THE COMPETITIVENESS OF ANDALUSIAN METAL-MECHANIC SMEs: A QUANTITATIVE MODEL

Authors

  • JUAN ANTONIO MARTINEZ ROMAN
  • JUAN ANTONIO TAMAYO GALLEGO
  • JAVIER GAMERO ROJAS
  • JOSE E ROMERO GARCIA
  • ROSARIO MARTIN RAMOS

Keywords:

competitividad, innovación, industria metalmecánica, pymes, Andalucía, competitiveness, innovation, metal-mechanic industry, SMEs, Andalusia.

Abstract

The current economic crisis has caused a significant negative tendency in revenues and a notable reduction of the average size of firms in the Andalusian metal-mechanic sector, which is one of the most important in Spain. In this context, the University of Seville and the Andalusian Institute of Technology have collaborated on a research project - financed with ERDF funds by the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Science - to obtain a model which quantifies the importance of the factors that are relevant for competitiveness in this sector. This model provides useful information for political and business decision-making. The main findings of this work are reviews in the paper "Exploratory analysis of the competitiveness of SMEs in the metal-mechanic sector in Andalusia", published by the DYNA Management Journal.

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Published

2015-01-01

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