SOCIAL CAPITAL FACTORS THAT FACILITATE COOPERATION BETWEEN SMALL ENTERPRISES: THE CASE OF THE METALWORKING INDUSTRY OF THE CENTRAL REGION OF COAHUILA STATE IN MEXICO, FACTORES DEL CAPITAL SOCIAL QUE FACILITAN LA COOPERACION ENTRE LAS PEQUENAS EMPRESAS: CASO DE LA INDUSTRIA METALMECANICA DE LA REGION CENTRO DEL ESTADO DE COAHUILA EN MEXICO

Zochitl Araiza Garza, Nidia Hernandez Castro and Dariela Sanchez Campos

Revista Internacional Administracion & Finanzas, 2012, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: In this article we examine if social capital factors such as trust, commitment, reciprocity and entrepreneurial culture similarities are present in the metalworking industry SME´s in central Coahuila, Mexico. We also identified which of these factors facilitate cooperation between SMEs and analyzed the relationship between these factors and inter-firm cooperation (CI). The results show that trust and similarities in business cultural environments are associated with inter-firm cooperation. The presence of trust, usually supported by family, friendships, and similarities in business culture, facilitates cooperation between small businesses.

Keywords: social capital; interfirm cooperation; SME; metalworking industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A14 L14 L61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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