Análisis del enfoque de las competencias técnicas en las pequeñas empresas del sector industrial en la ciudad de San Luis potosí, México

• Main Authors: José G. Vargas - Hernández, Mario Alberto Martínez Rojas, Gloria Cristina Palos Cerda
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Konrad Lorenz Fundación Universitaria 2012-12-01
• Series: Suma de Negocios
• Subjects: competition; training; coaching; company growth
• Online Access: http://publicaciones.konradlorenz.edu.co/index.php/SumaDeNegocios/article/view/1199
• ISSN: 2215-910X; 2215-910X

This article analyzes the relationship between the technical skills of capacity building and training of employers with the sustained growth in small manufacturing firms in the city of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The theoretical foundations are presented as the lexical approach of the concept and a typology of work skills. In addition, the current problems small businesses face according to their growth are outlined. The contextual framework of the study is focused on describing the economic and occupational dominance of small businesses in Mexico and San Luis Potosi. The research model focuses on business growth through the independent variables of businessmen capacity building and training and the dependent variable of sustained growth. They are studied through correlation analysis and multiple regressions techniques. The results of a sample of 30 small in­dustrial companies demonstrate the direct relationship between the technical skills of businessman and the sustained growth in the companies of San Luis Potosi, Mexico.