Business competitiveness in the small and medium-sized enterprises of the manufacturing sector in Baja California

The objective of this research is to determine the competitiveness level of the manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of Baja California and to identify which areas within them affect this competitiveness. The methodology used is descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional; the...

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Authors: Ibarra Cisneros, Manuel Alejandro, González Torres, Lourdes Alicia, Demuner Flores, María del Rosario
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:México
Institution:Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
Repository:Repositorio Institucional de la UABCS
Language:Spanish
English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorioinstitucional.uabc.mx:20.500.12930/6869
Online Access:https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/572
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:systemic competitiveness
small and medium-sized enterprises
manufacturing
Social Sciences
Economy
Entrepreneurship
Economic growth
Development and planning
Industry
Small and medium businesses
competitividad sistémica
pequeñas y medianas empresas
manufactura
Ciencias sociales
Economía
Emprendimiento
Crecimiento económico
desarrollo y planificación
Industria
Pequeñas y medianas empresas
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Summary:The objective of this research is to determine the competitiveness level of the manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of Baja California and to identify which areas within them affect this competitiveness. The methodology used is descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional; the systemic competitiveness model is developed at the micro level, and a measurement instrument with 64 questions is used on 195 companies in the state; in addition, traditional multiple linear regressions are performed to test the hypotheses. One of the findings is that the SMEs in the state have a medium-low competitiveness level and do not show any relationship between the size of the companies and their competitiveness; however, the production-operations area prove to be more important for their competitiveness level. Although the measurement instrument that is used has no proportionality at the municipality and subsector level, it does allow us to approach the internal operation of the SMEs.