Organizational performance and competitiveness : analysis of small firms / Connie Atristain Suarez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Suárez, Connie Atristain.

Series:

Business issues, competition and entrepreneurship series.

Management science--theory and applications series.

Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship

Management Science - Theory and Applications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition--Mexico.

Competition.

Small business--Mexico--Management.

Small business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Today's manufacturing organizations in Mexico are increasingly confronting new markets, new competition, and greater customer expectations. Being immersed in this highly competitive environment is considered relevant for manufacturing SMEs to achieve optimal organizational performance, through efficient work processes, and leading the company to accomplish the competitiveness that the market demands. With this process, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Mexico face manifold difficulties in reference to the operational efficiency required to stay in the market. While globalization pos

Contents:

""ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND COMPETITIVENESS ""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND COMPETITIVENESS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""LIST OF FIGURES ""; ""LIST OF TABLES ""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1.1. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH ""; ""1.2. THE RESOURCE-BASED PERSPECTIVE ""; ""1.3. THE CRUX OF SMES ""; ""1.4. DESCRIPTION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE INVESTIGATION ""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction to Research""; ""Chapter 2. Theoretical Framework ""; ""Chapter 3. Profiles of SMEs ""

""Chapter 4. Research Design """"Chapter 5. Methodology ""; ""Chapter 6. Findings ""; ""Chapter 7. Conclusion""; ""References ""; ""Annexes ""; ""Chapter 2 RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES: TO MEASURE ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE TO OPTIMIZE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF MEXICAN SMES ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""2.1. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESOURCE-BASED THEORY (RBT) FOR THE FIRM ""; ""2.2. RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES: THE APPROACH ON THE RESOURCE-BASED THEORY (RBT) ""; ""2.3. ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE ""; ""2.4. COMPETITIVENESS AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ""

""2.5. THEORETICAL MODEL ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND COMPETITIVENESS OF SMES IN MEXICO UNDER THE PERSPECTIVE OF RESOURCE-BASED VIEW""""2.6. MANAGERIAL EFFICIENCY ""; ""2.6.1. Managerial Efficiency ""; ""2.6.2. Decision-Making: How Decisions Should Made ""; ""2.6.3. Organizational Design ""; ""Chapter 3 SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN MEXICO ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""3.1. SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE WORLD AND IN MEXICO""; ""3.2. SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN MEXICO ""

""Chapter 4 RESEARCH DESIGN: RESEARCH PROBLEM STATEMENT AND HYPOTHESES """"ABSTRACT ""; ""4.1. RESEARCH DESIGN ""; ""4.2. RESEARCH PROBLEM STATEMENT""; ""4.2.1. Overall Objectives of the Research ""; ""4.2.2. Specific Objectives of the Research ""; ""4.2.3. Research Questions ""; ""4.2.4. Justification and Importance of the Research ""; ""4.3. HYPOTHESES ""; ""Chapter 5 METHODOLOGICAL DESIGN OF THE RESEARCH ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""5.1. VARIABLES ""; ""5.1.1. Operationalization of the Variables ""; ""5.2. OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE HYPOTHESES ""; ""5.3. TAXONOMY OF RESEARCH DESIGN ""

""5.3.1. First Stage of the Research """"5.3.1.1. Sample Selection and Instrument Used to Collect the Data ""; ""5.3.1.2. Data Collection Process ""; ""5.3.2. Second Stage of the Research ""; ""5.3.2.1. Sample Selection and Instrument Used to Collect the Data ""; ""5.3.2.2. Data Collection Process ""; ""Chapter 6 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""6.1. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST STAGE OF RESEARCH ""; ""6.1.1. Demographic Data ""

""6.1.2. Analysis of the Indicators that Are Part of the Measurement of Managerial Efficiency and Organizational Performance ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 31, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-62618-035-0

OCLC:

856934774