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The purpose of this research is to analyze the technological capability that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) currently have in the electronics sector. For this purpose, theories and models for the measurement of technological capabilities are presented. This is a descriptive and correlational research; the methodology consists in carrying out semi-structured interview with managers of large companies, as well as questionnaires to entrepreneurs and/or managers of SMEs subject to study. To know the level of technological capability, identifying the main indicators that affect its competitiveness, with the aim of making the results known to nongovernmental organizations, to make better decisions when proposing new strategies and to support SMEs manufacturing sector in its competitiveness increase.
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Solis-Quinteros, M.M., Avila-Lopez, L.A., Carrillo-Gutierrez, T., Arredondo-Soto, K.C. (2018). Technological Capability of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Manufacturing Sector. In: Kantola, J., Barath, T., Nazir, S. (eds) Advances in Human Factors, Business Management and Leadership. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 594. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60372-8_19
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