Competitiveness Review: Volume 33 Issue 2

AI: new source of competitiveness in higher education

Erin Hannan, Shuguang Liu

This paper aims to survey the current landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in higher education institutions (HEIs) and recommend future directions.

How closeness matters: the role of geographical proximity in social capital development and knowledge sharing in SMEs

Pollawat Chumnangoon, Anukal Chiralaksanakul, Asda Chintakananda

This study aims to investigate the impacts of geographical proximity on social capital development through the inter-relationship between three social capital dimensions…

Smart economic development patterns in Europe: interaction with competitiveness

Jurgita Bruneckienė, Jonas Rapsikevičius, Mantas Lukauskas, Ineta Zykienė, Robertas Jucevičius

This paper aims to investigate the smart economic development (SED) patterns in Europe in relation to competitiveness. Motivational focus corresponds to global events: the fourth…

Impact of flexible work arrangements on employees’ perceived productivity, organisational commitment and perceived work quality: a United Arab Emirates case-study

M. Anaam Hashmi, Abdullah Al Ghaithi, Khaled Sartawi

This study aims to examine the impact of flexible work arrangements (FWAs) on employees’ perceived productivity, quality of work and organisational commitment (OC) with a special…

The impact of smart specialization strategies on sub-cluster efficiency: simulation exercise for the case of Mexico

Viviana Elizabeth Zárate-Mirón, Rosina Moreno Serrano

This paper aims to evaluate whether the integration of smart specialization strategies (S3) into clusters significantly impacts their efficiency for countries that still do not…

Innovation, ICT penetration, trade and economic growth in developing and developed countries: a VECM approach

Parul Singh, Areej Aftab Siddiqui

The development in information communication and technology (ICT) has led to many changes such as reorganization of economics, globalization and trade. With more innovation…

Regional development and the institutional environment for franchise chains: frontiers of small and medium-sized cities

Pedro Lucas de Resende Melo, Felipe Mendes Borini, Victor Ragazzi Isaac, Victor Silva Correa

The purpose of this paper is to understand and identify the various characteristics of the institutional environment and the factors that propitiate the attraction of franchise…

Mapping of clusters about the relationship between e-government and corruption in Mexico

Gilberto Cárdenas Cárdenas, Reyna Vergara González

The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of the e-goverment on corruption in Mexico. Mexico, although it has fought corruption from different angles, continues to be…

Industry 4.0: the future of manufacturing from the perspective of business and economics – a bibliometric literature review

Josélia Elvira Teixeira, Ana Teresa Tavares-Lehmann

This paper aims to provide a comprehensive, systematic review of the literature on Industry 4.0 – and on the trends and implications of the digitalization of manufacturing – from…

Factors affecting the international competitiveness of polish economy system in 2004-2019

Konrad Rojek

This study aims to present the issue of the international systemic competitiveness of the Polish economy. The essence of this concept was shown, as well as the measures and…