The degree to which exporters have knowledge and
experience of operating in export markets is related positively
to their levels of EMO behavior (Cadogan et al., 2001).
Specifically, experience helps firms be more market-oriented in
their export operations since managers are better able to target
information sources, reduce information overload, and summarize
and disseminate information effectively (Diamantopoulos
& Cadogan, 1996). Also, since the firm knows its markets well
and can better predict customer and competitor responses to
marketing decisions, planning and implementation efforts
become more effective (Cadogan et al., 2002). Thus, we test
the hypothesis that: