Moreover, an export department helps organizing and planning export activities and facilitates the gathering of information about foreign markets, accelerating the search for, and exploitation of new export opportunities (Vermeulen & Barkema, 2002). A greater export orientation-that affects market diversification levels and accelerates organizations‘ internal expansion—embody the advantages of an export department (Ruzo et al., 201 1 ). The following research hypothesis captures this idea.
H2 Resources regarding experience and the existence of an export department in charge of export activity positively affect EE level.