A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 5 Foreign market intelligence correlations
From: Global expansion of SMEs: role of global market strategy for Kenyan SMEs
| Â | Global expansion | 27.1 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 27.4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Global expansion | Pearson’s correlation | 1 | 0.139 | − 0.007 | 0.116 | 0.111 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | Â | 0.125 | 0.941 | 0.206 | 0.225 | |
N | 127 | 123 | 122 | 120 | 121 | |
Access to information for locating foreign markets (27.1) | Pearson’s correlation | 0.139 | 1 | 0.714** | 0.593** | 0.520** |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.125 | Â | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
N | 123 | 154 | 153 | 151 | 152 | |
Easy access to information on trade restrictions in foreign markets (27.2) | Pearson’s correlation | − 0.007 | 0.714** | 1 | 0.579** | 0.556** |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.941 | 0.000 | Â | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
N | 122 | 153 | 153 | 151 | 151 | |
Access to information on the nature of competition in the overseas markets (27.3) | Pearson’s correlation | 0.116 | 0.593** | 0.579** | 1 | 0.733** |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.206 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Â | 0.000 | |
N | 120 | 151 | 151 | 153 | 152 | |
Access to information on market and investment opportunities (27.4) | Pearson’s correlation | 0.111 | 0.520** | 0.556** | 0.733** | 1 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.225 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Â | |
N | 121 | 152 | 151 | 152 | 156 | |