This paper highlights a work under development on a regional competitiveness project. We report on a multi-lateral, multi-scale perspective for building cooperative relationships that enhance competitiveness Regionally. The approach mimics a System of Systems methodology whereby entity relationships are captured and defined along several dimensions involving multiple constituents and multiple d...

Based on the date from China’s high technology statistics, this paper compares the competitiveness of high technology enterprises of three different regions in China from the three angles for judging the competitiveness of enterprises, respectively, the indicator values of the competitiveness of sizes of enterprises, the indicator values of the competitiveness of management of enterprises, and ...

Tourism is characterized for being a sector that has been highlighted as one of the activities with greatest potential for expansion on a global scale. For its growth potential and for being a product that can only be consumed in loco, tourism accepts the prominence role of being a strategy for local development. In this context the search for competitiveness is one of the key concerns of compa...

Melvin Mark is Professor of Psychology at Penn State University, and a social psychologist and program evaluator. Irwin Feller is Director, Graduate School of Public Policy and Administration, and Professor of Economics at Penn State University. Amy Glasmeier is Associate Professor of Geography at Penn State University. This paper provides a selective overview of an evaluation plan for six indu...

The determinants of competitiveness between hub ports in the multipolar Northeast Asian system will decide which achieve regional gateway status. A survey instrument to assess 21 pertinent measurement items generated 203 responses from Shanghai, Hong Kong and Busan. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a valid and reliable competitiveness construct underpinning 19 measurement scales and a four-...