IMPACT OF THE HUMAN CAPITAL ON THE PERFORMANCE OF MICROFIRMS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN ARGENTINA

BELTRAMINO, NICOLAS

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

Lugar: LLondres; Año: 2018

1741-8054

he purpose of this paper is to analyse the determinants of business performance micro firms. In order to do that, an empirical study is carried out in the Argentine context, based on the information obtained from 468 micro firms. The micro firms are those that have less 10 employees. The results show that human capital measurement by education level, previous experiences, management skills and motivation to set up the company have positive impacts on the performance of micro companies. These results have important economic and social implications that allow governments favour the ecosystem of the micro firms.