Recently added articles from Competition Forum:
Impact on China's Economic Policy of Statistics Revision of National Economy
Jan 01, 2006; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper examines China's economic statistics revision in 2004, subsequent economic profile of the nation, and analyzes the impact of the statistics revision on the national economic policy, including macro economic policy, economic structural adjustment, interest ...
Globalization Challenges in the Middle East: Religious Fundamentalism
Jan 01, 2006; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper examines the impact of terrorism on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Middle East. While our survey of literature found weak support for the argument that terrorism reduces FDI, we argue that FDI can play an important role in reducing terrorism. We offer ...
Challenges Facing Muslim Women - Adapting To a Globalized World
Jan 01, 2006; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMERY Numerous messages of cross-cultural cooperation are shaping the global image of Muslim women worldwide - reaching communities with roots in hundreds of nations. Whether it is from the bedouins to the boardrooms, furthering knowledge of the world requires nations to know ...
Competitive Intelligence in Business Decisions - An Overview
Jan 01, 2006; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The key to competitive intelligence is the process of turning raw data into valuable information, turning that valuable information into strategy, and turning strategy into actionable items, thereby improving business performance and operations by maintaining an ...
Establishing a Regional Comparative Advantage: Business Location Decisions in Semi-rural Areas
Jan 01, 2006; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The desirability of having firms locate in a specific area is a pervasive consideration in economic development. Results here indicate that location of industrial (i.e., non-retail and non-construction) businesses in semi-rural areas comes from two streams that can be ...