Porter, M.E. (1990), The Competitive Advantage of Nations, Free Press, New York.

However, in order for it to take advantage of export markets, its industry needed to become more competitive.

Evolution does a really, really good job of deselecting traits that aren't advantageous to us and selecting traits for competitive advantage.

Evolution does a really, really good job of deselecting traits that aren't advantageous to us and selecting traits for competitive advantage.

Namibia has also started to successfully exploit the competitive advantage in grape production alongside the Orange River.

Given that luxury goods provide individuals with a competitive advantage, higher luxury goods sales could indicate a brighter economic future for a country.

The quality of such a working relationship might be a competitive advantage for a country in its own right in a globalizing and liberalizing world economy.

The quality of such a working relationship might be a competitive advantage for a country in its own right in a globalizing and liberalizing world economy.

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We especially emphasize areas of great relevance to Africa's development, because, in those areas, scientists working in Africa will have a competitive advantage.

Since TML cannot maintain its competitive advantage without having a competitive vendor base, a three pronged approach to beneficial development and upgrading of its suppliers was developed to ensure an efficient process flow within the value chain

In this context, a key policy challenge is to set priorities and focus on niches where they could have a comparative or competitive advantage.

However, developing countries can only convert their competitive advantage into increased market shares if markets function in a way that is not impeded by distortions.

451. The branches of industrial production in which women are most frequently employed centre on those in which they have greater competitive advantage than men.

Firms in these industries locate strategically, according to where they can secure a competitive advantage vis a vis other firms in specific regional or global markets.

With regard to implementation of the medium term programme framework for 2006 2009, UNIDO should assist developing countries in exploiting their competitive advantage by linking local production chains and strengthening the SME sector.

At first sight, it seems counterintuitive that companies would want to share data and potentially give away competitive advantages. But this presupposes that the possession of such data does indeed imply a competitive advantage, and that a closed operating model is financially sustainable.

Competitive markets would ensure the best allocation of resources according to comparative advantage, securing the export revenues to import capital and intermediate goods to ensure faster growth.

Finished goods are increasingly subject to multi country and multi industry interventions, with individual enterprises in different countries specializing in specific production stages, according to their competitive advantage.

Law 181 of 1995 on sports specifies strategies and promotional activities for competitive and non competitive sports and for recreational activities.

Article 48 The Company shall make detailed analysis on the general situation of the competition pattern in the industry as well as its position, its competitive advantage and disadvantage.

Some of these policies are driven by the desire to attain a competitive advantage, as is the case with China s support for green industries. But when voters are globally aware and environmentally conscious, good climate policy can also be good politics.

There is no evidence for Simon s assertion that a commitment to social or environmental values is undermining US companies competitiveness. In fact, recent evidence suggests the opposite social and environmental responsibility can be a source of long term competitive advantage.

The foremost important competitive advantage arising from OFDI in this survey is the increasing familiarity and experience in international business (exposure to foreign culture and business practices) that becomes a firm specific asset.

Equally important is to establish a competitive environment for ISPs.

Once teaching reduces, if not eliminates, the original competitive advantage associated with a piece of research, academics and their funders are forced to seek new sources of advantage by producing new knowledge. In the process, the larger public those not involved in the original production of new knowledge benefit through classroom instruction.

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National competitive examinations

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Hong Kong and Singapore have played their cards astutely. The combination of an Asian market with strong Chinese connections and a system of English law and property rights continues to provide a powerful competitive advantage.

Provide business opportunities (vendor rationalization by eliminating non competitive firms and fostering competitive ones)

Mutual advantage

Likewise, if the reform outline s promise of a decisive role for the market ends up raising wages for poor Chinese, domestic demand might increase, but China will lose its main competitive advantage in international markets. This kind of dilemma has contributed to the fall of other developing country dictatorships.

One must also recognize that low labor costs are an essential component of China s competitive advantage. Along with tighter margins, low cost financing, and cheaper materials, this allows Chinese firms to compete for projects with tenders for as little as half the price sought by their Western competitors.

The new knowledge produced by original research is an instance of social capital formation. It results from academics and funders collaborating on projects that aim to increase the competitive advantage of each in their respective domains.

The competitive advantage of TNCs from developed countries often stems from the possession of superior process or product technology that at the same time is a key ingredient to economic development (as acknowledged in the MDGs).

A host of factors, in addition to technology, affect the competitive advantage of enterprises. These include labour costs and skills, financing, trade barriers, exchange rate fluctuations, marketing know how, production flexibility, and collaborative arrangements among firms.

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Unless by Our benevolence, to reap advantage for a time.

Unless by Our benevolence, to reap advantage for a time.

Other criteria besides currency market intervention are used to ascertain whether a currency is deliberately undervalued or, in the words of the International Monetary Fund's Articles of Agreement, manipulated for unfair competitive advantage. One criterion is an inappropriately large trade or current account surplus.

China s rising trade surplus has led some observers to call for a revaluation of the renminbi to correct what they see as an unfair competitive advantage that China maintains in international markets. Others argue that the stable exchange rate fosters macroeconomic stability in China.

Establish or strengthen appropriate mechanisms at the regional and sub regional levels to promote exchange of information on anti competitive practices and on the application of national and regional laws and policies in this area, and to assist each other to their mutual advantage regarding control of anti competitive practices at the regional and sub regional levels.

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