Análisis de la influencia del capital humano para la competitividad de las PYMES en el sector manufacturero de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The present work deepens in the analysis of the human capital and its influence in the competitiveness of the manufacturing SMEs in Guayaquil as a guide to know the behavior of the employees and their performance in this environment. For this, its role in the economy must be studied and how they help the development of one of the most important cities in the country, being innovation in the company’s resources an important role to reach the established goals and that can reflect changes that benefit its action. As a sample, 62 manufacturing SMEs were considered for the elaboration of structured surveys, from which results analyzed through the statistical model of the contingency table were obtained. This research also took as reference studies conducted in countries that possess similar cultural characteristics, research from official sources and theories related to the subject. The results reflected that technology, innovation, competitiveness, human capital and intellectual capital contribute to the sustainability of companies. Considering the results, proposals were proposed aimed at increasing the competitiveness not only of the SMEs studied in this research, but also to future companies that are incorporated in the Guayaquil market or in other cities with similar characteristics.