Company Growth

The aim of the paper is to study the role of absorptive capacity for the company growth and competitive advantage through open innovations. The case of Frauenthal Automotive Toruń is used to explore how the routines and best practices associated with the firm absorptive capacity contribute to its success. The case study is to validate the thesis that through developing skills to recognize valuable knowledge in the environment, acquire this knowledge, assimilate, transform and develop it companies are able to apply and benefit from open innovations in order to grow and strengthen their competitive advantages. In order to achieve the aim of the paper the following research objectives have been set: (1) to identify the lessons and best practices applied in Frauenthal Automotive Toruń in relation to the company absorptive capacity; (2) to analyze the relationships between the concepts of absorptive capacity and open innovation; (3) to exemplify and discuss the outcomes of the company ab...

This article analyzes the relationship between the technical skills of capacity building and training of employers with the sustained growth in small manufacturing firms in the city of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The theoretical foundations are presented as the lexical approach of the concept and a typology of work skills. In addition, the current problems small businesses face according to their growth are outlined. The contextual framework of the study is focused on describing the economic and occupational dominance of small businesses in Mexico and San Luis Potosi. The research model focuses on business growth through the independent variables of businessmen capacity building and training and the dependent variable of sustained growth. They are studied through correlation analysis and multiple regressions techniques. The results of a sample of 30 small in­dustrial companies demonstrate the direct relationship between the technical skills of businessman and the sustained growth in the companies of San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
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El artículo analiza la relación que existe entre las competencias técnicas de capacitación y en­trenamiento del empresario con el crecimiento sostenido en las pequeñas empresas industriales en la ciudad de San Luis Potosí, México. Los fundamentos teóricos son presentados a partir del planteamiento lexicológico del término competencia y definición y tipología de competencia labo­ral. Adicional a lo anterior, se plantea la actual problemática que enfrenta la pequeña empresa en concordancia a su crecimiento sostenido. El marco contextual del estudio es centrado en describir el dominio económico y ocupacional de las pequeñas empresas en México y San Luis Potosí. El modelo de la investigación centra el crecimiento de la empresa a través de las variables indepen­dientes de capacitación y entrenamiento del empresario y la dependiente de crecimiento sostenido para ser estudiadas a través del análisis de correlación y de regresión múltiple. Los resultados presentan, de una muestra de 30 pequeñas empresas del sector industrial, que existe una relación directa entre las competencias técnicas y el crecimiento sostenido en las empresas estudiadas en la ciudad de San Luis Potosí, México.

Meningkatkan kemakmuran para pemilik atau pemegang saham melalui peningkatan nilai perusahaan merupakan tujuan utama dari perusahaan. Untuk itu perlu upaya menumbuhkan perusahaan serta pengunaan struktur modal yang optimal sesuai dengan Trade-off Theory memprediksi adanya hubungan yang positif terhadap nilai perusahaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pertumbuhan perusahaan dan struktur modal terhadap peningkatan nilai perusahaab. Metode penelitian mengunakan pendekatan kuantitatif, dengan mengunakan tehnik sampel purposive sampling pada sub sektor makanan dan minuman, serta regresi berganda digunakan untuk analisis data. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pertumbuhan perusahaan berpengaruh negatif dan tidak signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan. Struktur modal berpengaruh negatif dan tidak signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan, secara bersama-sama pertumbuhan perusahaan dan struktur modal tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan pada sub sektor makanan dan minuman. Pertumbuhan perusahaan memerlukan biaya investasi yang besar serta mengoptimalkan pendanaan struktur modal perusahaan.

The aim of the paper is to study the role of absorptive capacity for the company growth and competitive advantage through open innovations. The case of Frauenthal Automotive Toruń is used to explore how the routines and best practices associated with the firm absorptive capacity contribute to its success. The case study is to validate the thesis that through developing skills to recognize valuable knowledge in the environment, acquire this knowledge, assimilate, transform and develop it companies are able to apply and benefit from open innovations in order to grow and strengthen their competitive advantages. In order to achieve the aim of the paper the following research objectives have been set: (1) to identify the lessons and best practices applied in Frauenthal Automotive Toruń in relation to the company absorptive capacity; (2) to analyze the relationships between the concepts of absorptive capacity and open innovation; (3) to exemplify and discuss the outcomes of the company absorptive capacity in regard to innovations, company growth and competitive advantage.