La innovación en entornos económicos poco favorables: el sector auto partes mexicano

The aim of this article is to demonstrate that the slightly favorable economic environmet is, often, the incentive for major innovations. From the critical realism perspective, ind-depth interviews were carried on key informants, and questionnaires were applied to a random simple of businessmen. The a typical cases were also analyzed. Among the principal results, it was shown that the lack of investment for research+development+innovation (R+D+I) in Mexico has led to the auto parts industry of Mexico losing competitiveness. Some smaller companies that innovated increased their competitiveness at international level. The conclusión is that innovation in conducting a business is fundamental, in order for the Company that it is in an unfavorable economic environment to increase its international competitiveness