Enhancing national competitiveness through national cooperation

Cho, Dong-Sung; Moon, Hwy‐Chang; Yin, Wenyan

doi:10.1108/cr-05-2015-0036

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“…The APP framework has also been used in a variety of industries and micro-contexts, such as firm level. Extension by human factors (e.g., Cho 1994) evolved into new comprehensive model that was tested to measure competitiveness of countries (e.g., Cho et al 2016;Moon et al 2015). Recognizing linkages among three levels of competitiveness, Banwet et al (2003) and Bhawsar and Chattopadhyay (2015) reconfirm importance of firms as root or source of creation of economic value and competitiveness.…”

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The Past and the Future of Competitiveness Research: A Review in an Emerging Context of Innovation and EMNEs

Momaya

2019

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Fields of strategy, competitiveness, and international business research are evolving steadily as more vexing challenges emerge and demand innovation. Key objective of this study is to longitudinally review literature on competitiveness and innovation to identify future sustainable directions. We adapt a systematic literature review approach to discern patterns in individual fields and at the intersection. This, complemented by review of patterns of trends in contributions by select countries and longitudinal experiential view of more than a quarter century of journey of author across select countries, provided new insights. We use the insights to evolve high-potential future topics for research, clustered by contexts, theory, and practices. This review-at the interfaces of theory and practice, and fields across disciplines-will help readers understand the gaps and explore opportunities for research projects in new directions. Synthesis of findings at the interface would facilitate pathways to further research and practice to enhance competitiveness across levels and sustainability.

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The Past and the Future of Competitiveness Research: A Review in an Emerging Context of Innovation and EMNEs

Momaya

2019

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“…In an increasingly global and technology-savvy marketplace where customer segments are becoming homogenized across national restrictions, segments of behavior and lifestyle are a necessary addition to geopolitical and economic segmentation in international markets (Aulakh and Kotabe, 1993;Cho et al, 2016;Luqmani et al, 1994). There is a relationship between strategic use of segmentation bases and strategic positioning, which has various strategic marketing consequences for companies, such as opportunities for expansion, transfer of the products globally and development of more effective decisions (Good, 2014;Hassan and Craft, 2005).…”

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Impact of geomarketing and location determinants on business development and decision making

Ramadani

Zendeli²,

Gërguri-Rashiti

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Purpose This paper aims to study and compare variables such as location, industry, socio-demographics and business factors of several companies located in Western Macedonia. Design/methodology/approach Research method is based on primary data the authors collected through questionnaires and secondary data obtained from State Statistical Office. Besides, the research sums up data classification of companies in the aspect of geomarketing and how location determinants and geo-information of certain cities can influence their business development and decision-making. Lastly, the results of data and Structural Equation Modeling integration are presented. Findings Since Republic of Macedonia is more than 25 years in transition, experts have often foreseen that companies in their country most of the time make intuitive decisions and do not take into account many elements during decision-making process in the business aspect. But on the other hand, results reveal interesting facts about companies involved in their research. For a majority of companies, the influence of geomarketing on business development is positive as long as during decision-making process its determinants have been taken into consideration and reviewed. Practical implications The paper helps the entrepreneurs to develop their businesses and decision-making process based on geomarketing determinants. Originality/value This is the first paper that investigates and compares variables such as location, industry, socio-demographics and business factors of companies located in Macedonia.

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“…Additionally, managerial discretion could be an important concept in mapping national cooperation. Cho et al (2016) argued that despite the culturally diverse setting of South Korea and Dubai, both countries can benefit from cooperating with each other by sharing their strengths and experience on competitiveness. Discretion could play a key role in the understanding of countries strength and can be used as a tool to map the similarities between countries and the potential cooperation method between them.…”

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Competitiveness and managerial discretion: an empirical investigation at the national-level

Youssef

Hussein

Christodoulou

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the national-level predictors of country competitiveness using the concept of managerial discretion. The objective is to empirically link the strategic management discipline particularly the upper echelon theory to the concept of country performance measured by competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach This paper tests the proposed relationship between managerial discretion and country competitiveness using a sample of 18 countries from 6 different regional clusters. Discretion scores are generated from survey responses of prominent senior management consultants, while country competitiveness is measured via the Global Competitiveness Index developed by the World Economic Forum. A multi-level regression analysis on the panel data set spanning 10 years of national competitiveness levels is used to empirically demonstrate the association between managerial discretion and country competitiveness. Findings The authors show that managerial discretion is a direct predictor of national competitiveness through its ability to provide CEOs with a wider array of actions to innovate and enhance firm performance which will ultimately contribute to country competitiveness. Practical implications The positive influence of managerial discretion on country competitiveness provide an interesting framework to examine the influence of firms over public policy-making. Additionally, with businesses becoming increasingly globalized, the profile of countries becomes of a great importance and can become a tool for corporate strategic decisions, such as: market entry strategies. Originality/value By linking the well-known term of competitiveness to the concept of managerial discretion, the authors provide a totally new approach to assess country performance. Additionally, this paper contributes to the growing literature of managerial discretion by discovering new national-level consequences.

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Enhancing national competitiveness through national cooperation

Cited by 16 publications

References 27 publications

The Past and the Future of Competitiveness Research: A Review in an Emerging Context of Innovation and EMNEs

The Past and the Future of Competitiveness Research: A Review in an Emerging Context of Innovation and EMNEs

Impact of geomarketing and location determinants on business development and decision making

Competitiveness and managerial discretion: an empirical investigation at the national-level

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