This study aims first, to determine the effect of financial performance and non-financial on regional competitiveness in Bungo Regency. Second, capital expenditure Third, budget management Fourth, through Fifth, The data used this is primary collected by direct interviews with respondents predetermined criteria. research uses Structural Equation Model (SEM) Analysis Smart PLS tool. results are ...

Built on the premise that a company’s competitiveness is given by its robust financial performance and strength of position market, but only under conditions sustainability, this study aims to investigate key factors company while considering sustainability issues. The two research objectives were: (1) identify analyze sustainable at level (2) find sector-related discrepancies regarding identif...

The implementation of economic projects by targeting the subsidies can have a great effect on the cost competitiveness of the industries and their products. The global steel industry has been considered as a basic key industry in the industrialized countries. It is also among the industries that may be seriously affected by the enforcement of subsidies. This industry, requiring energy and high-...

The study’s primary purpose is to reveal the factors affecting competitiveness of hazelnut agribusiness enterprises. data used in research were obtained from surveys with 51 enterprises Ordu and Giresun provinces, Turkey. divided into competitive non-competitive a two-step cluster analysis. Indices calculated measure enterprises’ competitiveness, t‑test was compare characteristics values. resul...

and significant policy initiatives, whereas other similarly situated states did not. The answer was in some ways profoundly simple: States in which there was a broad and highly developed consensus about the need to act did more, and did it better, than states where consensus was less broad and less developed. In short, a widely shared understanding of the need to act, coupled with the right ana...

The paper aims to analyse the correlation between the adoption of technology production strategies and firm competitiveness, considering them under the view of contingent firm theory. In order to test the research hypotheses, the case of the tile ceramic cluster in Spain has been considered. Two surveys were carried out by the authors, covering a representative sample of the cluster. The paper ...

We are indebted to Ralph Landau for sharing with us his vast knowledge of the chemical industry and the chemical engineering sector, and to Nathan Rosenberg for his insightful remarks and encouragement. We also thank the Technology and Economic Growth Program, CEPR, Stanford University, for financial support. Zhang Jianyu provided excellent research assistance. The usual disclaimers apply. This...

This study attempts to compare and highlight the major differences between International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) with National Accounting Standards (NAS) in one of the developing nations, Iran. Over the past two decades, the Iranian accounting standards setter, Audit Organization, has decided to eliminate the differences between IFRS and...

Cycle time reduction plays an important role in improving the competitiveness and sustainability of a semiconductor manufacturer. However, in the past, cycle time reduction was usually unplanned owing to the lack of a systematic and quantitative procedure. To tackle this problem, a systematic procedure was established in this study for planning cycle time reduction actions to enhance the compet...

Three levels of competitiveness affect the success of business enterprises in a globally competitive environment: the competitiveness of the company, the competitiveness of the industry in which the company operates and the competitiveness of the country where the business is located. This study analyses the competitiveness of the automotive industry in association with the national competitive...