Competitiveness Review: Volume 9 Issue 1

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS OF ASIA‐PACIFIC COUNTRIES: A SINGAPORE PERSPECTIVE

A. Ahad M. Osman‐Gani, Thian Ser Toh

Many scholars have discussed Asia's prospects as a major player in the world economy as we enter the next millennium. The speed of economic growth in East Asia has conjured up a…

INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: A CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF HRD

A. Ahad M. Osman‐Gani

Economic development of a nation depends on the growth and development of its economic entities such as business organizations. In order for an organization to succeed and grow…

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) TOURIST INDUSTRY: MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING ISSUES AND COMPETITIVENESS

Muhammad A. Sadi, Frank L. Bartels

The tourist industry in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) region has grown at an unprecedented rate, keenly reflecting the rapid growth of the individual…

INTERNATIONALIZING ECONOMICS EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA

Fred Ahwireng‐Obeng

Internal compulsions in the South African political economy have meant that the trend toward internationalization is not only contradictory but also ambivalent. Fulfilling the…

U.S. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN VIETNAM'S TRANSITION ECONOMY

Peter Geib

The aim of this research is to evaluate effective U.S. organization and management strategies in Vietnam's transition economy. The goal is to show effective organizational…

HUNGARY — AN INVESTMENT TARGET: IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS

Jacob M. Chacko

It has been eight years since the Eastern European nations decided to move away from a command economy and adopt free market economic policies. The transformation process has not…

INDIA'S ECONOMIC REFORMS: INTERPRETING THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGE FROM A CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVE

Bharath M. Josiam, Ravinder K. Zutshi, Zafar U. Ahmed

If one traces the changes in India's economic policies over the last five decades, they bear the imprint of changing geopolitical dynamics. While India's policy makers often couch…