TY - JOUR T1 - Manufacturing Industry Firm Dynamics of a Southern Region of Colombia, 2012-2017 AU - Guio, Cristian Rincon- AU - Castaño, Oscar Jaramillo AU - Suarez, Ramiro Gamboa AU - Rodriguez, Luis Alfredo Jimenez AU - Corredor, Jose Eduardo AU - Perez, John Jairo Cardenas JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 14 IS - 1 SP - 280 EP - 286 PY - 2019 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2019.280.286 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.280.286 KW - small companies KW -business behaviour KW -manufacturing industry firms KW -Business success KW -regionaldevelopment KW -survival firms KW -economic development KW -business survival factors KW -star up firms AB - This study describes the behaviour of manufacturing industry companies registered from 2012-2017, in the state of Huila, Colombia. A retrospective observational descriptive study was performed with the source of information being a national database (Registro Unico Comercial y Social, RUES), taking into account only registered manufacturing industry companies, their economic activity, sizes and locations. A direct association was found between micro and small companies and survival, likewise, a direct association between company size and economic activity was registered. These results may help in design and implementation of future projects that improve companie’s development and regional productivity. ER -