Competitiveness Review: Volume 21 Issue 2

Competitiveness and convergence in G7 and emerging markets

A.N.M. Waheeduzzaman

The purpose of this paper is to explore the competitiveness and convergence of the G7 and big emerging markets (BEM) nations using various economic, demographic, trade…

Composite competitiveness indicators with endogenous versus predetermined weights: An application to the World Economic Forum's global competitiveness index

Harry P. Bowen, Wim Moesen

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the ranking of countries based on the World Economic Forum's (WEF') competitiveness index is changed when the underlying primitive data…

Cooperation for competitiveness of emerging countries: learning from a case of nanotechnology

K. Momaya

The purpose of this paper is to explore a cooperation‐driven stage in the traditional framework of country competitiveness development and also suggest an approach to address…

The early and rapid internationalization of Asian emerging MNEs

Juichuan Chang

The purpose of this paper is to provide an integrated framework that conceptualizes multifaceted antecedents pertaining to international expansion of Asian emerging multinational…

Competitiveness, globalization and technology development in Thai firms

Sasiprapa Chaiprasit, Fredric William Swierczek

The purpose of this paper is to identify the influence of competitiveness, strategic direction (SD), and competencies on the level of globalization and technology development in…

Communications infrastructure and traditional determinants of inward foreign investment: A comparison of developed and emerging markets

Taewon Suh, David J. Boggs

This paper seeks to examine the effects of communications infrastructure and other traditionally‐investigated, market‐related factors on net investment inflows into developed…

Internet marketing and customer satisfaction in emerging markets: the case of Chinese online shoppers

Maktoba Omar, Ian Bathgate, Sonny Nwankwo

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that influence customer satisfaction among Chinese online shoppers. It applies the normative categories identified in the…

Editorial

Abbas J. Ali