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Finalmente el capital de inver-
sión se vuelve un factor de suma
importancia tanto para hoteles y
pensiones; en el primer caso, un
mayor capital de inversión les permi-
tirá diseñar y ejecutar procesos de
innovación continua que posibiliten
obtener una mayor competitividad;
por otro lado, para las pensiones, un
mayor capital de inversión, permitirá
mejorar sus servicios y ofrecer mayor
valor a sus clientes. Los resultados de
las entrevistas realizadas permiten
suponer además la existencia de una
clara relación de la variable innova-
ción y capital de inversión.
Conclusiones
El diagnóstico de los factores
que influyen en la competitividad de
empresas hoteleras, permite enfocarse
en las variables y procesos más
importantes que se desarrollan en su
interior. A través del análisis de estu-
dios empíricos relacionados a esta
temática y de una investigación
primaria, se pudieron determinar los
factores claves que inciden en la com-
petitividad de establecimientos hote-
leros desde el punto de vista de geren-
tes y propietarios; la mayoría de los
resultados obtenidos corroboraron los
estudios empíricos analizados así
como la teoría subyacente a la investi-
gación; sin embargo, las diferencias
encontradas en algunas de las varia-
Finally, investment capital
becomes a very important factor to
hotels and pensions; in the first case,
with greater investment capital it
allows them to design and execute
continuous innovation processes to
achieve more competitiveness; on the
other hand, for pensions, a greater
investment capital allows them to
improve their services and offer more
value to their customers. The results
of the interviews allow to suppose the
existence of a clear relationship
between the variable innovation and
investment capital.
Conclusions
The diagnosis of factors
influencing the competitiveness of
hospitality companies, allows to focus
on the most important variables and
processes developing within. Through
an analysis of empirical studies
related to this topic and a primary
research, the key factors that influence
the competitiveness of hotel establish-
ments from the point of view of mana-
gers and owners could be determined.
Most of the results obtained support
the empirical studies analyzed as well
as the underlying theory of the
research; however, the differences
found between some variables forced
to conduct a qualitative analysis using
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