Semiformalidad de la mediana y pequeña empresa (MIPYME) en Costa Rica y su relación con la competitividad y el desarrollo

Half-formality of small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Costa Rica and its relation to the competitiveness and development. When studying the business dynamics of a country it is common to refer to two dissimilar situations: the formal and the informal businesses. However, there are companies that operate at different levels of formality or informality, and may be considered semi-formal. This analysis examines the semiformal condition of micro, small and businesses and their relationship to structure, competitiveness and development in Costa Rica. They are considered semi-formal firms with municipal license if they do not comply with other requirements. In Costa Rica, each local government has territorial jurisdiction over smaller geographic areas called “cantones”. Using multivariate statistics, we examined the relationship between the density of firms with municipal license and variables such as the Cantonal Competitiveness Index (CCI), the Human Development Index (HDI), the formal business density, reflected in the number of employers registered for the economically active population (EAP), the density of population and geographic area of the county. We found that in Costa Rica there are approximately three municipal permits (“patents”) by each employer enrolled in the national health insurance system (CCSS), which indicates that the semiformal bussiness is a business reality that deserves further analysis. There is a direct relationship between the density of patents and business owners, and competitiveness variables and cantonal development. Thus, there are counties where conditions favor the development of business initiatives, both formal and semiformal.KEY WORDSSMEs, semi-business, municipal licenses, employers, Human Development Index, Cantonal Competitiveness Index.

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Main Authors: Brenes Bonilla, Lizette, Bermúdez Mesén, Ligia
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Published: Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica 2012
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Semiformalidad de la mediana y pequeña empresa (MIPYME) en Costa Rica y su relación con la competitividad y el desarrollo
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title_short Semiformalidad de la mediana y pequeña empresa (MIPYME) en Costa Rica y su relación con la competitividad y el desarrollo
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description Half-formality of small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Costa Rica and its relation to the competitiveness and development. When studying the business dynamics of a country it is common to refer to two dissimilar situations: the formal and the informal businesses. However, there are companies that operate at different levels of formality or informality, and may be considered semi-formal. This analysis examines the semiformal condition of micro, small and businesses and their relationship to structure, competitiveness and development in Costa Rica. They are considered semi-formal firms with municipal license if they do not comply with other requirements. In Costa Rica, each local government has territorial jurisdiction over smaller geographic areas called “cantones”. Using multivariate statistics, we examined the relationship between the density of firms with municipal license and variables such as the Cantonal Competitiveness Index (CCI), the Human Development Index (HDI), the formal business density, reflected in the number of employers registered for the economically active population (EAP), the density of population and geographic area of the county. We found that in Costa Rica there are approximately three municipal permits (“patents”) by each employer enrolled in the national health insurance system (CCSS), which indicates that the semiformal bussiness is a business reality that deserves further analysis. There is a direct relationship between the density of patents and business owners, and competitiveness variables and cantonal development. Thus, there are counties where conditions favor the development of business initiatives, both formal and semiformal.KEY WORDSSMEs, semi-business, municipal licenses, employers, Human Development Index, Cantonal Competitiveness Index.
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spelling oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article1382022-09-02T02:22:31Z Semiformalidad de la mediana y pequeña empresa (MIPYME) en Costa Rica y su relación con la competitividad y el desarrollo Brenes Bonilla, Lizette Bermúdez Mesén, Ligia Half-formality of small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Costa Rica and its relation to the competitiveness and development. When studying the business dynamics of a country it is common to refer to two dissimilar situations: the formal and the informal businesses. However, there are companies that operate at different levels of formality or informality, and may be considered semi-formal. This analysis examines the semiformal condition of micro, small and businesses and their relationship to structure, competitiveness and development in Costa Rica. They are considered semi-formal firms with municipal license if they do not comply with other requirements. In Costa Rica, each local government has territorial jurisdiction over smaller geographic areas called “cantones”. Using multivariate statistics, we examined the relationship between the density of firms with municipal license and variables such as the Cantonal Competitiveness Index (CCI), the Human Development Index (HDI), the formal business density, reflected in the number of employers registered for the economically active population (EAP), the density of population and geographic area of the county. We found that in Costa Rica there are approximately three municipal permits (“patents”) by each employer enrolled in the national health insurance system (CCSS), which indicates that the semiformal bussiness is a business reality that deserves further analysis. There is a direct relationship between the density of patents and business owners, and competitiveness variables and cantonal development. Thus, there are counties where conditions favor the development of business initiatives, both formal and semiformal.KEY WORDSSMEs, semi-business, municipal licenses, employers, Human Development Index, Cantonal Competitiveness Index. Al estudiar la dinámica empresarial de un país es común referirse a dos situaciones disímiles: las empresas formales y las informales. No obstante, entre ambos extremos existen empresas que actúan en diferentes niveles de formalidad o informalidad, las cuales pueden considerarse semiformales. En este análisis se estudia la semiformalidad de la MIPYME (micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas) y su relación con la empresariedad, la competitividad y el desarrollo en Costa Rica. Se consideran semiformales las empresas que cuentan con patente municipal aunque no cumplan con otros requisitos. En Costa Rica, cada municipio tiene jurisdicción territorial sobre áreas geográficas más pequeñas llamadas “cantones”. Mediante estadística multivariada analizamos la relación que existe entre la densidad de empresas con patentes municipales y variables como el Índice de Competitividad Cantonal (ICC), el Índice de Desarrollo Humano (IDH), la densidad empresarial formal, reflejada en el número de patronos inscritos, la población económicamente activa (PEA), la densidad de población y el área geográfica del cantón. Hallamos que en Costa Rica hay aproximadamente tres patentes por cada patrono inscrito en la CCSS, lo cual indica que la semiformalidad de la MIPYME es una realidad empresarial que amerita mayor análisis. Hay una relación directa entre la densidad de patentes y patronos, y variables de la competitividad y el desarrollo cantonal. Por ende, existen cantones cuyas condiciones favorecen el desarrollo de iniciativas empresariales, tanto formales como semiformales.PALABRAS CLAVEPYMES, semiformalidad empresarial, patentes municipales, patronos, Índice de Desarrollo Humano, Índice de Competitividad Cantonal. Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica 2012-06-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/138 10.22458/urj.v4i1.138 UNED Research Journal; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012); 101-116 UNED Research Journal; Vol. 4 Núm. 1 (2012); 101-116 1659-441X 1659-4266 spa https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/138/30