Motivations of brazilians and foreigners exhibitors in international fairs

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  • Erica Piros Kovacs Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • Brigitte Renata Bezerra Oliveira UFRPE
  • Steven Paul Smrekar Albuquerque

Abstract

The international activity that is most strongly associated with increased export competitiveness of the companies is the regular participation in international fairs. In this article, the aim is to identify the main motivations that encourage the participation of Brazilian and foreign exhibitors in international fairs. Data was collected during the course of SIAL in Paris and by email. The sample consists of 67 companies from nine different countries. Using descriptive statistics, factor analysis and testing mean comparison t tests were used. The results indicate that the main motivations for participation in international fairs are related to improving the company’s image, establishing partnerships and product sales. In the factor analysis, 29 different motives were summarized the five factors namely: strengthening the image and relationship; search for competitive advantage; Team motivation and competitive analysis; search for new business and partnerships; supplier relationships. It appears that the Brazilian exhibitors have less experience than foreign participation in fairs and amount of international travel and that there are differences between some of his motivations. Keywords: International fairs. Motivations. Brazilian exhibitors. Foreign exhibitors.

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2015-12-22

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KOVACS, E. P.; OLIVEIRA, B. R. B.; ALBUQUERQUE, S. P. S. Motivations of brazilians and foreigners exhibitors in international fairs. Journal of Administrative Sciences, [S. l.], v. 21, n. 2, 2015. Disponível em: https://ojs.unifor.br/rca/article/view/3949. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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