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Standards Certifications and Exports Performance: Evidence from the Processed Food Industry in Colombia
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Author(s): Cristina Robledo-Ardila (Universidad EAFIT, Colombia), Sara Aguilar-Barrientos (Universidad EAFIT, Colombia), Kelly Gonzalez-Tapias (Universidad EAFIT, Colombia), Ana María Gomez-Trujillo (Universidad EAFIT, Colombia)and Camila Uribe-Villa (Universidad EAFIT, Colombia)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 20
Source title:
Multinational Enterprise Management Strategies in Developing Countries
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mohammad Ayub Khan (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0276-0.ch019
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Abstract
The integration of the world economy and the internationalization of companies have resulted in consumers' demand for high quality goods. Standards have emerged as a way of reducing the information asymmetries that consumers face when purchasing a product, and have gained importance in the processed food industry as they allow them to assess the quality of goods and may influence the export performance of certified firms (An & Maskus, 2009). Certifications may act as promoters of international trade, but they can also constitute a barrier when the costs associated with the certification process exceed the potential benefits (Jarasueiya et al., 2006). The present study aims to compare the export performance of certified vs. non-certified firms in the Colombian processed food industry. A Mann-Whitney Test was used to analyze the difference of exports value for the selected companies, and then, non-structured interviews to the quality managers of these companies were conducted to gain greater understanding about the impact of standards certifications on their export performance.
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