Competitiveness Review: Volume 21 Issue 5

Technology foresight in Korea: a review of recent government exercises

JiHo Hwang, YoungJun Kim, Soekho Son, Jongmin Han

Accurate and timely foresight of future trends and changes in science and technology (S&T) is a key to national competitiveness. The purpose of this paper is to describe recent…

Dynamic competition: a look at firms in the Fortune Global 500

Sally Sledge

The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of factors that impact global competitiveness for firms in the Fortune Global 500.

Digital technology: a vehicle for making rural businesses competitive

Shakil M. Rahman, Ahmad Tootoonchi, Michael L. Monahan

The purpose of this paper is to determine if rural firms can utilize technology to communicate with their customers, compete for business, reduce costs, and improve operations to…

Japanese acquisition in India's Ranbaxy

Justin Paul, Pragya Bhawsar

The purpose of this paper is to examine the rationale and synergies of a Japanese firm's acquisition of India's leading pharmaceutical firm, Ranbaxy, and to answer the following…

The exceptional performance strategies of Emirate Airlines

Sundaram Nataraja, Abdulrahman Al‐Aali

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the strategies and competitive advantages of Emirate Airlines that have led to exceptional performance while the overall airline…

Sustaining national competitiveness

Abbas J. Ali