Modes of learning and profitability in Colombian and Mexican SMEs

Autor: Omar Javier Solano-Rodríguez, Dominique Philippe Martin, Luis Enrique Valdez-Juárez
Přispěvatelé: Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora (ITSON), Universidad del Valle [Cali] (Univalle), Centre de recherche en économie et management (CREM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université de Rennes (UR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of High Technology Management Research
Journal of High Technology Management Research, Elsevier, 2018, 29 (2), pp.193-203. ⟨10.1016/j.hitech.2018.09.007⟩
Journal of High Technology Management Research, 2018, 29 (2), pp.193-203. ⟨10.1016/j.hitech.2018.09.007⟩
ISSN: 1047-8310
DOI: 10.1016/j.hitech.2018.09.007⟩
Popis: International audience; The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of different modes of learning on innovation and profitability in SMEs in two Latin American countries; Mexico and Colombia. The data were obtained using a sample of 250 companies in the industrial sector operating in both countries. Results show that an integrated mode of learning based on internal and external knowledge supported by technological infrastructure have positive and significant effects on the degree of innovation and the profitability in SMEs However this effect appears to be not significantly different from the traditional SMEs mode of learning based mainly on market orientation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE