Publicación:

Características que determinan el sector turístico de las artesanías de la ciudad de Ibagué

Resumen

The aim of the explanation on which this research development stands is to describe and analyse the current conditions of the crafts sector in the city of Ibague, which was based on the structuring of a type of characterisation that gave account of the structural and functional state of the sector, an interest that was reached after deploying a process of documentary investigation, which showed that there was no study whatsoever of this subject in the city of Ibague, Therefore, it was structured based on the use of a survey as a measurement instrument containing different variables related to the number of employees, type of company, year of incorporation, among others, all supported by a mixed research methodology, with the application of a qualitative as well as quantitative approach, by means of which it was investigated in the merchants of that activity legally registered in the Chamber of Commerce of Ibagué, evidencing a small and relatively recent sector, while it was evidenced among other indicators, that about 55% of respondents have asset value of less than US$100.It was in the last five years that the largest number of these companies was created.