Abstract

HERNANDEZ CHAVARRIA, Juana. Technological and organizational capabilities of the Mexican companies participating in the aircraft industry value chain. Econ: teor. práct [online]. 2017, n.47, pp.65-98. ISSN 2448-7481.  https://doi.org/10.24275/etypuam/ne/472017/hernandez.

The current climate of global market has generated new skills and challenges for companies worldwide. The aviation industry is a dynamic sector in innovation, R&D and use of new materials, which make more efficient the final product. This paper describes the technological and organizational capabilities of Mexican companies in the value chain; these capabilities are central to the current and future positioning of companies, it is essential to continue learning to meet the specific requirements demanded by the sector. The results show that companies that have better capabilities are medium size, have a diversified production capacity, customers in countries around the world and most comes from machined industry. It was found that organizational skills are essential in the insertion process to the aircraft industry and determine the initial activities within the sector, greater extent than technological.

Keywords : Technological Capabilities; Organizational Capabilities; SMEs; Aircraft Industry; México.