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El Capital Relacional Como Factor Clave En El Desarrollo Económico Internacional. Un Estudio De Casos En El Sector Tecnológico

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  • TRILLO HOLGADO, María Amalia
  • PECES PRIETO, María del Carmen

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En una economía globalizada como la actual, la gestión de los activos intangibles cobra más relevancia que nunca a la hora de obtener ventajas competitivas en el mundo empresarial. Además, la internacionalización se torna como una vía de salida ante la difícil situación económica en la que las pequeñas y medianas empresas deben competir solventando las posibles contingencias derivadas de los mercados. Asentado en las teorías sobre capital relacional y redes de relaciones, este artículo analiza cómo ha evolucionado el estudio de la influencia del capital relacional en la internacionalización empresarial, así como su relevancia, especialmente en las EBTs. También se lleva a cabo un estudio de casos de tipo analítico con hipótesis basado en Empresas de Base Tecnológica (EBTs). A partir de ello, se desarrolla un modelo que pretende facilitar a las empresas la gestión competitiva internacional de su capital relacional. In the current globalized economy, intangible management become more relevant than in the past, especially when it is related to acquire competitive advantages. Furthermore, internationalization becomes an escape route in the face of a difficult economic situation. Then, small companies must overcome important problems in the market. The paper analyses how the influence of relational capital on business internationalization has evolved. Particularly, this paper studies same cases of Technology-Based Firms (TBF) by means of an analytical case study with hypothesis. Afterwards, it is developed a model that aims to ease companies their international competitive management.

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  • TRILLO HOLGADO, María Amalia & PECES PRIETO, María del Carmen, 2019. "El Capital Relacional Como Factor Clave En El Desarrollo Económico Internacional. Un Estudio De Casos En El Sector Tecnológico," Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 19(1), pages 127-144.
    • Handle: RePEc:eaa:eerese:v:19:y2019:i:1_8
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    Keywords

    Capital relacional; red de relaciones; internacionalización; Empresas de Base Tecnológica. Relational capital; internationalization; Technology Based Firms; network relationships.;
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    JEL classification:

    • M16 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - International Business Administration
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital

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