The Impact of External Search Breadth and Depth on Absorptive Capacity on Export Performance

The export performance of firms is influenced by a combination of firm resources and capabilities. Therefore, the present study examines The Impact of External Search Breadth and Depth on Absorptive Capacity on Export Performance. The purpose of this study is determining the Impact of External Search Breadth and Depth on Absorptive Capacity on Export Performance. The research is a descriptive survey and the statistical population of this research is food exporting companies in Tehran. For this purpose, 52 questionnaires were distributed among managers of food exporting companies in Tehran that were selected by the census method. The data collection tool was a questionnaire and its reliability was measured by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The validity of the research tool has been confirmed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis Technique. The structural equation modeling method was also used to analyze the data. The results of the present study show the positive effect of the External Search Breadth and Depth on Absorptive Capacity and on Export Performance. The mediating role of Absorptive capacity between the impact of the External Search Breadth and Depth and performance was also confirmed.