Abstract

BALLINA, Francisco. The Competitive Advantages of Numerical Flexibility in Micro, Small, And Medium-Sized Companies in Mexico City. Prob. Des [online]. 2015, vol.46, n.183, pp.165-188. ISSN 0301-7036.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpd.2015.10.008.

Organizational flexibility is one of the competitive advantages that companies use to prepare for or adapt to environments in constant flux (Volberda, 1998). An important aspect of this phenomenon is numerical flexibility, also known as outsourcing, which refers to the capacity of a company to adjust its human resources to variations in demand. The central objective of this research is to quantify the economic benefits or returns for MSMEs that implement numerical flexibility in Mexico City, determine in which sectors, company sizes, activities, and boroughs it is applied most frequently, and identify the tax and labor regulations that govern outsourcing in Mexico, as well as to develop a theoretical-conceptual framework.

Keywords : Organizational flexibility; outsourcing; MSMES; competitiveness; human resources.

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