Methodological Considerations for the Analysis of Technologically-Based Firms Competitiveness

Abstract

This article contributes to the identification of some elements that must be present when considering competitiveness in technologically-based firms (TBFs) in emerging economies. The objective is to show that are multiple the factors that impact the analysis of the competitiveness of these firms, likewise the actors or responsible people that interact looking for them. To do so, results of different researches carried out in Colombian companies of the biotechnological, software and electronic sectors are analyzed. Such results indicate that companies in this sector have common generic characteristics and a similar behavior both in the managerial handling as well as in the technological one, thus demanding special conditions for development and good performance.