Diagnostico del Crecimiento Empresarial Acelerado en el Sector de Información y Comunicación de la Ciudad de Quito

Abstract

This research work has aimed to diagnose the state of accelerated growth entrepreneurship (ECA) (Fischer & Reuber, 2003), in the Information and Communication Technology sector of the city of Quito, through an exploratory analysis of quantitative and descriptive nature through correlations and a semi-structured questionnaire by Lafuente, Solano, Leiva, & Mora-Esquivel (2019). For this purpose, we worked on the proposals of the Theory of Resources and Capacities (Penrose, 1959). The main explanatory variables are the financial performance characteristics and strategic characteristics, measured through the growth rate of sales (Loi & Khan, 2012). In addition, internal and external factors are analyzed, which, according to the model developed, allow higher growth rates to be achieved. For this, a group of 30 companies that were identified as ECA is used given their behavior in the increase in sales for the period 2010-2015. The results show that for the selected group profitability, liquidity, solvency, leverage, innovation and investment in machinery and equipment favor the growth of enterprises; meanwhile, the volume of export sales was not found as a determining factor in the dynamics of accelerated growth for these enterprises. Through the questionnaire it is found that the characteristics of the entrepreneur-director are likely to be related to ECA, as well as the characteristics of the company such as the form of administration, size and efficiency. In the same way, the competitive strategy based on innovation and resources, as well as the management of human capital. Another factor is the dynamism and perception of the environment, which also shows a positive influence on business growth.