Áreas administrativas que impiden un aumento de la rentabilidad en ferretería Dominical
Fecha
2008
Autores
Barquero Acuña, Gilberto
Fernández Solano, María
Zúñiga Garro, Adriana
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
Resumen
El presente trabajo de investigación se titula: Áreas administrativas que impiden el aumento en la rentabilidad de Ferretería Dominical. Este negocio constituye una pequeña empresa de corte familiar que en los últimos tres periodos fiscales ha mostrado una disminución del indicador de Rendimiento sobre el Capital. La investigación parte del objetivo general de conocer, desde el punto de vista administrativo, cuáles son los factores que impiden una rentabilidad superior en esta ferretería. El grupo investigador plantea como objetivos específicos, determinar si el manejo del mercadeo, la administración del personal o la gestión financiera desarrollada en el negocio, resultan ser las causas que limitan dicho rendimiento. La justificación parte del aporte que una investigación formal puede brindar a un negocio pequeño pero emprendedurista, que genera empleo en la zona y que se verá beneficiado por las propuestas realizadas en áreas claves de su gestión. En la parte metodológica se establece el carácter descriptivo y explicativo de este estudio y se reseña cómo los clientes, el personal y el administrador del negocio constituyeron sujetos de investigación. Además, explica que la muestra se obtuvo de cien entrevistas efectuadas a compradores que visitaron la ferretería en un periodo de quince días en setiembre de 2007. La sección del análisis de resultados mostró la manera en la cual la ferretería desarrolla su estrategia de mercadeo desde la perspectiva brindada por los clientes y el administrador del negocio. La gestión del recurso humano se analizó tomando el parecer de los mismos colaboradores e investigando las políticas del puesto y la remuneración implementadas. Para analizar las finanzas se partió de la gestión realizada en el inventario, el crédito brindado a los clientes y el nivel de endeudamiento. Al final se concluyó que las variables de mercadotecnia y finanzas sí tienen el efecto de limitar la rentabilidad de la ferretería, caso contrario resultó con el manejo del recurso humano, el cual no afecta negativamente este indicador. Aún así, se definieron una serie de recomendaciones en las tres áreas de estudio con la intención de corregir los errores administrativos detectados y con ello estimular los factores que potencien la rentabilidad en Ferretería Dominical.
The present research work is entitled: Administrative areas that impede the increase in the profitability of Ferretería Dominical. This business is a small family business that in the last three fiscal periods has shown a decrease in the Return on Capital indicator. The research starts from the general objective of knowing, from the administrative point of view, which are the factors that prevent a higher profitability in this hardware store. The specific objectives of the research group are to determine if the marketing management, personnel administration or financial management developed in the business are the causes that limit such performance. The justification is based on the contribution that a formal investigation can provide to a small but enterprising business that generates employment in the area and that will benefit from the proposals made in key areas of its management. The methodological part establishes the descriptive and explanatory nature of this study and describes how the clients, the staff and the business manager constituted the research subjects. It also explains that the sample was obtained from one hundred interviews with buyers who visited the hardware store during a fifteen-day period in September 2007. The results analysis section showed the way in which the hardware store develops its marketing strategy from the perspective of the customers and the business manager. Human resource management was analyzed by taking the opinion of the employees themselves and investigating the job and remuneration policies implemented. The analysis of finances was based on inventory management, the credit provided to customers and the level of indebtedness. In the end, it was concluded that the marketing and financial variables do have the effect of limiting the hardware store's profitability; the opposite was the case with human resource management, which does not negatively affect this indicator. Even so, a series of recommendations were defined in the three areas of study with the intention of correcting the administrative errors detected and thus stimulate the factors that enhance the profitability of Ferretería Dominical.
The present research work is entitled: Administrative areas that impede the increase in the profitability of Ferretería Dominical. This business is a small family business that in the last three fiscal periods has shown a decrease in the Return on Capital indicator. The research starts from the general objective of knowing, from the administrative point of view, which are the factors that prevent a higher profitability in this hardware store. The specific objectives of the research group are to determine if the marketing management, personnel administration or financial management developed in the business are the causes that limit such performance. The justification is based on the contribution that a formal investigation can provide to a small but enterprising business that generates employment in the area and that will benefit from the proposals made in key areas of its management. The methodological part establishes the descriptive and explanatory nature of this study and describes how the clients, the staff and the business manager constituted the research subjects. It also explains that the sample was obtained from one hundred interviews with buyers who visited the hardware store during a fifteen-day period in September 2007. The results analysis section showed the way in which the hardware store develops its marketing strategy from the perspective of the customers and the business manager. Human resource management was analyzed by taking the opinion of the employees themselves and investigating the job and remuneration policies implemented. The analysis of finances was based on inventory management, the credit provided to customers and the level of indebtedness. In the end, it was concluded that the marketing and financial variables do have the effect of limiting the hardware store's profitability; the opposite was the case with human resource management, which does not negatively affect this indicator. Even so, a series of recommendations were defined in the three areas of study with the intention of correcting the administrative errors detected and thus stimulate the factors that enhance the profitability of Ferretería Dominical.
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Licenciatura en administración con énfasis en gestión financiera
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ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS, PRODUCTIVIDAD DEL TRABAJO, INCENTIVOS, COMPETITIVIDAD, COMERCIALIZACIÓN, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, INCENTIVES, COMPETITIVENESS, MARKETING