Drivers of competitiveness / Diego Comin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Comin, Diego, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--Economic aspects.

Technological innovations.

Diffusion of innovations.

Organizational change.

Competition.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 549 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific, [2016]

Summary:

In this day and age, technology has become ever more prominent and omnipresent in our lives. As technological developments emerge and become more ubiquitous, it becomes vital to understand and analyze the impact of technology on society. Drivers of Competitiveness focuses on technology and seeks to analyze its causes and consequences on productivity and competitiveness and to examine the dynamic relationships between the different factors in various contexts. Building on state-of-the-art research, the book illustrates the global, institutional and technological factors that shape the performance of business and countries. Unlike most existing books in the field, Drivers of Competitiveness is a self-contained case book ideal for classroom use. The cases in the book are brand new. All of them are written in the context of the global financial crisis, providing a new perspective on the crisis that sheds light on its effect on competitiveness and on the diversity of responses by companies and countries. The cases and the analytical framework that emerges from the book constitute an essential kit for current and future managers, policy-makers and observers of global dynamics. Book jacket.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Globalization

Case synopses and assignment questions

Singapore's "mid-life crisis"

China "unbalanced"

Malaysia, people first?

Malaysia (B), the economic transformation program

Central Europe after the crash : between Europe and the euro

Institutions

South Africa (A), stuck in the middle

South Africa (B)

Egypt: turbulence and transition?

Peru: family groups and competitiveness

Spain, can the house resist the storm?

Innovation and technology diffusion

Inkaterra

ABB: "In China, for China"

Low carbon, indigenous innovations in China

COET: innovation in Africa

Malaysia: standing on a single leaf

Fraunhofer: innovation in Germany

Fraunhofer: five significant innovations

The great moderation, dead or alive?

The US current account deficit

Epilogue.

ISBN:

9789814704724

9814704725

9789814704731

9814704733

OCLC:

925426263