Scenarios for Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) Provisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) Renegotiation:  a Critical Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities

José Vargas Hernández; Elsa Patricia Orozco-Quijano; Jorge Vichez

doi:10.22451/3002.nbr2018.vol4.2.10028

Autores/as

José Vargas Hernández Laurentian University
Elsa Patricia Orozco-Quijano Laurentian University
Jorge Vichez Laurentian University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22451/3002.nbr2018.vol4.2.10028

Palabras clave:

Challenge, NAFTA, opportunity, renegotiation, scenario, SMEs.

Resumen

The aim of this paper is to set some scenarios for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from a critical analysis of the provisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation, its challenges and opportunities. The critical analysis departs from the questionable position of the withdrawal from NAFTA and their consequences for SMEs of not giving continuity through a process of renegotiation among the three partners. The method used is the critical analysis based mainly in some sources of information, analysis of results of NAFTA, and the strategic examination of its challenges and opportunities for SMEs. Finally, the analysis establish some possible scenarios post-NAFTA renegotiation and some strategic proposals for the SMEs.

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Biografía del autor/a

José Vargas Hernández, Laurentian University

Visiting Scholar at Laurentian University
University Center for Economic and Managerial Sciences, University of Guadalajara

Elsa Patricia Orozco-Quijano, Laurentian University

Master Lecturer, Faculty of Management, Laurentian University

Jorge Vichez, Laurentian University

Full Professor School of Northern and Community Studies (Geography)

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