Competitividad Sostenible y Capital Intelectual en MiPYMES de la Zona Norte de Ecuador

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Luis Viveros Almeida
Yasmany Fernández Fernández

Abstract

Este estudio parte de la importancia de analizar la competitividad sostenible en las organizaciones, como fundamento de su supervivencia y crecimiento, considerando que existen variables que se relacionan con ésta y pueden aportar al mejoramiento del desempeño competitivo de las empresas. El propósito de la investigación fue analizar la relación entre el rendimiento competitivo sostenible y el capital intelectual en las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (MiPYMES) de la zona 1 de Ecuador, basados en la teoría del escalón superior. Para esto se aplicó un enfoque cuantitativo de tipo descriptivo y de corte transversal, a una muestra aleatoria de empresarios, por medio de un cuestionario de escala de Likert. Los principales hallazgos determinaron que no existe evidencia de diferencias significativas entre el género del empresario vs. el capital intelectual y vs. el rendimiento competitivo sostenible. También se encontró que las empresas del sector servicios cuentan con mayor capital intelectual, y los sectores de servicios y comercio parecen tener un mayor rendimiento competitivo. Al final, el capital intelectual y el rendimiento competitivo sostenible tienen una relación positiva moderada. Esto expone el valor de los activos intangibles en la competitividad empresarial y destaca la necesidad de considerar las particularidades sectoriales.

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Viveros AlmeidaL., Fernández FernándezY., & Realpe CabreraE. (2025). Competitividad Sostenible y Capital Intelectual en MiPYMES de la Zona Norte de Ecuador. AXIOMA, 1(32), 31-39. https://doi.org/10.26621/ra.v1i32.1001
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