Download or read book The Competitiveness of Clusters in Globalized Markets written by Mario Davide Parrilli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debate on the competitiveness of local and regional clusters in the current globalized markets is a priority as globalization puts pressure on such production systems and forces them to find new ways of competition and sustainability. Many traditional clusters may be constrained by the growth of transnational value chains and production networks that benefit from cheap resources and workforce as well as softer regulations that may be reaped in other parts of the world. This situation is even more palpable with the internationalization of innovation networks that may replace the former relevant regional and national innovation systems. This volume discusses the features of successful clusters and the threats and opportunities they currently face in such globalized environment and offers some perspectives and solutions to sustain the resilience of local and regional production systems. This book was published as a special issue of European Planning Systems.
Download or read book Entrepreneurship Competitiveness and Local Development written by Hans Landström and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the key challenges to entrepreneurship within Europe. This book covers such subjects as: venture capital, start-ups, entry barriers, the role of gender, refugee entrepreneurship, and technological entrepreneurship. It offers insight into the frontiers of entrepreneurship in Europe.
Download or read book Local Development and Competitiveness written by S. Conti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the contemporary social sciences have again turned their attention to space and places. The hypothesis is that these are not accidental episodes but a full-blown revolution in the way of viewing economic processes and their links with social and cultural structures. In other words, this new sensitivity to places offers the possibility of rethinking issues typical of economics in a different perspective that might be defined as local development, one of the terms most (ab)used in the contemporary scientific and political debate. In this book the authors will thus try to support more strongly, although in a necessarily simplified manner, the possibility of constructing a theory of local development. The key idea is that there is no single development model operating at a given time and valid for all places, but that it is more correct to talk of multiple development paths that co-exist in the same place at the same time (multiplicity of development paths). The central point is not to identify the succession of distinct hegemonic models (Fordism versus post-Fordism, mass production versus lean production and so on), but to show how the complexity of the contemporary economy demands new concepts to explain its apparent contradictions. In the authors' view, the conception of a theory of local development implies radical rethinking in institutionalist terms of the way of viewing the economy and production, recognising that behind economic development lies a wealth of institutional assets that make the encounter between local and global more open and varied than ever before (institutional biodiversity).
Download or read book Corporate Responsibility and Competitiveness written by and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Competition Networks written by Junichi Yamanoi and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book EMBEDDEDNESS COMPETITIVENESS written by Bei Zhao and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Embeddedness and Competitiveness: Regional Clusters in China" by Bei, Zhao, 趙蓓, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: ABSTRACT Embeddedness and Competitiveness: Regional Clusters in China Submitted by Bei Zhao For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in October, 2003. Research on regional clusters in the past few decades has suggested that geographic concentration and local embeddedness can enhance competitiveness. Economic embeddedness is believed to have a direct impact on competitiveness by reducing total costs and improving efficiency and profitability. Institutional embeddedness is believed to result in multidimensional inter-firm network formation and joint problem solving. Social embeddedness nurtures trust and may be beneficial for more elaborate coordination among the firms and institutions. It is therefore not surprising to find industrial clusters throughout industries and nations. Clustering is not only the natural state for many industries, but has also in many cases been deliberately fostered as a matter of government policy. Despite the assumptions in the literature, the hypothesis that embeddedness enhances competitiveness has never been systematically examined, and no attempt has been made to measure economic, institutional or social embeddedness. This thesis attempts to test the claims that have been made for embeddedness both qualitatively with case studies and quantitatively with data at the company level. It attempts to develop workable measurements of embeddedness in each of its three dimensions. The data used in this study were derived from field research in China, where a planned economy has given way to a more market-oriented economy and the emphasis has shifted from egalitarian distribution to efficiency. Aggregate data analysis shows that the clustering of industries in China increased as a result of changing industrial policies and the introduction of the market mechanism. A high concentration of some industries developed in the coastal provinces. This was mainly because the central and local authorities opened up the economy along the coastal areas, and lured firms with incentives and promises of operational freedom, but the particular factor advantages in the coastal areas were also relevant. In-depth field investigations in Jinjiang have shown that several regional clusters have developed since the reform process began, and that economic, institutional, and social embeddedness have deepened both naturally and as a result of deliberate local government stimulation. An econometric analysis of the footwear and clothing industries has suggested that economic and institutional embeddedness have a positive impact on firm performance, while the influence of social embeddedness is less easy to discern. ii DOI: 10.5353/th_b2987215 Subjects: Industrial concentration - China - Fujian Sheng Industrial policy - China Industrial efficiency - China
Download or read book Management and Marketing for Improved Competitiveness and Performance in the Healthcare Sector written by Santos, José Duarte and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The healthcare sector has never been under as much pressure as it is today. This pressure has motivated organizations to reinvent themselves, forcing management and marketing to take a more active role. Due to this reinvention, organizations must incorporate a stronger culture of management and marketing orientation that allows companies to define their course, optimize their resources, communicate with their stakeholders more efficiently, and encourage customers to become more involved with the company. This need is particularly urgent in the healthcare sector, as its weight in the economy has grown recently and it must prepare for economic recovery. Management and Marketing for Improved Competitiveness and Performance in the Healthcare Sector provides knowledge and skills to apply management and marketing on strategic, tactical, and operational aspects with an emphasis on the healthcare industry. Various aspects of management and marketing, such as operations management, quality management, human resources, brand management, and digital marketing, are discussed. The book is ideal for management and marketing academics, their students (undergraduate/graduate programs), researchers, managers, advertisers, healthcare organizations, hospital boards, pharmaceutical representatives, and marketers who need to optimize the potential of management marketing applied in the healthcare industry.
Download or read book Embedded Enterprise and Social Capital written by Simon Leonard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2002. The concept of embeddedness refers to the social construction of inter-firm relationships and the enmeshing of economic relationships within broader social structures and relationships in particular places. Previous research has suggested embedding is the best way to generate local growth and social capital and has focused on SMEs in Europe and North America, although the existing model is being more widely adopted now. This volume is the first to examine the complex processes of embedding in this wider context. Bringing together a broad range of case studies from the developed and developing world which address the nature of embeddedness from various perspectives, it not only questions the universality of the current model and the policy initiatives it has spawned but also provides a much wider understanding of embeddedness . It does so by discussing the social dimensions more fully and by throwing light on the spatial and temporal ambiguity of the concept and its inadequate treatment of power.
Download or read book Tourism SMEs Service Quality and Destination Competitiveness written by E. Jones and C. Haven and published by CABI. This book was released on 2005 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses in on the dominant role of SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) in the tourism and hospitality industry. It explores their impact on consumer perceptions of a destination, drawing on examples of small hotels, guesthouses, cafes and restaurants. It also highlights the challenges faced by SMEs to promote destination business growth - with discussion of competitiveness, quality and standards. With its entity-relationship model of a destination, this edited collection of international papers fully explores the dynamics SMEs. Case studies from around the world also puts SMEs research into a global context.
Download or read book Increasing Management Relevance and Competitiveness written by Badri Munir Sukoco and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 915 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing Management Relevance and Competitiveness contains the papers presented at the Global Conference on Business, Management and Entrepreneurship (the 2nd GC-BME 2017), Surabaya, Indonesia on the 9th of August, 2017. The book covers 7 topics: 1. Organizational Behavior, Leadership, and Human Resources Management 2. Innovation, Operations and Supply Chain Management 3. Marketing Management 4. Financial Management and Accounting 5. Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, and Contemporary Issues 6. Green Business 7. Management and Economics Education.
Download or read book Global Competitiveness and Innovation written by G. Clark and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-02-27 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The key arguments and debates about globalization have raised searching questions about the significance of national and regional borders for the competitive strategies of individuals, firms and industries. Global Competitiveness and Innovation seeks to address these issues by exploring four key topics: The status of economic agents in the emerging global economy; the limits of path dependence and the scope of agent action; the relationship between agents' decision-making and their environments; and agents' learning capacities in a world of information and knowledge creation.
Download or read book Global Value Chains and Production Networks written by Fengru Cui and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-12-05 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Value Chains and Production Networks: Case Studies of Siemens and Huawei presents theories and frameworks that facilitate the evolution of GPN studies, from macro perspectives based on territory and industry to the use of micro (firm-level) data. The book explores these theories and frameworks through detailed case studies of two major corporations, Siemens and Huawei. With the GPN/GVC structure of Chinese firms not well known outside China, despite the growing importance of Chinese firms in the global economy, this guide plays a pivotal role in facilitating the use of data that promise to unlock economic cooperation and value. Emphasizes micro-data analytical models and their methodological underpinnings Illustrates how these data illuminate the economic structures of two comparable GPNs within highly divergent institutional contexts Suggests how companies can cooperate with foreign partners to enhance their global management capacity and reshape their advantages in international competition
Download or read book City Competitiveness and Improving Urban Subsystems Technologies and Applications written by Bulu, Melih and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities are becoming the wealth producing centers of national economies. Increasing the operational efficiency of the city will bring a competitive edge to the whole system. Yet, many city subsystems cannot work together, creating significant problems and inefficiencies. City Competitiveness and Improving Urban Subsystems: Technologies and Applications uses information science perspectives to improve working subsystems in transportation, sewage, electricity, water, communication, education, health, governance, and infrastructure since their efficient and synchronized operation is vital for a competitive city. This pioneering approach will interest researchers, professionals, and policymakers in urban economy, regional planning, and information science disciplines who wish to improve the competitiveness of their cities.
Download or read book The Rural Enterprise Economy written by Birgit Leick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enterprises located in rural regions face various challenges in the globalised and digitised world. This book offers comprehensive answers to the question of what makes up the rural enterprise economy in the contemporary business world. It addresses the competitiveness and viability, strategic management and strategic change, and marketing issues for both incumbent and start-up companies in rural regions. The book presents new concepts that shed light on the rural enterprise economy with its entrepreneurs. With a broad range of cases from European regions, the book provides theoretical insights for scholars, practical case-based evidence for lecturers and teachers, and practical knowledge for business practitioners and planning specialists. Academic experts from European universities and research institutes provide compelling answers to this under-researched topic in business studies and economics.
Download or read book The New European Rurality written by Eleanor Morgan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public concern over issues such as urban sprawl, the conversion of agricultural land and the management of public lands has never been greater. Presenting a novel synopsis of the economics of land-use this book examines the critical issues involved, such as transportation and technological change, and the economic principles behind them. Chapters are specifically designed to demonstrate the types of land-use questions economic analysis can answer; the types of methods that might be employed to answer the questions; and the potential uses of economic analysis in policy-making. The book is a key contribution to contemporary land-use studies, highlighting the main methodological and public policy issues that will be central to research on the economics of land-use change in the future.
Download or read book Globalization and Entrepreneurship written by Hamid Etemad and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization has begun to dismantle the barriers that traditionally segregated local business opportunities and local firms from their international counterparts. The works in this collection provide new insights on both traditional and emerging aspects of small and medium sized enterprises.
Download or read book Spoilt for Choice How senior managers select professional advisors written by Wienke Seeger and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do senior executives, such as CEOs and CFOs, interact, select and appoint professional advisors? Based on a successful PhD project, the research in this book explores the interactions between advisors of large professional service firms and senior executive clients on an evidence-based academic level. The research journey and the author’s reflections are charted step-by-step, providing an example of how to analyse unstructured qualitative data, reach theoretical saturation and capture emerging substantive theories. Moreover, by taking a unique holistic and inductive approach, this study offers a series of practical insights on how to combine and apply Kathy Charmaz’ constructivist grounded theory with an auto-ethnographic stance. Divided into eight chapters, the author uses empirical data and rigorous analysis to uncover two distinct decision-making processes, namely (a) the client’s decision to develop and maintain a relationship with the advisor and (b) to select and appoint the advisor for a particular project or services. Mapping these to one common conceptual framework a second complementary model emerges - a type of decision-making matrix with the foci ’competitiveness, skills and merit’, ‘continuity and embeddedness’, ‘control and manage’ and ‘trust and empathy’ - which offers the reader an alternative perspective of client decision-making. This book will be useful for practitioners and researchers alike who have an interest in understanding either naturalistic decision-making processes, the complexities of relationship development and procurement dynamics, as well as applied qualitative research methods.
