This study investigates the effect of intangible resources and entrepreneurial orientation in export performance, by examining the mediating effect of dynamic capabilities. A framework of export antecedents is developed and empirically tested. A survey of 265 Portuguese exporting companies shows that dynamic capabilities and entrepreneurial orientation directly impact export performance while financial, informational and relational resources have an indirect impact in export performance through dynamic capabilities. These results point to the important role of dynamic capabilities, sheding light on how intangible resources can be used by companies to enhance export performance, highlighting also the role of entrepreneurial orientation to leverage business’ export performance.

Our findings have relevant theoretical implications. For the Dynamic Capabilities View (DCV) literature, given the support for the impact of dynamic capabilities in performance by leveraging the impact of resources, and for the entrepreneurship literature, given the finding that entrepreneurial orientation potentiates export performance. More importantly, our study provides support for these relationships in the context of international markets. Practical implications for export supporting policies are also noted.

本研究通过考察动态能力的中介效应，研究了无形资源和创业导向对出口绩效的影响。制定了出口先例框架并进行了实证检验。对265家葡萄牙出口公司的调查显示，动态能力和创业导向直接影响出口绩效，而财务，信息和关系资源则通过动态能力间接影响出口绩效。这些结果表明了动态能力的重要作用，阐明了公司如何利用无形资源来提高出口绩效，同时也强调了创业导向在利用企业出口绩效中的作用。

我们的发现具有相关的理论意义。对于动态能力视图（DCV）文献，通过利用资源的影响为动态能力对绩效的影响提供了支持，对于企业家精神文献，给予了企业家取向增强出口绩效的支持。更重要的是，我们的研究为国际市场中的这些关系提供了支持。还指出了对出口支持政策的实际影响。