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La competitividad de las Pymes manufactureras del Ambato - Ecuador

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  • Luis Marcelo Mantilla Falcón
  • Mery Esperanza Ruiz Guajala
  • César Medardo Mayorga Abril
  • Ana Gabriela Vilcacundo Córdova

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El mundo contemporáneo exige, de manera radical, a las empresas pequenas, medianas o grandes empresas, altos niveles de competitividad para su supervivencia en los mercados. Estos niveles de competitividad tienen que ver tanto con factores internos como externos que apoyan el fortalecimiento de su actividad comercial y posicionamiento en el mercado junto a una gestión empresarial visionaria y creciente en el sector económico en el que las empresas se hallan involucradas. Bajo este escenario, se investigó los niveles de competitividad en las Pymes del sector manufacturero en base a las estrategias competitivas de Michel Porter y el análisis de factores internos y externos de competitividad; involucrando a 111 pequenas empresas que representan a una muestra por conglomerados. La toma de datos fue a través de una encuesta aplicada a los gerentes y administradores. Con los datos se logró efectuar un análisis detallado que permitió obtener resultados precisos sobre la problemática en estudio generando el diamante de la competitividad para Pymes manufactureras de Ambato.****** Contemporary world require companies (small, medium or large), high levels of competitiveness in order to survive in the market. These requirements are related with both internal and external factors that support companies’ business strengthening and market position along with a growing and visionary business management in the economic sector in which companies are involved. Under this scenario, SMEs’ manufacturing sector levels of competitiveness were examined based on the internal and external factors competitiveness analysis and on the competitive strategies proposed by Michel Porter, involving a sample of 111 companies. The data was collected through a survey conducted to the managers of these companies; the gathered information through the survey allowed us make a detailed analysis obtaining precise results about the problem, generating the diamond of competitiveness for Ambato manufacturing SMEs.

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  • Luis Marcelo Mantilla Falcón & Mery Esperanza Ruiz Guajala & César Medardo Mayorga Abril & Ana Gabriela Vilcacundo Córdova, 2014. "La competitividad de las Pymes manufactureras del Ambato - Ecuador," Revista Panorama Económico 15344, Universidad de Cartagena.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000407:015344
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    Keywords

    Competitiveness; SMEs; internal and external factors; Competitividad; PYMES; empresa; factores internos; factores externos.;
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    JEL classification:

    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
    • L67 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Other Consumer Nondurables: Clothing, Textiles, Shoes, and Leather Goods; Household Goods; Sports Equipment

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