Competitiveness Review: Volume 15 Issue 2

Top management team discretion and impact drivers of a firm’s competitiveness

Evan H. Offstein, Gloria Harrell‐Cook, Ahmad Tootoonchi

The study of top management teams, which began with confidence, optimism, and promise, has been plagued by criticisms arising from mixed or weak findings and poor explanatory…

Exploiting SCM as source of competitive advantage: the importance of cooperative goals revisited

François Fulconis, Gilles Paché

The majority of studies on supply chain management (SCM) emphasize the importance of cooperative relationships for improving the integration of business processes into a supply…

Strategic behavior and national culture: the case of the banking industry in Jordan

Robert C. Moussetis, Ali Abu Rahma, George Nakos

This paper examined the relationships between national culture and strategic behavior in the banking industry in Jordan and U.S. The study first developed a strategic posture and…

An analysis of the computer industry in China and Taiwan using Michael Porter’s determinants of national competitive advantage

Larry Bridwell, Chun‐Jui Kuo

Both China and Taiwan have pursued aggressive investments in the computer industry over the last five years. Using Michael Porter’s Determinants of National Competitive Advantage…

Post WTO China: priorities for smaller firms in a turbulent market

Peter Geib

The goal of this paper is to evaluate the strategic priorities for small and medium‐size U.S. firms in post WTO China. Within this context the objectives are several fold…

Global competition and economic development: key governance issues

Brigitte Lévy

Today, multilateral institutions and governments of industrial countries seem to agree on the need to reorient macroeconomic and structural policies in order to achieve a more…

Competitiveness and productivity in the federal and public sector: the role of alternative dispute resolution

Douglas M. McCabe

The purpose of this paper is to delineate policy recommendations for federal sector management, labor, and neutrals in the area of alternative dispute resolution and conflict…

Income tax considerations for foreign nationals in the United States

James Casidy, Rothstein Kass

Whether you are investing in, or relocating to the United States, focusing on the tax considerations can save you a significant amount of money! The U.S. tax system is very broad…