi h cos s and a ious cul u al, legisla i e and axa ional issues. Bu SMEs can di e en ly pe cei e expo obs acles depending on hei p edic ions o hei inancial pe o mance and bank up cy. This is because i ms p edic ing be e inan- cial pe o mance and less bank up cy possibili ies migh be mo e op imis ic and his ac migh make hem pe cei ing expo obs acles less in ensi ely. In his ega d, his pape pu poses o indica e i inancial pe o mance and bank up cy p edic ions o SMEs ha e e ec s on hei pe cep ions o expo obs acles. In line wi h his selec ed aim, his pape employs andom sam- pling me hod and c ea e he esea ch sample om C ibis da abase. Then, he esea che s send he links o a ques ionnai e su ey o he andomly selec ed esponden s by e-mails. 408 Czech, Slo akian and Hunga ian SMEs a e in es iga ed in consis en wi h he esea ch aim. To in es iga e he speci ied ela ionship, he esea che s un O dinal Logis ic Reg ession analyses. Oeconomia Cope nicana, 13(3), 867–890 869 Ex e nal expo obs acles a e ela ed wi h economic, legal and cul u al ac o s such as expo cos s, di e en legal ules and cul u al alues o coun ies (Ci elek e al., 2020a). Conce ning expo cos , i has been pe - cei ed as an expo ba ie by SMEs (Köksal & Ke aneh, 2011) because hese i ms ha e lowe amoun o p o i o a o d ixed and sunk cos s e- ga ding expo ing (Pie o i o & Pozzolo, 2021). Mo eo e , ope a ing in in e na ional ma ke s equi es SMEs o inc ease hei p oduc ion (Ključni- ko e al., 2021). Since ha ing la ge p oduc ion capaci y c ea es mo e expenses o SMEs, hey can also ace highe p oduc ion cos s. Fu he - mo e, D o ský e al. (2021) s a e he ac ha SMEs in Viseg ad coun ies ace wi h many changes ega ding legisla i e condi ions. Co esponding o ax ela ed expo ba ie s, a i s and non- a i implemen a ions o a ious go e nmen s ha e been o he ex e nal expo obs acles o SMEs (Köksal & Ke aneh, 2011). On he o he hand, Pa lák (2018) e i y he ac ha linguis ic and cul u al di e ences is ano he majo expo ba ie o SMEs. Compa ing wi h la ge en e p ises, bank up cy migh be a mo e h ea - ening issue o he su i al o SMEs (Me zke e al., 2021b; D o ský e al., 2021) and hey can abs ain om expo ing since hey migh mo e in ensi e- ly pe cei e expo obs acles. Mo eo e , ha ing issues wi h wo king capi al and inancial asse s (Pe ei a-Moline e al., 2021) a e also some c ucial inancial p oblems o SMEs o su i e (Ci elek e al., 2020b). The e o e, he pe cep ions o i m execu i es ega ding i m esou ces ca y i al im- po ance o SMEs when making expo ing decision (Bianchi e al., 2018). Thus, i ms expec ing bank up cy issues in he long e m and acing wi h inancial pe o mance p oblems migh be less p one o pe o m expo ing ac i i ies and migh mo e in ensi ely pe cei e he expo obs acles (Bilan e al., 2017; Sinicako a & Ga u o a, 2017). Since hose coun ies ha e simila his o ical and economic backg ounds (Kolko á & Ključniko , 2021), analysing he expo , bank up cy and pe - o mance pe cep ions o SMEs om hese Eu opean coun ies migh be no ewo hy. On he o he hand, since decisions can be aken by emo ions (Sedliaciko a e al., 2021; Ga u o a e al., 2017) analysing he expo ob- s acle, bank up cy and pe o mance p edic ions and pe cep ions o SMEs makes his pape o ha e a comp ehensi e pe spec i e ega ding expo decisions. Focusing on hese issues make his pape ha ing insigh s on he examina ion o mos ly aced expo ing and inancial issues by SMEs ope - a ing in a ious Eu opean ma ke s. Al hough many s udies ha e analyzed he expo ing obs acles and inancial issues in expo ing sepa a ely, he e is a lack o s udies ha emphasize he ela i e impo ance o inancial obs a- cles on he pe cep ion o hose expo ba ie s. Mo eo e , he s udies in he li e a u e lack o c ea e ela ionship be ween inancial and expo conce ns Oeconomia Cope nicana, 13(3), 867–890 870 o SMEs ha belong o Resou ce-based and Ins i u ional Based iew. This esea ch se es as an impo an guide o new s udies ha ocuses on he sel -e alua ion o SMEs conce ning hei inancial condi ions and p ospec- i e expo obs acles ha hose en e p ises migh encoun e in a ious ma - ke s. Go e nmen s can also use he esul s o his s udy o iden i y he im- pac s o SMEs’ inancial condi ions on hei expo ing decisions. By being awa e o he cu en si ua ions o SMEs, go e nmen s can gi e e icien and imely suppo s o hose businesses. These ac s enable his esea ch o be unique in he ela ed academic li e a u e. The emaining pa s o his pape a e s uc u ed in he ollowing se- quence: Sec ion 1 decla es he heo e ical back g ound o he esea ch and exp esses he hypo heses de elopmen . While Sec ion 2 sheds ligh on he me hodological app oaches and esea ch da a, Sec ion 3 p esen s he esul s o his esea ch. The esea che s discuss he main esul s and p o ide policy implica ions in Sec ion 4. Mo eo e , he esea che s summa ize he key issues and limi a ions o his pape in he Conclusion sec ion. Li e a u e e iew Al hough he e a e a ious classi ica ions ega ding expo ba ie s (A e- aga‐O iz & Fe nández‐O iz, 2010), many esea che s such as Na ayanan (2015), Al‐Hya i e al., 2012 and Sil a e al. (2016) ha e ecognized he ca ego iza ion o Leonidou (2004) who de ines hose ba ie s in o wo di - e en ca ego ies, namely, in e nal and ex e nal (Leonidou, 2004). Bo h in e nal and ex e nal expo ba ie s ha e nega i e impac s on expo pe - o mance o companies (Sinko ics e al., 2018; Al‐Hya i e al., 2012; Adu- Gyam i & Ko neliussen, 2013). While in e nal ba ie s s em om i ms’ insu icien o ganiza ional esou ce and capabili ies (Sinko ics e al., 2018; Al‐Hya i e al., 2012; Leonidou, 2004), ex e nal ba ie s a e based on ac- o s ha i ms canno ha e impac s on and come om ou side o su ound- ings o he companies (Leonidou, 2004; Fo e & Salomé Mo ei a, 2018; Adu-Gyam i & Ko neliussen, 2013). Mo eo e , Leonidou (2004) classi ies in e nal expo a ious in o di - e en ca ego ies while unc ional ba ie s a e one o hem. Fi ms ha ing ine iciencies in expo ing conce ning hei inancial condi ions, wo king capi al, expendi u es ace wi h unc ional ba ie s o expo ing. A eaga‐ O iz and Fe nández‐O iz (2010) ca ego ize his ba ie as esou ce ba i- e s because i is based on he limi ed inancial esou ces ha i ms ha e. Since his pape conside s inancial pe o mance and bank up cy issues when analyzing inancial condi ions o SMEs, hose ac o s belong o unc- Oeconomia Cope nicana, 13(3), 867–890 871 ional ba ie s ha a e unde he ca ego y o in e nal expo ba ie s as i is de ined by Leonidou (2004). On he o he hand, bo h a iables inancial pe o mance and bank up cy ha his pape analyzes ega ding unc ional expo ba ie s o i ms a e based on Resou ce-based iew. This is because Resou ce-based iew de- cla es ha i ms ha ing lack o inancial esou ces ace wi h p oblems e- ga ding inancial pe o mance and bank up cy (Wes head e al., 2004) and he exis ence o hose issues depend on inancial esou ces ha companies ha e. Resou ce-based iew also posi s ha i ms’ esou ces and capabili ies a e c ucial in pe o mance o en e p ises (Haddoud e al., 2018), hei com- pe i i eness and hei success in expo ing p ocesses (Lee e al., 2012; Wes head e al., 2001). Fo hese easons, his pape also in es iga es i- nancial conce ns o SMEs s emming om he exis ence o inancial e- sou ces ha is ela ed o Resou ce-based iew. When i comes o ex e nal ba ie s, Leonidou (2004) also classi ies i in- o he a ious ca ego ies. In his ega d, en i onmen al ac o s ha s em om go e nmen al ba ie s including en y es ic ions, ax- ela ed, cus- oms, a i , non- a i ba ie s (Adu-Gyam i & Ko neliussen, 2013; Le- onidou, 2004) and o he egula o y amewo ks, cul u al-linguis ic obs a- cles, expo cos s (C ick, 2004) a e ano he c ucial ac o ha c ea e obs a- cles o SMEs (Hu chinson e al., 2009). Since his pape conside s expo cos , legisla i e, ax- ela ed and cul u al-linguis ic obs acles ha belong o ex e nal expo ba ie s, his pape ocuses on he impac s o sel -e alua ion o in e nal ba ie s by SMEs on hei pe cep ion o ex e nal expo ba ie s. On he o he hand, Peng (2009) s a es he exis ence o wo iews when de e mining he success o companies a ound he wo ld. While Ins i u ion Based View conside s he o mal and in o mal egula ions ha can a ec pe o mance o expo ing businesses, Resou ce-Based View is ela ed wi h i ms’ esou ces and capabili ies ha ha e in luences on hei expo pe - o mance. Regula ions, laws, ax- ela ed ac o s, go e nmen s’ implemen- a ions, cul u al-linguis ic di e ences ha a e ex e nal expo obs acles, belong o Ins i u ion Based View since o mal ins i u ions such as go e n- men s, o he s a e o ganiza ions and in o mal ins i u ions such as di e en alues, no ms, and cul u es c ea e impedimen s when businesses expo ing (Peng, 2009). In his ega d, his pape also in es iga es he impac s o he pe cep ions o Resou ce Based ac o s by SMEs on hei pe cep ions o Ins i u ion Based View ac o s. Conce ning he pe cep ion o inancial pe o mance and expo obs a- cles by SMEs, he de ails will be p o ided in his pa ag aph also wi h he ollowing wo pa ag aphs. When SMEs commi mo e inancial esou ces in o expo ing ac i i ies hei pe cep ions o expo ba ie s dec eases (Ibeh, Oeconomia Cope nicana, 13(3), 867–890 872 2004). This is because i ms ha ing mo e esou ce commi men s do mo e ma ke esea ch, look o mo e inancing op ions, o e come bu eauc acies wi h go e nmen s and can a o d he cos o logis ics and anspo a ion (Adu-Gyam i & Ko neliussen, 2013). Howe e , mos o SMEs ha e lim- i ed esou ces, ha e lack o manage ial and expo expe iences, and ha e high le el o in e nal expo ba ie s. The e o e, ha ing less heal hy inan- cial condi ions has been a majo cons ain o SMEs o do expo ing ac i i- ies, since i nega i ely in luences hei expo decisions and p obabili y o expo (Rashid e al., 2021). Since expo includes many expenses o SMEs, including sunk cos (Pascucci e al., 2021), ixed cos s (Pie o i o & Pozzolo, 2021), and anspo cos (Bianchi e al., 2018), i ms ha ing low- e pe o mance le els migh pe cei e he expo cos mo e in ensi ely compa ing o businesses ha ing heal hie inancial condi ions. Fo ins ance, by analyzing B azilian i ms, Da Sil a and da Rocha (2001) exp ess ha ex e nal obs acles o expo ing such as anspo a ion and insu ance cos s a e mo e in ensi ely pe cei ed by hose i ms. Acco ding o Lejá aga and Obe ho e (2015), ixed cos s o expo ing ac i i ies and he cos s o se ing new in e na ional ade ela ionships a e also impo an ba ie s o F ench i ms. Adu-Gyam i and Ko neliussen (2013) examine some SMEs om Ghana and obse e he ac ha when in e nal expo ba ie s such as inan- cial conce ns o SMEs inc eases, hei pe cep ions o expo cos s inc ease. Simila ly, Panga ka (2008) in es iga es SMEs in Singapo e and con i ms he ac ha when SMEs nega i ely e alua e hei pe o mance, hey mo e in ensi ely pe cei e expo cos s including coo dina ion and communica- ion cos s. Pascucci e al. (2021) examine 1,132 I alian SMEs and decla e he ac ha SMEs ha ing be e inancial pe o mance lowe expo ba i- e s including sunk cos s. On he o he hand, high ax bu dens (Bianchi e al., 2018), such as a - i /non- a i ba ie s imposed by o eign go e nmen s (Köksal & Ke aneh, 2011) and o he legisla i e p ocesses o in e na ional ma ke s, can also c ea e mo e cos s o SMEs. In his case, SMEs wi h lowe pe o mance may ace wi h mo e obs acles (Tsukano a, 2019) and his ac can cause SMEs o pe cei e hose legisla i e and axa ional issues mo e in ensi ely han hei be e pe o med coun e pa s. In his ega d, Panga ka (2008) also p o esses he ac ha when SMEs ha e nega i e pe cep ions ega ding hei inancial pe o mance, hey also mo e in ensi ely pe cei e legisla i e and ax- ela ed obs acles since hey ope a e in a pa icula ma ke . Sinko ics e al (2018) also analyze SMEs om he UK and decla e he ac ha highe pe cei ed in e nal ex e nal ba ie s such as lack o inancial powe cause i ms ha ing lowe expo pe o mance, hus, mo e in ensi e pe cep ion o ax- ela ed expo obs acles. Oeconomia Cope nicana, 13(3), 867–890 873 Cul u al-linguis ic di e ences can also be cos ly o SMEs, since he di e ences in no ms and alues o a ious coun ies migh equi e SMEs o make changes in hei p oduc s and se ices o in hei ma ke ing s a egies. Al hough SMEs ha ing be e inancial condi ions migh a o d hose ex- penses, SMEs ha ing p oblems wi h inancial issues mo e in ensi ely pe - cei e hose expo obs acles (Ga u o a e al., 2020). In his ega d, Wes head e al. (2001) examine some small i ms in UK and e eal he posi i e associa ion be ween he Resou ce-based a iables, such as be e inancial condi ions o i ms and hei less in ensi e pe cep ions o expo obs acles including cul u al di e ences. Panga ka (2008) also s a es ha when small i ms ha e conce ns ega ding hei in e nal cons ain s, such as hei inancial condi ions, hey become conce ned abou hei abili ies o o e come expo obs acles. This esea che also decla es ha when pe o - mance o i ms inc eases, hey educe hei conce ns ega ding cul u al di e ences. By examining 106 SMEs om he UK, Sinko ics e al. (2018) p o e he nega i e associa ion be ween he pe o mance o SMEs and he mo e in ensi e pe cep ion o cul u al, legisla i e, ax- ela ed expo ba ie s (Sinko ics e al., 2018). This nega i e associa ion has also been con i med by some o he esea che s, who analyze i ms in he US and Nige ian ma - ke s, espec i ely (Sil e man e al., 2006; Wilkinson & B ou he s, 2006). Fo hese easons, he ollowing esea ch hypo heses migh be se : H1a: Pe o mance o SMEs nega i ely a ec s he in ensi y in he pe cep ion o expo cos s (a), legisla i e di e ences (b), ax- ela ed di e ences (c) and cul u al-linguis ic di e ences (d) by SMEs. Co esponding o he bank up cy p edic ions and he pe cep ions o ex- po obs acles by SMEs, he de ails will be p esen ed in his pa ag aph wi h also he ollowing wo pa ag aphs. The pe cep ion o bank up cy isk by SMEs is also highly c ucial in expo ing decision (Caggese & Cuña , 2013) since i h ea ens hei pe cep ions o expo ba ie s (Sinko ics e al., 2018). Ga cía-Vega e al. (2012) also examine 23,674 UK i ms and cla i y he ac ha i ms’ p edic ions ega ding hei su i al also de e mines hei expo decisions. Panga ka (2008) s a es ha i ms ha ing esou ce disad- an ages eel conce ned abou hei bank up cy, hus, hey mo e in ensi ely pe cei e expo obs acles. Those i ms a e mo e conce ned abou hei isk o ailu e, hus, hey mo e in ensi ely pe cei e expo obs acles including he cos s o expo ing (Sleuwaegen & Onkelinx, 2014; Ca e al., 2010) and go e nmen egula ions, documen a ions, ax- ela ed issues, c oss- cul u al ma ke ing ac i i ies as an obs acle (Ga cía-Vega e al., 2012). Oeconomia Cope nicana, 13(3), 867–890 874 Some expo ing i m ha e also expe ienced dec eases in hei e enues, hus, hei willingness o con inue hei expo ing ac i i ies also become educed since hey a e a aid o acing wi h bank up cy issues (Le & Sha - e , 2017; Lukason & Lai inen, 2016). Fo ins ance, by in es iga ing Ko e- an i ms, Kim (2016) ema ks ha when i ms eel ha hey migh ace bank up cy issues, hey migh mo e in ensi ely pe cei e expo obs acles and migh be isk a e se o implemen expo ing s a egies and ac i i ies in hei ope a ions. Sleuwaegen and Onkelinx (2014) also analyze Belgian i ms and decla e he ac ha SMEs ha ing bank up cy p essu es mo e in ensi ely pe cei e he cos o expo s. Mo eo e , Lee e al. (2012) ob- se e 1612 Ko ean SMEs and shed ligh s on he posi i e associa ion be- ween less in ensi e bank up cy pe cep ions by SMEs and hei less in en- si e pe cep ions o legisla i e, ax ela ed and cul u al expo obs acles. Some o he s udies also con ess his ela ionship (E angelis a, 2005; Mudambi & Zah a 2007). Fo hese easons o he esea ch hypo heses migh be se as ollows: H2: Bank up cy isk o SMEs posi i ely a ec s he in ensi y in hei pe cep- ion o expo cos (a), legisla i e di e ences (b), ax- ela ed di e ences (c) and cul u al-linguis ic di e ences (d) by SMEs. As al eady s a ed in he p e ious pa ag aphs, he amoun o inancial e- sou ces o asse s and inancial condi ions ha SMEs ha e, ca y i al im- po ance in hei own bank up cy and inancial pe o mance e alua ion. Depending on hei sel -e alua ion o bank up cy and inancial pe o - mance, SMEs can ha e di e en pe cep ions ega ding hose expo ba i- e s. Since his esea ch ocuses on his issue as a esea ch aim, i aims o cla i y and ind ou his issue by applying he me hods ha will be elucida - ed in he Da a and Resea ch me hodology sec ion. Da a and esea ch me hods The goal o his pape is o analyze whe he he pe o mance and bank up - cy p edic ions o SMEs a ec hei pe cep ions o expo ba ie s o no . To accomplish his a ge , his esea ch uses andom sampling me hod o c ea e he esea ch sample om C ibis da abase. The sample consis s o SMEs ha ha e been ope a ing in he Czech Republic, Slo akia and Hunga y. The esea ch eam has also c ea ed an on-line su ey ha is sha ed by e-mails o he andomly selec ed esponden s. Finally, 176 SMEs om he Czech Republic, 123 SMEs om Slo akia and 109 SMEs om Hunga y ha e Oeconomia Cope nicana, 13(3), 867–890 875 ul illed his in e ne -media ed ques ionnai e. The esponden s a e manag- e s and owne s o 408 SMEs. Mo eo e , 181 i ms a e ca ego ized unde he segmen o mic oen e p ises, while121 i ms a e small en e p ises and 106 i ms a e medium-sized en e p ises. 305 SMEs ha e been ope a ing o mo e han en yea s, while he leng h o doing business o o he businesses is up o 10 yea s. Fi ms also ope a e in a ious indus ies, mos ly in manu- ac u ing, se ice and e aling. On he o he hand, he s a emen s ha a e w i en in Table 1 ha e been di ec ed o he su ey esponden s o measu e hei pe cep ions and p edic- ions ega ding he expo impedimen s, pe o mance and bank up cy. The esea che s ha e applied he Th ee Poin s Like Scale as “1 — disag ee”, “2 — neu al”, “3 — ag ee” o scale he eplies o he su ey pa icipan s o he s a emen s ha a e shown in Table 1. The e o e, lowe alues ha he esponden s selec in he ques ionnai e indica e he ac ha SMEs mo e in ensi ely pe cei e expo ba ie s, ha e no heal hy inancial pe o mance and expec bank up cy in he long e m ice e sa. Since he dependen a iables a e scaled by h ee-poin Like scale and hey all include anked and ca ego ical da a, he esea ch eam employs O dinal Logis ic Reg es- sion Analyses wi h he logi unc ion in SPSS S a is ics. Logis ic eg ession analyses ha e been used by many schola s when analysing bank up cy p oblems (Lukason & Vissak, 2016), and ba ie s aced by SMEs when expo ing (Köksal & Ke aneh, 2011). Fou logi O dinal Logis ic Reg ession models a e c ea ed o his e- sea ch as ollows: Logi (P(Y ≤ j)) = β  + β  X  + β  X  (1) whe e: Y O dinal ou come, dependen a iable (Y 1 : expo cos o Model 1, Y 2 : legis la i e di e ences, Y 3 : ax policy di e ences, Y 4 : cul u al-linguis ic di e ences); J ca ego ies; X 1 Independen a iable (X 1 :pe o mance, same o all esea ch models); X 2 Independen a iable (X 2 : bank up cy, same o all esea ch models); Β 1 Reg ession coe icien s; β 0 Cons an o in e cep e m; P p edic o . The sample p o ile is p esen ed in Table 2. The olumes om Model Fi ing, Goodness o Fi and Tes o Pa allel Lines a e used o es he as- sump ions o O dinal Logis ic Reg ession. In his con ex , Table 3 shows he alues om hese examina ions. Acco ding o he able, he olumes Oeconomia Cope nicana, 13(3), 867–890 882 men s can s imula e inancing o ganiza ions o p o ide low c edi in e es a es o SMEs ha will s a o make expo . Thus, SMEs migh ge oppo - uni ies o educe hei expo cos s. Since mos o SMEs lack inancial oppo uni ies, hey also lack expo ing ac i i ies and necessa y knowledge ega din hose ope a ions. The e o e, e en hough hey ha e execu i es who ha e long yea s o sec o al expe ience, i does no mean ha hose execu i es know he equi ed in o ma ion o expo . In his ega d, compe- encies o execu i es who ha ing lack o expo expe ince need o be im- p o ed. Thus, educa ional cou ses, wo kshops ha inc ease expo ing abili- ies o execu i es can be p o ided by s a e o ganiza ions. By ha ing such oppo unies, execu i es migh become awa e o inancial oppo unies, ex- po subsidies, consul ing ac i i ies, p omo ional suppo s, echnical expo - ing s anda s, legisla ion in a iuous ma ke s. Uni e si ies can also implemen some cou ses such as expo manage- men , cus om egula ions and p ac ice o s imula e en ep eneu ial abili ies o uni e si ies. Uni e si ies can also collabo a e wi h businesses o enable ield ips o s uden s. Fi ms can also ha e alliances wi h o he companies o educe he expo ba ie s and bank up cy conce ns. Fo ins ance, when en e ing he US ma ke small i ms om some Eu opean coun ies can ha e a pa ne om he US, hus, hey migh bene i om he knowledge o he pa ne US i m ega ding i s local ma ke and educe he issues ega ding he liabili y o newness in his speci ic ma ke . Alliances migh enable g ea e inancial access oppo uni ies and R&D ac i i ies ha s imula e inno a i e abili ies o SMEs and educe hei p obabili ies o be bank up . As al eady s a ed, he examina ion o he pe cep ions o SMEs ega ding hei inancial and expo condi ions p o ide clea unde s anding o p o- spec i e eade s. This pape is also c ucial because i ocuses on he im- pac s o inancial issues on expo ing issues ha a e based on in e nal and ex e nal obs acles o i ms when doing expo . Since he exis ing s udies also ail o ind ou he in luences o en ep eneu s’ sel -e alua ion o hei i ms’ inancial condi ions on he pe cep ions o expo obs acles, his pape also di e s om hem. The examina ion o hose a ec s and c ea ions o hose ela ionship among he a iables ha a e belong o a ious ca ego ies o expo obs acles and di e en iews (Resou ce-Based and Ins i u ion- Based iews) make a alue addi ion o he li e a u e. Al hough his pape highligh s he impac s o i ms’ pe o mance and bank up cy e alua ions on he pe cep ions o expo obs acles by SMEs in de ail, hese e alua ions o SMEs a e no based on any pe o mance indica- o s in inancial s a emen s. The eason o ha is di icul y in collec ing such in o ma ion. As al eady men ioned, he pe o mance and bank up cy p edic ions a e based on i ms own e alua ions. Fo hese easons, u he Oeconomia Cope nicana, 13(3), 867–890 883 s udies can e alua e he bank upc y isk and inancial pe o mance by o- cusing on inancial indica o s o inancial s a emen s. 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Acknowledgmen s The pape is an ou pu o he p ojec NFP313010BWN6 „The implemen a ion amewo k and business model o he In e ne o Things, Indus y 4.0 and sma anspo “. Annex Table 1. Measu emen s in he ques ionnai e Expo ba ie s Measu emen s Expo cos “Highe expo cos s a e no obs acle o he expo o ou p oduc s” Legisla i e di e ences “Legisla i e di e ences a e no an obs acle o he expo o ou p oduc s” Tax policy di e ences “The di e ences in ax policy a e no an obs acle o he expo o ou p oduc s” Linguis ic-cul u al di e ences “Linguis ic and cul u al di e ences a e no an obs acle o he expo o ou p oduc s” Pe o mance “I e alua e he inancial pe o mance o ou (my) company posi i ely” Bank up cy “The e is no isk o bank up cy o ou (my) company wi hin 5 yea s” Table 2. Sample P o ile I ems Ca ego ies n Sha e Coun y Czechia 176 43.14% Slo akia 123 30.15% Hunga y 109 26.71% To al 408 100% Fi m size Mic o 181 44.36% small 121 29.66% medium 106 25.98% To al 408 100% Fi m age up o 5yea s 50 12.25% 6 o 10 yea s 53 12.99% mo e han 10 yea s 305 74.76% To al 408 100% Fi m sec o manu ac u ing 140 34.31% e ailing 67 16.42% se ice 103 25.25% o he s 98 24.02% To al 408 100% Table 3. Model i ing, Pseudo R-squa e, Tes o pa allel lines Assump ions Model i ing Goodness o i Pseudo R-squa e Tes o pa allel lines Models -2 Log likelihood Chi- Squa e d Sig. Cox & Snell Nagelke ke -2 Log likelihood Chi- Squa e d Sig. Model 1 79.904 13.778 4 0.008 0.033 0.038 71.254 2.650 4 0.618 Model 2 88.069 7.949 4 0.043 0.019 0.022 76.936 11.134 4 0.125 Model 3 93.657 18.968 4 0.001 0.045 0.053 83.214 10.444 4 0.134 Model 4 84.514 24.917 4 0.000 0.059 0.074 69.950 14.564 4 0.056 No e: Sig.: signi icance. Table 4. The esul s ega ding 1 s and 2 nd esea ch models Va iable Es ima e S.E. Wald d Sig. 95% CI [Lowe Uppe ] MODEL-1 Expo cos = 1 -0.008 0.327 0.001 1 0.980 [-0.650 0.633] Expo cos = 2 1.139 0.333 11.725 1 0.001 [0.487 1.791] Pe o mance = 1 -0.399 0.320 1.549 1 0.213 [-1.026 0.229] Pe o mance = 2 0.121 0.351 0.119 1 0.730 [-0.566 0.809] Bank up cy = 1 0.468 0.288 2.636 1 0.104 [-0.097 1.033] Bank up cy = 2 0.423 0.224 3.569 1 0.059 [-0.016 0.862] MODEL-2 Legisla i e = 1 -0.005 0.329 0.000 1 0.988 [-0.649 0.639] Legisla i e = 2 0.959 0.332 8.329 1 0.004 [0.308 1.610] Pe o mance = 1 -0.384 0.321 1.427 1 0.232 [-1.013 0.349] Pe o mance = 2 -0.263 0.354 0.552 1 0.458 [-0.957 0.431] Bank up cy = 1 0.505 0.289 3.050 1 0.081 [-0.062 1.072] Bank up cy = 2 0.355 0.226 2.467 1 0.116 [-0.088 0.797] No e: S.E.: S anda d E o , d : Deg ee o eedom, CI: Con idence in e als. Table 5. The esul s ega ding 3 d , and 4 h esea ch models Va iable Es ima e S.E. Wald d Sig. 95% CI [Lowe Uppe ] MODEL-3 Tax- ela ed = 1 0.277 0.332 0.699 1 0.403 [-0.373 0.928] Tax- ela ed = 2 1.353 0.339 15.943 1 0.000 [0.689 2.017] Pe o mance = 1 -0.385 0.324 1.419 1 0.234 [-1.020 0.249] Pe o mance = 2 -0.226 0.357 0.401 1 0.414 [-0.927 0.474] Bank up cy = 1 0.984 0.291 11.441 1 0.001 [0.414 1.555] Bank up cy = 2 0.546 0.230 5.622 1 0.018 [0.095 0.997] MODEL - 4 Cul u al = 1 0.383 0.344 1.235 1 0.266 [-0.292 1.058] Cul u al = 2 1.605 0.356 20.282 1 0.000 [0.906 2.303] Pe o mance = 1 -0.985 0.336 8.565 1 0.003 [-1.644 -0.325] Pe o mance = 2 -0.344 0.365 0.887 1 0.041 [-1.059 -0.371] Bank up cy = 1 0.581 0.318 3.342 1 0.016 [0.042 1.204] Bank up cy = 2 0.562 0.252 4.973 1 0.026 [0.068 1.056] No e: S.E.: S anda d E o , d : Deg ee o eedom, CI: Con idence in e als.