Advances in Competitiveness Research articles from January 1 2004

Advances in Competitiveness Research archives from January 1 2004

Hunger and trade.(trade can address global problem of hunger)
January 1, 2004... Recently, the Economist (July 29, 2004) accentuated the need to address a serious worldwide problem: the hunger issue. The reality of hunger is that it not only leads to death and suffering but also impedes international trade, intellectual...

Interfirm influence strategies within distribution channels in the emerging Indian market.
January 1, 2004... ABSTRACT To gain competitive advantage in the Indian market by keeping their channel intermediaries motivated and performing, suppliers must use appropriate influence strategies. This study examines the patterns and consequences of...

Price relative to competition: the case of the pharmaceutical industry in Spain.
January 1, 2004... ABSTRACT It is accepted that the power of a firm to set up the price for a product above the average price of competitors and to get the acceptation of consumers reflects the superiority of this particular product and, thus, its...

Restructuring scope, performance and R&D intensity: do all restructuring activities create value?(1)
January 1, 2004... ABSTRACT One of the most prominent aspects of corporate behavior during the 1980s was corporate restructuring--changes of business portfolios through a high level of acquisitions and divestitures. However, little attention has focused on...

Korea's search for gender equality and women's career growth.
January 1, 2004... ABSTRACT We examine the role of governments in individual's career development via a sample of Korean women workers. Some government acts have expanded Korean women's career opportunities; these include the ratification of laws such as a...

Characteristics of the labor market and human resources management in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
January 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Kazakhstan, an emerging economy moving from a communist centralized command approach to global market participation, shares issues with other republics in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Competitive advantages that bode...

Trade secret piracy and protection: corporate espionage, corporate sercurity and the law.
January 1, 2004... ABSTRACT This paper outlines the legal remedies and constraints within which corporations must operate in order to protect against trade secret piracy arising from their own personnel and those of their business partners. Trade secret...

The trade deficit with China: a case study in corporate America's successful global marketing.
January 1, 2004... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The growing trade deficit with China reached an astronomical high in the year 2000 of $83.8 billion. This is in just one year and with just one country! As of August 1996, the trade deficit with China surpassed the...

Differences in ethical attitudes of undergraduates of Asian and U.S. ancestry.
January 1, 2004... ABSTRACT The study investigated responses of 550 undergraduates to nine hypothetical marketing moral dilemmas. U.S. born students, students of U.S. ancestry, students whose parents mainly spoke English at home, and students whose...

Commentary: threats to competitiveness in a political environment.
January 1, 2004... This essay may seem depressing but I hope the reader will appreciate the underlying, if unspoken, optimism. Whatever Washington does, America is nothing if no: preoccupied with competition and commerce. No matter how grim things may sometimes...

The future of competition: co-creating unique value with customers.(Book Review)
January 1, 2004... Our industrial system is generating more goods and services than before but customer satisfaction remains low in spite of having overwhelming choices, profit level of companies is shrinking though many more decision making tools are at its...