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The Competitiveness of a Country: Evolution of the Concept

Business: Theory and Practice

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Title The Competitiveness of a Country: Evolution of the Concept
Šalies konkurencingumas: sampratos raida laiko perspektyvoje
 
Creator Staskevičiūtė, Giedrė
Tamošiūnienė, Rima
 
Subject national competitiveness; the concept of national competitiveness; aspects explaining national competitiveness
šalies konkurencingumas; šalies konkurencingumo samprata; šalies konkurencingumą apibūdinantys aspektai
 
Description The national competitiveness today is not just an object of large amounts of scientific works but also a popular concept among business leaders, economists and politics. However, wide usage of the concept is not always based on the clearly defined contents of the word. Different meanings of the national competitiveness concept cause a lot of misunderstandings and this is just deepening discussions and requirements to find one definition, clear for everyone. According to this necessity it is important to analyse evolution tendencies of the national competitiveness content because it is not a new phenomenon. The interest why some countries are more competitive than others arose already in XVI century.The article discusses the reasons of growing interest in national competitiveness, reviews historical evolution of the national competitiveness concept and identifies the most important aspects explaining national competitiveness today. 
Šalies konkurencingumas šiandien yra ne tik dažnas mokslininkų tyrimų objektas, bet ir populiari sąvoka tarp verslo atstovų, ekonomistų ir politikų. Tačiau šios sąvokos vartojimas dažnai nėra pagrįstas aiškiai įvardytu turiniu, kiekvienas ją interpretuoja skirtingai, o tai  kelia daug nesusipratimų ir tik gilina diskusijas bei poreikį priimti bendrą ir visiems suprantamą apibrėžimą. Atsižvelgiant į tai, svarbu pirmiausia atskleisti šalies konkurencingumo sąvokos raidą laiko perspektyvoje, nes nors jos naudojimas ir išpopuliarėjo per paskutinius 30 metų, tai nėra naujas reiškinys. Susidomėjimas, kas vienas šalis daro konkurencingesnėmis už kitas, kilo jau XVI a. Straipsnyje, prieš tai atskleidus staigaus susidomėjimo šalies konkurencingumu augimo priežastis, atliekama išsami istorinės jos raidos analizė bei identifikuojami svarbiausi aspektai, šalies konkurencingumą apibūdinantys šiandien. 
 
Publisher Verslas: Teorija ir Praktika / Business: Theory and Practice
Business: Theory and Practice / Verslas: Teorija ir Praktika
 
Date 2011-01-27
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.btp.vgtu.lt/index.php/btp/article/view/btp.2010.18
10.3846/btp.2010.18
 
Source Verslas: Teorija ir Praktika / Business: Theory and Practice; Vol 11, No 2 (2010); 159-167
Business: Theory and Practice / Verslas: Teorija ir Praktika; Vol 11, No 2 (2010); 159-167
 
Relation http://www.btp.vgtu.lt/index.php/btp/article/view/btp.2010.18/18
http://www.btp.vgtu.lt/index.php/btp/article/view/btp.2010.18/pdf
 
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