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Imran, M., Hamid, S & Aziz, A. (2018). The influence of TQM on export performance of SMEs: Empirical evidence from manufacturing sector in Pakistan using PLS-SEM.Management Science Letters , 8(5), 483-496.
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Imran, M., binti Aziz, A., & binti Abdul Hamid, S. N. (2016). Moderating role of environmental turbulence on the relationship between enterpreneural orientation, business networks orientation, export market orientation and SMEs export performance: A research framework. Journal of Business Management, Commerce & Research,6(15).
Imran, M., binti Aziz, A., & binti Abdul Hamid, S. N. (2017). The relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, business networks orientation, export market orientation and SME export performance: A proposed research framework. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7(10), 230-248.
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Gudergan, S. P., Ringle, C. M., Wende, S., & Will, A. (2008). Confirmatory tetrad analysis in PLS path modeling. Journal of Business Research, 61(12), 1238-1249.
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Haroon, U., & Shariff, M. N. M. (2016). The interplay of innovation, TQM practices and SMEs performance in Pakistan: Moderating effects of knowledge intertia and external environment. South East Asia Journal of Contemporary Business, Economics and Law, 9(2).
Hassan, M. T., Burek, S., & Asif, M. (2017). Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement–Manufacturing SMEs of Pakistan. Energy Procedia, 113, 135-142.
Henseler, J., Ringle, C. M., & Sarstedt, M. (2015). A new criterion for assessing discriminant validity in variance-based structural equation modeling. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 43(1), 115-135.
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Ibeh, K. I. (2004). Furthering export participation in less performing developing countries: The effects of entrepreneurial orientation and managerial capacity factors. International Journal of Social Economics, 31(1/2), 94-110.
Imran, M., binti Abdul Hamid, S. N., & binti Aziz, A. (2017). Total quality management, export market orientation and firm export performance: A Conceptual Framework. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7(9), 591-601.
Imran, M., binti Aziz, A., & binti Abdul Hamid, S. N. (2016). Moderating role of environmental turbulence on the relationship between enterpreneural orientation, business networks orientation, export market orientation and SMEs export performance: A research framework. Journal of Business Management, Commerce & Research,6(15).
Imran, M., binti Aziz, A., & binti Abdul Hamid, S. N. (2017). The relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, business networks orientation, export market orientation and SME export performance: A proposed research framework. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7(10), 230-248.
İpek, İ. (2017). The resource-based view within the export context: An integrative review of empirical studies. Journal of Global Marketing, 1-23.
Jafari, H. (2013). Developing EFQM and VIKORE methods as appropriate framework for evaluating the performance of Iranian free trade zones. Applied mathematics in Engineering, Management and Technology, 1(4), 24-34.
Javalgi, R. R. G., & Todd, P. R. (2011). Entrepreneurial orientation, management commitment, and human capital: The internationalization of SMEs in India. Journal of Business Research, 64(9), 1004-1010.
Kanji, G. K. (1990). Total quality management: the second industrial revolution. Total quality management, 1(1), 3-12.
Khalique, M., Bontis, N., Abdul Nassir bin Shaari, J., & Hassan Md. Isa, A. (2015). Intellectual capital in small and medium enterprises in Pakistan. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 16(1), 224-238.
Khan, M. W. J., & Khalique, M. (2014). An Overview of Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia and Pakistan: Past, Present and Future Scenario. Business and Management Horizons, 2(2), 38.
Krejcie, R. V., & Morgan, D. W. (1970). Determining sample size for research activities. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 30(3), 607-610.
Lages, L. F. (2000). A conceptual framework of the determinants of export performance: reorganizing key variables and shifting contingencies in export marketing. Journal of Global Marketing, 13(3), 29-51.
Lages, L. F., Silva, G., & Styles, C. (2009). Relationship capabilities, quality, and innovation as determinants of export performance. Journal of International Marketing, 17(4), 47-70.
Latif, Y., Fiaz, M., & Shoaib, M. (2014). Important TQM Implementation Contributors in Pakistani Petrochemical Sector. Pakistan Journal of Statistics and Operation Research, 10(3).
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Majocchi, A., Bacchiocchi, E., & Mayrhofer, U. (2005). Firm size, business experience and export intensity in SMEs: A longitudinal approach to complex relationships. International Business Review, 14(6), 719-738.
Masakure, O., Henson, S., & Cranfield, J. (2009). Standards and export performance in developing countries: Evidence from Pakistan. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 18(3), 395-419.
Mostafa, R. H., Wheeler, C., & Jones, M. V. (2005). Entrepreneurial orientation, commitment to the Internet and export performance in small and medium sized exporting firms. Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 3(4), 291-302.
Muller, P., Caliandro, C., Viktoriya , P., Gagliardi, D., Marzocchi, C., Ramlogan, R., & Cox, D. (2015). European Comission: Annual Report on European SMEs 2014/2015. Retrieved from Berlin, Germany: http://ec.europa.eu/DocsRoom/documents/16341/attachments/2/translations/en/renditions/native
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Okpara, J. O., & Kabongo, J. D. (2009). The entrepreneurial export orientation and performance of small firms in a developing economy. International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business, 3(3), 288-305.
Para-González, L., Jiménez-Jiménez, D., & Martínez-Lorente, Á. n. R. (2016). Building human capital in the European Foundation for Quality Management model of excellence. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 16(3-4), 219-237.
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Rehman, N. U. (2016). Network alliances and firms’ performance: a panel data analysis of Pakistani SMEs. Eurasian Business Review, 6(1), 37-52.
Ringle, C. M., Sarstedt, M., & Straub, D. (2012). A critical look at the use of PLS-SEM in MIS Quarterly.
Saeed, & Hasnu, S. (2011). Total quality management in exporting SME s of Pakistan: A case study of sports goods manufacturers at Sialkot. Interdisplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, 2(12).
Salkind, N. J. (2012). Exploring Research: Pearson Education, Inc, New Jersey.
Saunders, M., Lewis, P., & Thornhill, A. (2009). Research methods for business students (Vol. 5): Pearson Education Limited, Edinburgh.
Sekaran, U., & Bougie, R. J. (2016). Research methods for business: A skill building approach (Vol. 7): John Wiley & Sons.
Shafiq, M. (2012). Implementation of quality management systems and business excellence frameworks in Pakistani textile companies. Journal of Quality and Technology Management, 7(2), 11-23.
Shafiq, M., Lasrado, F., & Hafeez, K. (2017). The effect of TQM on organisational performance: empirical evidence from the textile sector of a developing country using SEM. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 1-22.
Shamsuddoha, A., Yunus Ali, M., & Oly Ndubisi, N. (2009). Impact of government export assistance on internationalization of SMEs from developing nations. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 22(4), 408-422.
Shoham, A., Brencic, M. M., Virant, V., & Ruvio, A. (2008). International standardization of channel management and its behavioral and performance outcomes. Journal of International Marketing, 16(2), 120-151.
Sui, S., & Baum, M. (2014). Internationalization strategy, firm resources and the survival of SMEs in the export market. Journal of International Business Studies, 45(7), 821-841.
Teece, D. J. (2007). Explicating dynamic capabilities: the nature and microfoundations of (sustainable) enterprise performance. Strategic Management Journal, 28(13), 1319-1350.
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