جهت گیری کارآفرینی صادرات و عملکرد صادرات شرکت های کوچک و متوسط (SMEs)

Internationalization of business operations has emerged as a pivotal component of economies based on enterprises. This is due to the growing necessity for global economies to enhance their balance of payments and trade. Despite being the most sought-after economic scenario, the SME sector in Uganda fails to yield satisfactory results in terms of export performance. Consequently, this research was conducted to explore the conceptual feasibility of investigating the potential correlation between Export Entrepreneurial Orientation (specifically characterized by innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk orientation) and Export performance. A survey was conducted on 195 SMEs in Khorasan Razavi province, and the findings revealed that SMEs in Uganda possess significantly high levels of export entrepreneurial orientation. Additionally, it was observed that the dimensions of EEO serve as significant predictors of export performance. Therefore, SMEs should be encouraged to consistently recruit entrepreneurial personnel, foster foreign partnerships, and establish international operations departments in order to optimize their export operations and allocate resources towards the reinforcement of export performance.