Innovation components for the internationalization of the TIF meat companies in Mexico
Keywords:
Enterprise innovation, firm's internationalization, Mexican meat industry, principal component analysis, technology.Abstract
There is concern in the private and public sector because many SMEs do not have the capabilities to compete in global markets. In this context, innovation in companies can be a catalyst to achieve competitiveness and extend horizons to new markets. The objective of this research is to find the most relevant components and factors of innovation that allow TIF meat SMEs to compete in international markets, these demonstrations were made using a quantitative technique. The most important factors & components come from these variables: 1) technological innovation, 2) cooperation in innovation, and 3) innovation of added-value products.
It is concluded that, firstly, we eliminate 3 of 8 components that are proposed because they represent low levels of relationship; Secondly, it is concluded that the main components of innovation to compete in global markets are: for factor one: the acquisition of cutting-edge technologies, collaboration between companies to innovate in products & the innovation of exportable products. For factor 2, the main components were the acquisition of machinery and the acquisition of software.
The materials and methods to meet the objective was the Principal Component Analysis (PCA), which is essentially a technique of a correlational and exploratory nature that assist us to discern which are the factors with the greatest weight within a set of variables with a theoretical support, we surveyed 99 industry experts in Mexican territory (managers and businessmen from different companies), which represents 21.3% of the total TIF meat companies nationwide, also Likert scales were used for measurements.
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