CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND LEVELS OF COMPETITIVENESS
Rivalry, competition itself, is essentially ancient to humanity, but the concept's rise to prominence dates back to the 19th century, a natural feature of capitalist economies, in the underlying marketplace, all essential activities take the form of competition. The concept of competitivene...
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University of Oradea
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science |
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| Online Access: | https://anale.steconomiceuoradea.ro/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AUOES.December.2024.6.pdf |
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| Summary: | Rivalry, competition itself, is essentially ancient to humanity, but the
concept's rise to prominence dates back to the 19th century, a natural feature of
capitalist economies, in the underlying marketplace, all essential activities take the
form of competition.
The concept of competitiveness, however, only entered the public consciousness in
the 1980s, in connection with the activities of the Sectoral Competitiveness
Committee set up by Ronald Reagan. In 1979, he published his academic paper
"How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy", in which he identified the five forces that
influence industry competition, providing a framework for conducting industry
analysis and business strategy development. In the years that followed, an
increasing number of academic works on the conceptual definition and empirical
analysis of competitiveness were published. Among the competitiveness
approaches, there are comprehensive analyses that look at the main elements and
aspects of competitiveness in a general sense. In addition to comprehensive
approaches, academic works identifying different levels of competitiveness
predominate, with national and regional competitiveness being the most frequently
highlighted on a territorial basis, and industry and firm competitiveness being the
most frequently highlighted in relation to economic factors. There is no consensus
on the relationship between the different levels. |
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| ISSN: | 1222-569X 1582-5450 |