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In the globalized world economy the crucial issue is locational competition - where internationally competitive firms invest and locate their high value-added production. The policy challenge is to enhance firms' capabilities to create firm-specific competitive advantages linked to certain...
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The Ministry of Finance commissioned a report from Etlatieto Ltd on maritime operating conditions, competitiveness and … the adaptability of this sector. The competitiveness of cargo ship has significantly improved when mixed-nationality crews …
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technology have increased the importance of service inputs as determinants of competitiveness for the forest industry. At the … the most important services for it's competitiveness are engineering services, maintenance services, computer and related … internationalisation of these services. The determinants of the over all competitiveness are technological, organisational and market …
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The turnover of the companies in North Savo in 2011 was nearly 10 billion euros, of which industry accounted for just under a third. The industrial structure of the region is not strong, but on the other hand it is not alarmingly thin either, because it does have certain successful niches. North...
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We assess Finland’s competitiveness in the light of various, mainly short-term indicators. It turns out that the weak …-term competitiveness are quite good and maintaining and developing them should remain a key element of economic policy also in the future. …
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The study deals with the theory and measurement of competitiveness. The basic theory of firm implies that under … impact of competitiveness on the market share of a firm. The competitiveness and the market share of a firm is the lower the … competitiveness in export markets. This is an important issue for Finland, which is geographically far away from the main markets of …
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The euro area economic crisis is largely a result of the competitiveness disparity between Germany and the rest of the … euro area. The wage moderation in Germany has considerably improved its competitiveness in relation to the rest of the euro … industry has grown much less in Germany than in the rest of the euro area. Restoring competitiveness necessitates a clear wage …
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The industrial internet has been described as a new industrial revolution, a significant re-shaper of markets and a global impetus for growth. Finland is looking for new growth opportunities and competitive edge in the industrial internet. The Prime Minister’s Office has identified it as one...
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than looking at unweighted averages, it is more relevant, in terms of competitiveness, to study how much of the workforce …
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-countries since 2009 can largely be explained by the collapse of Nokia’s production and the deterioration of cost competitiveness. The … of cost competitiveness. Of the rise of employment by some 100 000 jobs since 2015 about half can be explained by a … number of policy measures to increase labour supply and the so-called competitiveness pact. Based on a realistic assumption …
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