Conformation of marginalized micro companies in Mexico’s northern border

Using some methods of multivariate analysis, particularly the cluster and discriminate analysis, we study 174 microcompanies and/or microbusiness mainly dedicated to the elaboration of foods and drinks. They belong to the marginalized segment of entrepreneurs in the Mexican border state of Baja Cali...

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Autores: Aguilar Barceló, José, Ramírez Angulo, Natanael, Barrón Arreola, Karla
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la UABCS
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorioinstitucional.uabc.mx:20.500.12930/6544
Acceso en línea:https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/195
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:microcompanies
microbusiness
marginality
behavior
cluster analysis
discriminate analysis.
Social sciences
Economy
Censuses and statistics
Capitalism
Prices
Competition(Competence)
Education
academic Titles(Degrees)
microempresas
marginación
comportamiento
análisis de conglomerados
análisis discriminante.
Ciencias sociales
Economía
Censos y estadísticas
Capitalismo
Precios
Competencia
Educación
Títulos académicos
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Sumario:Using some methods of multivariate analysis, particularly the cluster and discriminate analysis, we study 174 microcompanies and/or microbusiness mainly dedicated to the elaboration of foods and drinks. They belong to the marginalized segment of entrepreneurs in the Mexican border state of Baja California. We wanted to know how they behave and what the variables that define this behavior are. The results show a differentiated behavior among entrepreneurs depending on variables as age, familiar condition, education and geographic zone of origin. Nevertheless, we must emphasize the relevance of education in the quality of the management of the company as well as a signal in the market that bring up confidence to suppliers and clients. On the other hand, we corroborate that microcredits could help to improve the efficiency of many of these microcompanies and/or microbusiness under certain circumstances.