Causal model among organizational inputs, strategic administration competitive advantage in semi-urban micro and small enterprise
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https://doi.org/10.46990/relayn.2026.10.3.2829Keywords:
causal analysis, competitive advantage, micro and small enterprises, Strategic management, Systemic modelAbstract
This study analyzes, from a systematic scope, the relationship among organizational inputs, strategic processes and results in semi-urban MSEs. A validated instrument was administered to 360 directors and multiple regression models were estimated with robust errors. The results show that market analysis and the management of human resources influence positively in strategic administration, which, in turn, influences directly and significantly its competitive advantage. The central contribution is to provide empirical evidence of how the interaction among resources-strategies-results strengthens management and competitiveness in MSEs.
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