Special
issue call for papers – Competitiveness Review
Guest
Editor:
A. N. M.
Waheeduzzaman
The spectacular growth of emerging nations
during the last 25 years situates them to be the ideal target for
competitiveness inquiry. Globalization forces, commonly denoted by openness,
trade liberalization and political reforms facilitate their accelerated growth.
MNCs, in particular, have been instrumental in strengthening the economic
growth in the emerging nations through international trade, investment and
production. The special issue aims at investigating these issues. Possible
topics are as follows:
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Theoretical
and empirical models explaining how competitiveness of emerging nations differs
from other groups (e.g., developed or developing).
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Role of
political, social, and cultural factors affecting competitiveness.
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Relationship
with globalization, political and economic freedom, governance, inequality or
environment (e.g., global warming).
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Methodological
difficulties in measuring competitiveness. Evaluate Growth Competitiveness
Index (GCI) by the World Economic Forum or other measures.
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How
international trade, direct investment, and production decisions of MNCs affect
competitiveness.
Authors are requested to submit
manuscripts to the guest editor electronically (e-mail: [log in to unmask])
along with a hard copy mailed to the following address:
Dr. A. N. M. Waheeduzzaman,
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi,
Authors from emerging/developing nations
are encouraged to submit.
For manuscript guidelines go to http://www.emeraldinsight.com/cr.htm.
If you have any questions, please contact [log in to unmask].
Deadline for submission extended to: January 31, 2009.