Measures of international competitiveness: A critical survey∗ †

Buckley, Peter J.; Pass, Christopher; Prescott, Kate

doi:10.1080/0267257x.1988.9964068

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“…Accordingly, we try to capture the country-and industry-related aspects of this component by invoking the concept of German competitiveness on international markets. We use Germany's revealed comparative advantage (RCA) 14 among OECD countries in 2002 at the industry level (fulllrca) as a measure for competitive performance and the German share of business R&D expenditures (BERD) in the world 15 by industry in 1999 (worldsharernd) as a measure for competitive potential (Buckley et al, 1988). The latter should also account for the question of whether German companies are implementing a technology-seeking strategy by 14 The strength of the RCA analysis stems from the opportunity to assess how successful a country has been on foreign markets (exports) in comparison to the foothold foreign competitors were able to gain in that country's domestic market (imports).…”

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Global Idea Sourcing - an Empirical Investigation into the Mechanisms Behind the Usage of Foreign Business Sources for Innovation

Sofka

2005

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Global Idea Sourcing - an Empirical Investigation into the Mechanisms Behind the Usage of Foreign Business Sources for Innovation

Sofka

2005

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“…In addition, indexes measure, among other aspects, quality, performance and client satisfaction (Ambastha & Momaya, 2004;Bassioni, Price, & Hassan, 2005). In construction industry, other important aspect to measure through indexes is competitiveness (Buckley, Pass, & Prescott, 1988;Orozco et al, 2013), which has demanded to incorporate non-traditional management measurements (Kagioglou, Cooper, & Aouad, 2001). As found for factors, there are a number of indexes too, where only those that can be affected by an earthquake have been selected from, which will have to be ratified through the model developed in this research.…”

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Modeling the performance impacts caused by an earthquake to the construction industry: Case study on the 2010 Chile earthquake

Forcael

González

Opazo

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Natural disasters affect the construction industry in many ways other than the direct damages. This paper presents a model that evaluates the performance impacts caused by an earthquake to the construction industry by using the 2010 Chilean earthquake as case study. The main variables affected by a seismic event in construction companies and their relationships were modeled by means of the use of Partial Least Square (PLS). The modeling framework was developed by interviewing CEOs of construction companies located in areas affected by the earthquake. Then, a model of interrelationships, which would explain how variables are affected by an earthquake was developed. The main findings showed that when a severe telluric event occurs, the two most affected factors were Relationship with the Owner/Clients and Image, while the most affected indexes were Owner/Client Satisfaction and Financial Situation. Thus, this research emphasizes the importance of these four variables (factors and indexes), when the construction industry faces a large earthquake.Key words: Modeling, Partial Least Squares (PLS), earthquake, construction industry, Chile. ResumenLos desastres naturales afectan a la industria de la construcción de muchas maneras distintas más allá de los daños directos. Este artículo presenta un modelo que evalúa los impactos en el desempeño, causados por un terremoto a la industria de la construcción, utilizando el terremoto ocurrido en Chile el año 2010 como caso de estudio. Se modelaron las principales variables afectadas por un evento sísmico en las empresas constructoras y sus relaciones, por medio del uso de Mínimos Cuadrados Parciales. El marco bajo el cual se desarrolló la modelización, fue mediante entrevistas a directores generales de empresas constructoras, ubicadas en zonas afectadas por el terremoto. Luego, se desarrolló un modelo de interrelaciones que explicaría cómo las variables se ven afectadas por un terremoto. Los principales hallazgos muestran que cuando se produce un evento telúrico severo, los dos factores más afectados son Relación con el Mandante/Cliente e Imagen, mientras que los índices más afectados fueron Satisfacción del Mandante/Cliente y Situación Financiera. Por lo tanto, esta investigación destaca la importancia de estas cuatro variables (factores e índices), cuando la industria de la construcción se ve enfrentada a un terremoto de gran magnitud.

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“…There is a profusion of competitiveness concepts proposed in the area of economics, resulting in a lack of consensus in works related to this theme (Lastres and Cassiolato, 1995;Kupfer, 1992;Haguenauer, 1989;Buckley et al, 1988).…”

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“…In addition to this, competitive aspects have been used for different units of analysis, such as product, company, industrial sector or nation (Sources Filho, 1995;Buckley et al, 1988). Santos (2006) broadens the concept of competitiveness, establishing three spheres of classification: (i) systemic, linked to the economic, social, legal-institutional and production structure of a country, and its insertion into global trade; (ii) structural, related to specific characteristics of the economic segment of the activity (industrial sector), and (iii) business related, referring to the specific resources of each organization (personnel, finance, technology etc.…”

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Competitiveness of tourist destinations: the study of 65 key destinations for the development of regional tourism

2010

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or countries. In this sense, the evaluation of the tourism competitiveness of these destinations may be helpful in planning and prioritizing actions that will benefit the industry. This article discusses the concept of competitiveness by the multidimensional view of performance, efficiency and unit analysis. Using the theoretical framework lifted, this article shows the 'Study on the competitiveness of the 65 destinations inducers of regional tourism development' prepared by the Tourism Ministry, the Brazilian Support Service to Micro and Small Enterprises (Sebrae) and Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), its assumptions that guided this study as well its methodological aspects. Based on this methodology, it was carried out a diagnosis of these 65 destinations selected by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism to be inducers of tourism in their respective regions. The result of competitiveness reached by these 65 inductors destinations is presented in this article, providing a map of the level of competitiveness of tourism in Brazil.Competitividade de destinos turísticos: estudo de 65 destinos-chave para o desenvolvimento do turismo regional A importância que o turismo tem alcançado para a economia dos países acirrou a competição entre destinos turísticos, quer sejam cidades, regiões ou países. Nesse sentido, a avaliação da competitividade desses destinos em relação ao turismo pode colaborar decisivamente no planejamento e na priorização de ações que irão beneficiar o setor. Este artigo discute o conceito de competitividade como multidimensional e pelo ponto de vista do desempenho, da eficiência e da unidade de análise. Tendo como arcabouço o referencial teórico levantado, apresenta-se o "Estudo de competitividade dos 65 destinos indutores do desenvolvimento turístico regional" elaborado pelo Ministério do Turismo, Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas (Sebrae) e a Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), as premissas que o orientaram, assim como seus aspectos metodológicos. Com base nessa metodologia, realizou-se um diagnóstico da realidade de 65 destinos turísticos brasileiros escolhidos pelo Ministério do Turismo para serem indutores de turismo em suas respectivas regiões. O resultado da competitividade, alcançado por esses 65 destinos turísticos indutores, é apresentado neste artigo, fornecendo um mapa do nível de competitividade turística do Brasil.

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Measures of international competitiveness: A critical survey∗ †

Cited by 416 publications

References 14 publications

Global Idea Sourcing - an Empirical Investigation into the Mechanisms Behind the Usage of Foreign Business Sources for Innovation

Global Idea Sourcing - an Empirical Investigation into the Mechanisms Behind the Usage of Foreign Business Sources for Innovation

Modeling the performance impacts caused by an earthquake to the construction industry: Case study on the 2010 Chile earthquake

Competitiveness of tourist destinations: the study of 65 key destinations for the development of regional tourism

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