In this paper a new approach to find indicators that can be used to measure companies' competitiveness and performance in an efficient and reliable way is presented. The aim is to assist managers of companies within a specific industrial sector by providing information about their relative position in the market so as to define better action plans that may improve the company's performance. The...

Survival and success in present turbulent times increasingly depends on competitiveness. Competitiveness comes through an integrated effort across different functions and deployment of advanced manufacturing technologies. Advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) plays a major role in quality and flexibility improvements in manufacturing organizations. The automated “factory of the future” is see...

The changing fortunes of a particular country many times depends on the people ́s ability to accept the world-wide appeals. If they are able to face the competition, especialy if they are able to take their chance presented in the modern world. The Global economy brings not only threats but also opportunities. If each country had a positive approach to the global appeals, it would perform an eco...

Our society is changing the way of making business; it is changing the competitiveness rules among the organizations and it is demanding a bigger involvement of the companies in the ethical aspects of businesses. Thus, the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility has become important as an approaching strategy between firms and society. For this reason, this paper attempts to analyze the effe...

The relationship between social responsibility and corporate strategy ensures the competitiveness of companies in the 21 century zero impact market. This strategy is based on the idea that the environment affects the organization of business. JEL classification numbers: R400

Around the world, policymakers are obsessed with the competitiveness of their domestic companies and domestically based multinational corporations (MNCs). Such concerns frequently influence policy, especially tax policy. In this paper, I develop a theory of how taxes affect the international competitiveness of businesses. I then use that theory to evaluate basic tax policy decisions, such as th...

the objective of this paper is to determine the efficiency of manufacturing companies in kenya over the period of 2009 to 2011 as well as suggesting appropriate policies to be employed by the manufacturing companies in kenya based on the findings of the study. three critical inputs variables (raw materials, staff expenses and plant and machinery) and two output variables (net sale and earnings ...

Reliable software demand has been increasing for the past two decades but still there exists a gap between the demands placed on the software industry and what the state-of art currently can deliver. There has been lot of work in mechanics of program construction but there has been little progress in improving the practice of software development. Competitive pressures are causing companies to ...