Competitiveness Review: Volume 27 Issue 2

Enhancing dynamism in clusters: A model for evaluating cluster organizations’ bridge-building activities across cluster gaps

Sergey Morgulis-Yakushev, Örjan Sölvell

This paper empirically aims to examine the relationship between collaboration initiatives of cluster organizations (COs) and improved innovation and financial performance among…

Strategic agility explanations for managing franchising expansion during economic cycles

Ilan Alon, Melih Madanoglu, Amir Shoham

This paper aims to demonstrate how franchising firms can manage system expansion by weathering the economic effects of a location (i.e. country-level economic cycles) by shifting…

Comparative analyses of competitive advantage using Porter diamond model (the case of MSMEs in Himachal Pradesh)

Manjeet Kharub, Rajiv Sharma

The purpose of this paper is to measure and analyze the competitive advantage of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) based upon the Porter’s diamond framework. The major…

Assessing the sources of competitiveness of the US states

Murat Akpinar, Özge Can, Melike Mermercioglu

This study aims to test the emerald model on the regional basis for the identification of the most important sources of competitiveness in the states of the US.

Managing continuous innovation through performance measurement

Minna Saunila

The purpose of this paper is to define measures that small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can use for evaluating continuous innovation and to analyze types of SMEs…