During recent decades, the Finnish economy has been characterised by membership in the European Union (1995), adaptation to globalization and growth of high tech industries. Finnish Economy has been noted as an example of high growth associated with Nordic Welfare policies. Especially efficient schooling sector have gained international attention during the recent years as fifteen years old Fin...

The objective of this study is to investigate the factors affecting firm competitiveness in an emerging market—Turkey. In the paper, competitiveness is proxied by a firm’s financial performance. The empirical analysis is based on firms listed on Borsa Istanbul and covers the period between 2005 and 2014. Results from a firm-level panel data model indicate that return on assets is positively rel...

The paper deals with the quality issue in the market of regional products. It shows that the particular institutional mechanisms at the core of their quality definition and perception, can hamper regional products in successfully coping with the current competitive changes in the international food system. The standardization of food consumption patterns, the consolidation of food manufacture a...

In this paper, analysis is presented relating to the impact of border tax adjustments for climate policy on the international competitiveness of energy-intensive industries, and the related problem of carbon leakage. While many of the economic and legal issues are not particularly new, climate policy does present some possible twists to the analysis of border tax adjustments when vertically-rel...

(AIM) develops UK-based world-class management research. AIM seeks to identify ways to enhance the competitiveness of the UK economy and its infrastructure through research into management and organisational performance in both the private and public sectors. ■ Working in cooperation with leading international academics and specialists as well as UK policymakers and business leaders… ■ Undertak...

Since long time ago, Indonesia has had a comparative advantage because of its geographical in spice commodities. In the era liberalization, order to be competitive same industry, Indonesian commodities must increase their export share by having distinct compared competitors from other countries. Therefore, purpose this study is determine effect Indonesia's trade liberalization based on competit...

Intrapreneurship, a term used to describe entrepreneurship within existing organizations, has been acknowledged in international literature and practice as a vital element of economic and organizational growth, success and competitiveness and can be considered as a unique competitive advantage. The purpose of the paper is, first, to provide a comprehensive analysis of the concept of intrapreneu...

In an era marked by globalization, intense competition and huge advents in information and communication technologies (ICT), many organizations have adopted and deployed ICT applications that would provide them with sustainable global competitive advantages. Most evidence of such ICT impact is at the firm level; the global impact of ICT at the country level has not been studied and incorporated...