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<journal-id>1990-8644</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Conrado]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Conrado]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1990-8644</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Universo Sur]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1990-86442019000200089</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Los sistemas productivos locales y la enseñanza universitaria: su incidencia en las pequeñas y medianas empresas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Local productive systems and university education: its incidence in small and medium enterprises]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Palomeque Solano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Eugenia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quinche Labanda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Darwin Jeovanny]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Técnica de Machala  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>15</volume>
<numero>67</numero>
<fpage>89</fpage>
<lpage>96</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1990-86442019000200089&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1990-86442019000200089&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1990-86442019000200089&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Las Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas desempeñan un rol crucial en la conformación y desarrollo de Sistemas Productivos Locales. Estos representan una oportunidad para que las pequeñas empresas se mantengan en el mercado y contribuyan al desarrollo económico y social de los territorios en que se encuentran enclavadas, generando nuevas oportunidades de empleo, capacitación, diversificación de los mercados, entre otros. En este empeño se han de articular además en un sistema, los diversos actores locales destacándose el papel de la Universidad como entidad educativa con un amplio impacto social y una responsabilidad en la educación en valores. El artículo aborda el papel de las Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas en la conformación de Sistemas Productivos Locales y la inserción de la educación universitaria como actor clave en este proceso.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Small and Medium Enterprises play a crucial role in the formation and development of Local Productive Systems. These represent an opportunity for small companies to remain in the market and contribute to the economic and social development of the territories in which they are located, generating new employment opportunities, training, diversification of markets, among others. In this endeavor, the diverse local actors have to be articulated in a system, emphasizing the role of the University as an educational entity with a broad social impact and a responsibility in education in values. The article addresses the role of Small and Medium Enterprises in the formation of Local Productive Systems and the insertion of university education as a key actor in this process.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Small and Medium Enterprises]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Local Productive Systems]]></kwd>
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