Empirical studies in export performance research are characterized by vastly
empiricist and eclectic research designs. Partial models—i.e., models that
investigate selected determinants of export performance—are symptomatic of this
stream of research. Structural modeling techniques allow for the analysis of
complex relations, which integrate a vast number of success factors into an
extensive model in order to avoid over-emphasis of single determinants and to
conduct an integrative investigation of different bundles of variables. In this
article, the cross-validation and further development of a structural model for
the prediction of export performance that was recently conceived in Austria is
outlined.
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