bachelorThesis
Elucidación del término competitividad nacional y análisis de su medición
Autor
Guasca Ricaurte, Mónica Lorena
Institución
Resumen
The current work presents a deep analysis of the concept National Competitiveness and the relevance of its measurement. The main objective is to clarify the essence of this term, so transcendental and used nowadays, as well as the prevailing logic of the most recognized indices that measure the competitive of nations worldwide.
Chapter 1 presents the firsts steps in the elucidation process (chosen methodology to deeply examine the term). It includes an historical overview and the position of remarkable minds in the field who have contributed to the concept s meaning construction. The second chapter contains a personal reasoning about the term s nature and what it means to be competitive as a country and, moving forward with the methodology of the previous chapter, the key and common ideas of the quoted authors are extracted to finally conclude with a definition proposal. The third chapter is a presentation of the measurement indices of the World Economic Forum (Global Competitiveness Report) and the international business school IMD (World Competitiveness Yearbook). The section culminates with a comparative analysis between them. The fourth chapter includes a critical analysis of the indices validity. At last, the reader will find the conclusions and final thoughts of the research.