Abstract

PAEZ GABRIUNAS, ILIANA. Human capital, external networks, and innovation in the Colombian manufacturing industry. estud.gerenc. [online]. 2012, vol.28, n.spe, pp.81-107. ISSN 0123-5923.

This article uses a sample of manufacturing companies in Colombia for analyzing the relationship between human capital (measured based on educational level) and the results of innovation, training, networks, and foreign capital investment initiatives. Three different groups of companies were identified (namely, low educational level, technical, and professional companies), and significant differences were found between the three groups with regards to the indicators being reviewed. There are, in general, a low number of professionals and technicians in the Colombian manufacturing companies in the study, but there are a larger number of professionals than technicians. The main finding is that the results of innovation, connectivity with external networks, training efforts, investment in innovation activities, and foreign capital investment are greater in the professional cluster.

Keywords : Innovation; human capital; training; networks; foreign investment.

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