Brecha tecnológica y competitividad en las Pymes del sector de calzado en cuero del barrio Restrepo de Bogotá

Abstract

This research aims to resolve the following concerns: ¿What are the effects that the technological gap of SMEs in the leather footwear sector in the Restrepo neighborhood of Bogotá has on their levels of competitiveness? ¿What alternative strategies can be implemented in order to guarantee their survival? In order to resolve these concerns, a reference framework was first made on the relationship between the technological gap and the levels of competitiveness in SMEs in the footwear sector, followed by a review of documents and other secondary sources of information, in addition to the implementation of a survey aimed at producers of leather footwear in the Restrepo neighborhood in Bogotá, in order to characterize the current state of this sector in terms of innovation, competitiveness and technological gap. Based on these results, a basic set of strategic guidelines were proposed to reduce the technological gap in the footwear sector in the Restrepo neighborhood in Bogotá, in order to strengthen their levels of competitiveness. Finally, some conclusions were drawn up which summarize in a general way the results obtained with the completion of this work, which shows that competitiveness, innovation and technological factors promote the organizational growth of the leather footwear sector in the restrepo neighborhood of Bogotá.