Technological capabilities in the television industry in Tijuana

Abstract

The present investigation was to evaluate the accumulation of technological capabilities in the television industry of the city of Tijuana, Baja California. The impact of this industry is evaluated as a source of skilled resources and knowledge, not only as a center of manufacturing and assembly of low cost or as an access point to the United States market. The methodology falls into two broad areas that were named first and second level. The first level consisted of a review of the literature and an analysis of the progress and current status of the industry under study in the project. At the second level a methodological process was carried out through the case study technique. The results show that there is learning and acquiring of technological capabilities, above all in the production functions in the design of processes that do not involve high technology. Learning technological capabilities begins with the execution of the production process of Televisions Industry, which are acquired from experiences in production, training and improvements in products and processes.