ABSTRACTIn recent years, the academic literature has demonstrated the importance of analyzing the level of employee training and strategic organizational alliances, as determining factors that contribute significantly to innovation and business survival. Based on factor analysis and the Cox regression model with information from 5,623 spanish manufacturing companies, this article shows that companies that link employees with a doctoral level and promote organizational alliances, especially with universities, achieve a higher level of innovation. Their products and consequently better conditions for business survival.RESUMENEn los ultimos anos, la literatura academica ha demostrado la importancia de analizar el nivel de formacion de los empleados y alianzas estrategicas organizacionales, como factores determinantes que contribuyen significativamente a la innovacion y supervivencia empresarial. A partir de un analisis factorial y del modelo de regresion de Cox con informacion de 5.623 empresas manufactureras espanolas, el presente articulo demuestra que las companias que vinculan empleados con nivel doctoral y alianzas estrategicas con universidades, logran un mayor nivel de innovacion y mejores condiciones para la supervivencia empresarial.