... as the main barriers ahead of them, the findings of the current research categorized these components using factor analysis. These components were categorized into factors, such as manufacturing factors, demand conditions, related and supporting industries, structural factors, competitive strategy...

...Murat Akpinar Purpose This paper aims to clarify the fit of competitive strategies and firm-specific advantages (FSAs) with country-specific advantages (CSAs) in explaining manufacturing location choices at product category level in the European automotive industry. Design/methodology/approach...

... into types of clusters; her typology is based on several structural features of agglomeration leading to six types of clusters. A summary of these six types is presented below (Paniccia, 2007): Harm-Jan Steenhuis can be contacted at: hsteenhuis@hpu.edu Competitive strategy Cluster analysis...

... Practical implications – Originality/value – The following articles were selected for this year’s Highly Commended Award Cluster analysis Competitive strategy Industrial clusters Learning organizations Non-traded interdependence Traded interdependence Trust Article Type...

... in the communications sector throughout the world. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Telecommunications industry Five forces model Competition Industry analysis Competitive strategy Sultanate of Oman The telecommunications business has seen tremendous changes in the past decade...

..., it is important that the individual responsible for surfacing the grid keep these goals in mind. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Repertory grid Strategic planning Competitive strategy Assumptions Based on this premise, Drucker recommends that an organization's TOB needs...

... to Table VI , if we used real GDP per capita as a measure, Indonesia actually performed better than the Philippines, close to the level of Malaysia, in 1998‐2006 and not far off from that of the ASEAN4 & 5 averages. Competitiveness Indonesia Investment policy GDP PPP Competitive strategy...

... in an industrial cluster. Kuei‐Hsien Niu can be contacted at: niuk@csus.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Cluster analysis Competitive strategy Trust Learning organizations Industrial clusters Traded interdependence Non‐traded interdependence Economic development...

... Garrido Azevedo can be contacted at: sazevedo@ubi.pt © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Portugal Cluster analysis Regional development Competitive strategy Small to medium‐sized enterprises Innovation Regional innovation system Case study There is broad evidence that small...

.... This paper explores and examines the competitive advantage of Emirate Airlines. The major finding is that the formulation and implementation of appropriate strategies has led to the exceptional performance, profitability, and success of Emirate Airlines. Practical implications The competitive strategies...

... or ASEAN. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Industrialized economics Emerging markets Globalization Economic convergence Competitive strategy The unprecedented growth of the emerging markets during the last 30 years is raising concerns in different corners of the globe...

... Publishing Limited 2011 Emerging countries India Nanotechnology Competitive strategy International cooperation Competitiveness has long been seen by leadership in industry, government, and research to be vital to improving and sustaining development, economic prosperity, and quality...

... in the coefficient of variation of index values in moving from the GCI‐1 to the RCI. Hence, adopting weights that reflect a country's individual performance on each sub‐index reduces the measured differences in competitiveness scores among countries. Benchmarking Competitive strategy World economy National...

... a synthetic framework delineating the steps towards building competitive sectoral capabilities and discussing all aspects of the framework. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Developing countries Competitive strategy Call centres Economic development National economy Countries...

... to the importance of technology in sustaining or gaining a competitive advantage in the marketplace. James G. Lollar can be contacted at: jlollar@radford.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Supply chain management Manufacturing resolve planning Radio frequencies Competitive strategy...

... Value analysis Outsourcing Transaction costs Service quality assurance Partnership Competitive strategy Kennedy (1993) conducted some experiments in outsourcing and concluded that several companies across the country found it cheaper and more efficient to outsource their legal work...

... compete; and 2. the quality of the microeconomic business environment in which they operate. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Competitive strategy Competitive analysis Business policy International business Canada This main focus of this paper is Canada's...

..., increasing the system's entropy. Drew L. Harris can be contacted at: harrisdrl@ccsu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Sustainable development Corporate social responsibility Enterprise economics Competitive strategy This paper questions the viability of the conventional...

... of investigation with regard to studies of corruption and other forms of unethical behavior which have a detrimental effect on the development of the global market. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Competitive strategy Corruption Earnings World economy Fair trades Eastern Europe...

.... Competitive strategy Romania Multinational companies Research has noted (Meyer, 2000) that transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) provide a laboratory for gaining insights on how businesses evolve during institutional change and on how institutions shape corporate behavior...