Abstract
Considering the proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs) worldwide, this study develops and empirically tests a conceptual model to explain the impact of CEO attitudes on the intention of exporting firms to utilize FTA preferential tariffs. Based on a survey of 221 exporting small and medium-sized enterprises in South Korea, this study employed partial least squares structural equation modelling to test the hypotheses. Results show that perceived usefulness and organizational learning partially mediate the relationship between CEO attitudes and intention to use FTA schemes. This study deepens our understanding on the firm’s internal process for utilizing FTA preferential tariffs.
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Citation
Song, J.-H. and Moon, H.-C. (2019), "Exploring the Intention of FTA Utilization by Exporting SMEs: Evidence from South Korea", Journal of International Logistics and Trade, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.24006/jilt.2019.17.1.001
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2019 Jungseok Research Institute of International Logistics and Trade
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This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited