Innovation Capacity as a Factor that Affects the Competitiveness of Software Industry Jalisco

Abstract

The aim of this work is to identify analyze an index to measure innovation capacity of enterprises in the software industry of Jalisco,
based on a survey of the companies in the Software Center of the State, as well as evaluating the influence that has the capacity for
innovation on competitiveness, seeking empirical evidence to answer the question. The main hypothesis for this research is the
ability to innovate is a factor that positively affects the performance of companies in the software industry, which is reflected in the
competitiveness of sector. The methods used in this research are three: innovativeness index (ICI), Linear Regression Model with
OLS and Soft Computing using evolutionary algorithms: FUZZYCESAR, the latter something very new which puts us in the forefront
of knowledge in methods it is still.