Research on the relationship between informatization level and global competitiveness

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian Beibei ◽  
Zheng Feifei ◽  
Cao Yuqi
Keyword(s):  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Sustainability level, corruption and tax evasion: a cross-country analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 328-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hichem Khlif ◽  
Achraf Guidara ◽  
Khaled Hussainey
Keyword(s):  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Country Analysis ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Global Competitiveness Report

Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between the level of sustainability and tax evasion and test whether the level of corruption moderates such a relationship. Design/methodology/approach The sample consists of 65 developed and developing countries. Tax evasion is measured using a macro indirect approach used by Schneider et al. (2010). The sustainability level and corruption variables are collected from The Global Competitiveness Report for 2012-2013. Findings This study finds that the level of tax evasion is negatively associated with the level of sustainability (overall score and social and environmental score) and the quality of infrastructure. When we distinguish between low- and high-corruption countries, we find that this negative association is significant for low-corruption countries and insignificant for high-corruption countries. These results imply that the level of corruption may reduce the tendency of individuals in a given state to accept and trust their government in general and comply with the tax rules in particular. Originality/value Our empirical findings have policy implications for governments with high levels of tax evasion, as they highlight the importance of states’ engagements towards their citizens in reducing tax evasion.

Service quality and global competitiveness: evidence from global service firms

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1058-1080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenbin Sun ◽  
Jing Pang
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between service quality and firms’ global competitiveness in the service industry. A set of moderating effects is formulated to further reveal how the relationship varies under different situations. Design/methodology/approach This paper tests the model with data collected from multiple sources such as World’s Most Admired Companies and COMPUSTAT. Two types of robust regressions for panel data are employed in the empirical model estimation. Findings Service quality is found to significantly drive global competitiveness. Specifically, its impact is stronger for large service firms and when the global environment is characterized as low munificence, high dynamism, or high complexity. Practical implications The paper provides a set of implications for managers of service firms regarding global expansion and quality management. It generates useful guidelines of maximizing the power of service quality when a firm’s global competitive advantage is considered. Originality/value This paper takes the first attempt to formulate service quality’s influence on firm’s global competitiveness with a consideration of specific situational factors.

scholarly journals The Intervening Role of Competitiveness on the Relationship Between Sustainability and Tourism Performance: A Research on European Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paşa Mustafa Özyurt ◽  
Kemal Kantarcı
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Global Competitiveness Index ◽  
Development Literature ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Being green and being an economically successful and competitive destination has been the core topic in the sustainable development literature in recent years. The link between sustainability and competitiveness in the market is fairly important to study in the tourism industry in order to support and encourage decision makers and stakeholders in their decisions. In this sense, this study has two aims. First aim is to cluster European countries based on their sustainability scores reported in World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index. Second aim is to reveal the intervening role of competitiveness on the relationship between sustainability and tourism performance for European countries. We employed a K-means cluster analysis and several multiple regression analyses. Analyses results revealed three clusters for European countries. Another finding postulated that competitiveness of these countries have been influenced by their level of sustainability. Our final finding posits that tourism performance of these countries in terms of tourist arrivals and tourism receipts has been found to be impacted by the level of tourism competitiveness.

scholarly journals The Relationship between the Country‘s Global Competitiveness and its National MNEs

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Inga Aleksandrovna Mezinova ◽  
Janetta Benikovna Amirkhanyan ◽  
Oleg Valerjevich Bodiagin ◽  
Milena Miroslavovna Balanova
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Multinational Firms ◽  
Variance Inflation Factor ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Global Competitiveness Index ◽  
Inflation Factor ◽  
Competitiveness Index ◽  
Country Competitiveness ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The main purpose of this paper is to study the influence of home-multinational enterprises on country global competitiveness and to determine how this influence changes with the stage of country competitiveness. Based on the regression model, Variance Inflation Factor test and Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering method, we analyzed the WEF Global Competitiveness Index 2017–2018 of those countries whose multinational firms were included into the Forbes Global 2000 list of 2017. The findings highlighted the important role of home-MNEs as determinants of countries‘ competitiveness, however MNE-related contribution of different pillars and components of the Global Competitiveness Index vary, depending on the stage of competitiveness of the studied 58 countries.

scholarly journals Role and importance of companies in shaping and functioning of the innovation system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zijada Rahimić
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Global Innovation ◽  
Innovative Capabilities ◽  
Competitiveness Index ◽  
The Relationship

By continuously strengthening research and development (R&D) activities and innovative capabilities, companies are achieving long-term sustainable competitive advantages in today’s increasingly complex and uncertain markets. At the same time, by creating new knowledge, innovative application of existing knowledge and technologies, and facilitating their transfer, they contribute to building a knowledge economy and the country’s competitiveness. One of the pillars of the knowledge economy is an effective innovation system, in which companies have a special place and role. The aim of this paper is to present and analyse the contribution of companies to the efficient functioning of innovation systems, to examine the relationship and impact of innovation and R&D expenditures on global competitiveness. The Global Innovation Index (GII) and the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), in which innovation and sophistication represent one of the three categories of competitiveness, were used as a methodological framework for analysing the effects of innovation capabilities. The focus of the analysis was the relationship between innovation inputs and innovation outputs, as well as the relationship between the GII and GCI of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the countries of the Western Balkans and the group of selected countries of the European Union (EU). The research results show that there is a statistically significant relationship between innovation inputs and outputs. There are obvious differences in the strength of the link between the variables of innovation and competitiveness for the countries of the Western Balkans and for selected EU member states. It was also found that R&D expenditures significantly affect the value of the competitiveness index.

Disconnetted cities. The role of social analysis in understanding and planning global cities

TERRITORIO ◽  
2011 ◽  
pp. 18-19
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Analysis ◽  
Global Cities ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Thematic Section ◽  
Social Polarization ◽  
Urban Transformations ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Relationship

The introduction to the thematic section presents the cross-cutting themes addressed in the following papers: globalisation and its impact on social and economic inequalities, social polarization, the relationship between social cohesion and global competitiveness. The presentation of three papers arising from the ongoing ‘Global Cities' held by the author under the Spud Ph.D. of the Politecnico di Milano brings out the need for renewed attention to the recent multi-disciplinary urban transformations.

Large-Small Firm Networks: A Foundation of the New Globalizing Economy in South Korea

1997 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1091-1108 ◽  
Author(s):  
M-R Cho
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Small Firm ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Corporate Restructuring ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Firm Networks ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Interfirm Linkages

In this paper the author examines how Korea's export-oriented economy has laid its new foundation for global competitiveness by deepening interfirm linkages. Korea's interfirm linkages refer mainly to the relationship between large and small firms. Recent corporate restructuring in the large and small firm sectors has caused denser and highly dynamic intercorporate networks to arise. The author argues that the globalizing of economy in Korea is encouraged by efficacious global—local transactions via large—small firm networks, a matter ignored by most analysts. Major foci are on analyzing the forms, structures, governing mechanisms, and function of large—small firm networks.

Effects of Industry Clusters on Company Competitiveness: Special Economic Zones in Taiwan

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (03) ◽  
pp. 1350017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maw-Shin Hsu ◽  
Yung-Lung Lai ◽  
Feng-Jyh Lin
Keyword(s):  
Company Performance ◽  
Special Economic Zones ◽  
Industry Clusters ◽  
Industry Cluster ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Strategic Resources ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Economic Zones ◽  
The Relationship

According to the Global Competitiveness Report released by the WEF in 2007–2009, Taiwan has been ranked No. 1 in the assessment of industry cluster developments for three consecutive years. It is one of the success stories in the worldwide development of innovation and industry clusters furthermore the creation and driven Taiwan economics development of benchmark is special economic zones. This paper examines the special economic zones and performs an empirical study on industry clusters and company competitiveness. A questionnaire survey is conducted and the statistics are regressed and analyzed. The purpose is to explore the strategic resources of industry clusters in special economic zones, the relationship with company clusters and the effects on company performance. The study finds that the strategic resources of clusters in special economic zones are indeed a key factor that influences the relationship with industry clusters and also enhance enterprise competitive advantage. All the hypotheses are supported. The study also proves that the resources and relationships associated with industry clusters have impacts on company performance and can enhance company competitiveness.

scholarly journals Middle Income Trap and Balance of Payments Constraint in the Turkish Economy

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zekayi Kaya ◽  
Erkan Tokucu ◽  
Murat Aykırı ◽  
Cahit Durmuş
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
High Income ◽  
Balance Of Payments ◽  
The Other ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Turkish Economy ◽  
Middle Income Trap ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Policy Proposals

Since the 1980’s, the growth rates have been continuously fluctuating because of internal and external economic and politic developments. These fluctuating - low growth rates led to a discussion on the middle income trap which is an outcome of low growth rates in Turkey. According to the some indicators, there is a middle income trap in the Turkish economy and the competitiveness of the economy has been decreasing in the international area because of the trap. It is seen that especially technology and innovations are the prominents factors that the governments have to take into account. This study is on the middle income trap in Turkey. In this context, firstly, the definitions of income traps, income grups, and the middle income trap will be given. Second, the causes of the middle income trap and the exit strategies from the trap will be expressed. Third, some indicators of the economy will be examined and compared with the high middle income and the high income countries. Fourth, the rank of the Turkish economy in the global competitiveness indeks will be shown and compared with the other countries. Fifth, the relationship between the middle income trap and the balance of payments will be investigated in context of the Thirlwall Rule. Finally, in order to escape from the trap, some policy proposals of the authors will be asserted.

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