La competitividad de las ciudades desde la perspectiva sistémica

It has been argued that the ability of companies to develop competitive advantages depends not only on factors associated with management, but also on the conditions of the environment in which they operate. Based on the systemic approach, this work analyzes the way in which the different levels of competitiveness (micro, meso, macro and meta) affect the performance of companies and the way in which they adapt to take advantage of the advantages of location and market.

The book makes a solid development of the theoretical bases on which the research was supported, which is complemented with a rich battery of quantitative empirical information from different sources, as well as qualitative information collected in judicious field work with entrepreneurs from the region.Likewise, it makes interesting and profound reflections, supported by empirical evidence, about such important topics as regional development, the role of businessmen in the generation of collaboration networks and the function that social actors play in the construction of environments that promote innovation and productivity.

Without a doubt, this publication is of great interest to businessmen, academics and those in charge of designing public policies, who wish to improve the competitiveness of companies in this or other regions and promote dynamics of inter-institutional collaboration that allow overcoming current obstacles to competitiveness.