La unión como motor de innovación: análisis de la cooperación interorganizacional en regiones especializadas
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv9n6-049Keywords:
innovación, aglomeración, cooperación, asociaciones empresarialesAbstract
Esta investigación estudia el impacto de la aglomeración industrial en la colaboración y el desempeño innovador de las empresas. En la actualidad, el conocimiento y la innovación son los aspectos que más influyen en el éxito empresarial. Sin embargo, el alto grado de dinamismo del entorno, el rápido desarrollo de las nuevas tecnologías, la volatilidad de la demanda y la creciente internacionalización de la economía dificultan enormemente el éxito de los procesos de innovación llevados a cabo por las empresas. Para llevar a cabo esta investigación, se determina el coeficiente de aglomeración del sector de suministro de energía eléctrica, gas, vapor y aire acondicionado en cada una de las cincuenta provincias españolas utilizando datos de la base de datos SABI. Para ello, se realizó una encuesta a la población, obteniéndose una muestra de 197 empresas del sector. Para evaluar las hipótesis se utiliza el método PLS-SEM de análisis multivariante de mínimos cuadrados parciales de segunda generación. Los resultados demuestran una asociación positiva y estadísticamente significativa entre el grado de aglomeración del sector y el rendimiento creativo de las empresas, así como el papel mediador del grado de colaboración en esta relación. Además, se establece el efecto favorable y considerable de la participación activa en una organización empresarial sobre el nivel de colaboración comercial. Se afirma que la aglomeración industrial y la colaboración son determinantes externos significativos que impulsan el rendimiento creativo de las empresas, y se subraya la importancia de las organizaciones empresariales como agentes intermedios que fomentan la cooperación entre las entidades asociadas a una determinada industria.
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