Competitiveness Review: Volume 18 Issue 1/2

Enterprise strategies in Hungary in the period of joining the European Union

The purpose of this paper is to describe the strategies of enterprises located in Hungary parallel with joining the European Union and to evaluate the preparation of firms for the…

National and firm competitiveness: a general research model

The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for connecting macro‐ and micro‐level research on competitiveness.

Competition and strategy of Chinese firms: An analysis of top performing Chinese private enterprises

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the key elements in the strategy of leading Chinese private firms in order to identify the key factors that are associated with the success…

Consequences of the new information and communication technologies for growth, productivity and employment

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the high rates of economic growth of the US economy and the remarkable acceleration of productivity growth since the mid‐1990s which is…

Benchmarking the knowledge competitiveness of the globe's high‐performing regions: A review of the World Knowledge Competitiveness Index

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the way in which the knowledge competitiveness of regions is measured and further introduces the World Knowledge Competitiveness Index…

Relative competitiveness of 31 mainland China provinces and states of India and ten economies of Association of South East Asian Nations: Implications for growth and development

The paper is a pioneering attempt to study the relative competitiveness of Association of South East Asian Nations – ASEAN‐10, 31 provinces of mainland China and 35 states of…

Industrial specialization and regional clusters in the ten new EU member states

The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of regional concentration patterns within ten new European Union (EU) member states, EU10, and make comparisons with EU15 and…

Export competitiveness and the catch‐up process of Hungary (1996‐2001): A comparative analysis with some reflections on trade theory

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the development of export competitiveness of Hungary and other new member countries of the EU (NMEs) prior to their accession. It also…

Managerial decision making and competitiveness: the case of Hungary

The purpose of this paper is to explore three key aspects of managerial decision making, namely managerial skills and attitudes, information and performance measurement supporting…

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Special Issue on Competitiveness of emerging nations in a globalized world

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