Standard of Living as a Factor of Countries’ Competitiveness

Madzík, Peter; Piteková, Jana; Daňková, Alena

doi:10.1016/s2212-5671(15)01660-3

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“…H1 is supported as the beauty factor shows a direct positive and strong relation to satisfaction in all models and events. These results are corroborated in several studies (Blanco-Cerradelo et al , 2018; Lowe et al , 2018; Madzík et al , 2015).…”

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confidence: 86%

Tourist events and satisfaction: a product of regional tourism competitiveness

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Ferreira

Almeida

et al. 2019

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Purpose This study aims to analyze the contribution of tourist event and satisfaction with tourism events as a product of regional tourism competitiveness, as well as evaluate factors of competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach The research followed a quantitative methodology by conducting a questionnaire on the four largest tourist events in Madeira (Carnival, Flower Festival, Atlantic Festival and Wine Festival), an insular island located in Portugal. Findings The sample consisted of 2,262 tourists surveyed during the year 2017 and structural equation models were used as the statistical method. Results showed that satisfaction is reflected in the client's loyalty to the choice of a tourist destination and also contributes directly and indirectly to the regional tourist competitiveness. Originality/value This study contributes to the valorization of local and regional events, perceived by the level of satisfaction and loyalty of tourists, as products of regional competitiveness of a tourist destination.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Tourist events and satisfaction: a product of regional tourism competitiveness

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“…Increasing all factors that form Global competitiveness index, specially ones related to goods and labor market efficiency, business sophistication technological readiness, innovations, etc., will, as several studies had explicitly shown, increase living standard [11].…”

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Key Competitiveness Factors of Iso Certified Organizations in Serbia

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DeliÄ

TasiÄ

et al. 2017

IJAQ

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Process of joining European Union implies adapting to new business conditions and improving the competitiveness of Serbian companies in order to be able to compete on equal terms in the European market. Implementation of quality management systems in manufacturing organizations is a significant advantage and it is one of the prerequisites for successful competition in open markets. In addition, implementation of ISO standards enables optimization of work processes and enhances competitiveness by resources optimization. This study, based on The European Manufacturing Survey (EMS) questionnaire, analyses competitiveness of Serbian companies through implementation of ISO 9001. The study has shown notable difference between certified and non-certified organizations in perception that product quality is the most important competitiveness factor.

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“…According to Table 1 , traditional forms are less pluralistic and often, binary for almost all economies, for example, “developed” and “developing,” which is arguably one of the most commonly used taxonomies (Fialho & Van Bergeijk, 2017 ). A “developed country,” also known as “industrialized country,” is often defined as economies that achieve high levels of GDP per capita (Lambert D’raven & Pasha-Zaidi, 2016 ), market liberalization and political preferences (Grosjean & Senik, 2011 ), technology, and overall living standards (Madzík et al, 2015 ), while a “developing country” does not satisfy such standards. Despite this technical contrast, comparison among developing countries creates an obvious confusion as countries such as China, Namibia, Ukraine, Chile, and Samoa have vast differences among them, therefore making any such groupings technically erroneous.…”

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“…Generally, we tend not to question the appropriateness of terms and concepts when their use have unconsciously solidify in the literature and taken for granted in popular use; so it is not surprising that although some terms remain widely vague and meaningless, their usage has continued to exist up to the twenty-first century. The classifications of the world into developed vs developing, for example, has been challenged earlier by Rodney ( 1972 ) and recently by several others (Madzík et al, 2015 ; Fialho & Van Bergeijk, 2017 ), yet, no plausible alternative classificatory hypothesis has been put forward. This study aims to analyze the shortcomings of popular phrases and terms used today and their damaging consequences on the perception and actions of individuals, businesses, governments, and international organizations who apply them in their research and decisions.…”

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Economies as 'Makers' or 'Users': Rectifying the Polysemic Quandary with a Dualist Taxonomy

Benuyenah

2023

J Knowl Econ

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The Global South and Global North terminologies, in addition to several other designations, have been used to classify the socio-economic nature of countries for centuries; however, these historical naming conventions carry subtle confusions and tend to tint political discourse. This research explores the classificatory differences in international trade, politics, economic theory, and the media and discusses how such differences inform the narratives surrounding world production and consumption systems, as well as trade. The current evidence suggests that several descriptions of the world economies create misunderstandings and often mischaracterize less developed countries while positively projecting certain countries as more advanced. I argue that, rather than using the current descriptions, the terms “users” and “makers” be adopted to characterize the nature of production and consumption in modern economies. The new terminologies are less arbitrary as they can eliminate the existing semantic problems commonly found in the media and within economic theory and political discourse. The innovative and simpler user/maker dichotomy provides a less prejudiced designation of nations and provides a new research dimension for political economy and management theory.

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Standard of Living as a Factor of Countries’ Competitiveness

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Tourist events and satisfaction: a product of regional tourism competitiveness

Tourist events and satisfaction: a product of regional tourism competitiveness

Key Competitiveness Factors of Iso Certified Organizations in Serbia

Economies as 'Makers' or 'Users': Rectifying the Polysemic Quandary with a Dualist Taxonomy

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