The aim of the study was to analyze the model of tourist attraction and service mediated by role motivation on the decision to visit tourists at tourist villages in Malang district. This study ...employes quantitative approach, data collection methods through surveys by conducting interviews with tourism village managers and distributing questionnaires via Google form to respondents who visit tourist villages in Malang district. The sampling technique used random sampling with a total of 400 respondents. Data analysis techniques using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The test results of the research instruments show that the instruments are valid and reliable for measuring research variables, namely core resources and key attractors tourism services, role motivation and tourist visit decisions. The results of the model test show that the fit model means that the resources and attractiveness of the tourist village and the services of the tourist village have an effect on role motivation and the decision to visit tourists. Based on tourist perceptions, not only resources, natural attractions but also culture are very strong factors in tourist visit decisions. Tourism services that perform very well are shown by not only the availability of adequate number and quality of accommodation for tourists but also the quality of services from highly qualified tour staff. The motivation of tourists who encourage tourist visits to tourist villages is because they want to get out of their daily activities (escape) to feel relaxed and socialize, showing a very strong category.The decision to visit was made by searching for information through social media and references from colleagues. Evaluation of tourists through the level of repeated visits and willingness to share experiences with colleagues has a good category.
Considering its export-oriented performance and the close relationship with various branches, the Turkish leather industry is one of the most important sectors of Turkey. Turkey is also a well-known ...leather and leather products manufacturer in the global market. Thus, Turkish leather industry is faced with a constant competition pressure. Analysing the developments and the factors that are driving the industry, and contributing industry’s sustainable competitive advantage are important for both the industry and the country's economy. In this study, analysis of Turkish leather industry’s competitiveness was discussed by using Porter's Diamond Model. For this purpose, both primary and secondary research methods have been utilized. Interviews consisting of open-ended questions prepared in the light of data surveys were made with two researchers who are experts in leather industry and three large-scale leather apparel companies in Izmir and Istanbul. As a result of the analysis, the main elements of the competition structure of the industry were described under the titles of Input conditions, Demand conditions, Relevant and Supporting authorities, Strategy and competitive structure of company, State activity and chance by analysing the results of respondents; and various suggestions have been made in order to let Turkey have a more competitive position on the world leather industry platform.
The paper focuses on innovation in the Moravian-Silesian Region in the sector of small and medium enterprises. The article presents the results of research which has dealt with innovations in the ...sector of small and medium-sized enterprises, in particular with types of innovations which have been implemented in this sector. Furthermore, it evaluates the impacts of their implementation on selected areas and how the size of a company influences the effects of implemented innovations within the selected areas. The greatest influences from the point of view of the effect of implemented innovation have been discovered in criteria focused on the observation of the market and a less significant influence in a criterion focused on social sector.
The paper analyse the evolution of the competitive advantages of the main products exported by Romania in the 2000-2014 period and the connection between this evolution and the current structure of ...Romanian exports. In the first part we calculated the Revealed Comparative Advantage Index (RCA) of Balassa, index for main groups of products exported by Romania the period 1990 to 2014 and we analysed the competitive advantage evolution. In the second part we presented the evolution of the structure of Romanian exports in 2010-2014 and we noticed that the recorded changes in structure of Romanian exports is in close correlation with the changing competitiveness of products exported by Romania. In this sense one of the most significant examples is given by the evolution recorded in exports of machinery and transport equipment that not only was raised every year but the sector succeeded and currently holds a competitive advantage in the market of these products - a market where it is knows is stiff competition. Although garment exports have recorded during the analyzed period the largest decrease, the advantages of the Romanian garment industry - labor force highly qualified endowing companies with machinery efficient, product quality achieved, flexibility and quick response to orders but also geographical position the country - still cause this sector recording still comparative advantages though its values are declining during the whole period analyzed.
Competitiveness for sustainable Economies Şerban, Anca; Popescu, Nelu Eugen
SEA - Practical Application of Science,
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The current economic environment puts pressure on all national economies which struggle to improve their competitiveness and innovativeness in a sustainable way. This article aims to present the ...current state of the competitiveness by reviewing the main literature and worldwide researches, in order to provide a brief overview of the determinants that drive productivity and economic success at global and national level, taking into consideration the entrepreneurial activity for a country’s competitiveness and economic growth. The paper identifies the ways in which efficiency driven countries can improve their policies and get a better return on their investments, underlining a set of competitiveness enhancing policies (measures) that can be implemented by public and private institutions in order to strengthen the economic fundamentals of the economies.
Modern business conditions as an imperative to subjects operating in the sector of tourism set the necessity of timely response to the competitive challenges. In the case of tourism destinations, it ...is important to identify the factors that contribute in improving the competitive position on the tourism market. Main subject in this paper is focused on defining competitiveness of tourism destination - basic theoretical assumptions that will represent an base for the analyze of the factors of production - resources of Kragujevac with potential to be valorized on the tourism market. The paper specifically analyzes the group of volunteers "Kragujevac Greeters" and how the group functions, their work activities and the role of these group of people in improving the competitive position of Kragujevac as tourism destination on the market. In a conditions of operating on a highly competitive and turbulent tourism market, for tourism destinations which use their resources inefficient or do not have the human capital that will contribute to the valorization of these resources is hampered the possibility of success.
This paper presents aspects regarding the dynamics of prices of petroleum products: gasoline and diesel in Romania in the period 2003(2007)-2014. Both focus on relationship-price raw material and ...finished product by the impact of market prices. Given that the price of fuel is a key factor in economic development but also in the living of population, this paper has proposed to analyze some aspects of the dynamics of prices of petroleum products in correlation with commodity prices in a competitive market in 2003 -2014. In the analized period, price of oil barrel has a dynamics substantially influenced by the global political turbulences but also by lower oil demand due to consumption reduction, especially lately. Increases and decreases were abrupt and unpredictable in the early years of the first decade of the XXI century. Political crises in the Middle East, the economic crisis started in 2007 and especially the crisis in Ukraine and policies adopted by the EU and the US have led to extremely large fluctuations in oil prices from one period to another . This dynamic will only cover the price of petroleum products namely gazoline and diesel for vehicles.
The global crisis is still presented and the outlook for the world economy is also fragile. We register a historically low global growth for the second consecutive year. Advanced and large emerging ...economies are expected to slow in 2013, confirming the conviction that global economy has a weak recovery. As in previous years, growth remains unequally distributed. Emerging and developing countries are growing faster than advanced economies. Despite the compex economic picture, prospects for the Travel & Tourism industry are not entirely gloomy and direct us to a challenging time. According to the World Tourism Organization, international tourist arrivals grew by 4 percent between January and August 2012 compared with the same period in 2011, and total expenditure on tourism has also increased. Competitiveness has become a key-concept employed to approach and describe the sustainable development of the travel and tourism industry. Due to multiple positive effects it generates on the economy and to continuous growth in the last period of time, tourism attracts, each year, new other players. The purpose of this paper is to realise a study of tourism competitiveness among the top 15 most competitive countries from the economic perspective as The Global Competitiveness Report present them. With Pearson correlation coefficient (r), we aim to identify the correlation between tourism competitiveness indicator and the 3 major categories above mentioned, the consistency of these major categories and specific pillars of competitiveness. Analyzing the competitive 15 countries of the world leads us to the conclusion that they are not a homogenous group and there are some differences, strengths and weaknesses distinct from each other.
The European Union has been passing a complicated period over the last years. The EU economy lags behind its own development goals as well as, behind the results achieved by its economic partners and ...competitors – USA and Japan. Due to lower competitiveness in the international market environment, the persisting or even expanding problems on the domestic labor markets are evident. Many EU countries demonstrate relatively high unemployment which leads to weakening the income situation of households and strengthening the social tension in society. Particularly worrying is situation of young graduates and also people approaching retirement age and seniors. In context of such arguments, the strategy for perspective development of the EU – the strategic document Europe2020 – has been proposed. Its key objective is to strengthen the economic competitiveness of the European Union, its member countries and particularly the competitiveness of its firms. It is expected that the Europe 2020 objectives will create favorable environment for reducing the social tension across the EU countries and finally lead to the better life of majority of its citizens. All the EU2020 goals are difficult. To achieve them it is necessary to identify precisely the current positions of individual countries and their distances from these ambitious goals in order to select the optimal strategies to their fulfillment. Our paper aims to contribute to identification of the current competitiveness position of the EU and its member states in international market environment and to estimate the chances for achieving the EUROPE 2020 strategic goals.
This paper presents an analysis of the Timisoara International Airport's activity by analyzing data from 2008 to 2011 for the operations of the five major carriers. An analysis of the airport's ...current productivity was performed, drawing conclusions about which company has the lowest contribution to revenue / passenger, which carrier has the highest revenue / passenger and which carrier is closest to the average revenue. A rental efficiency and labor productivity analysis were also performed. In order to determine the relations between AIT's productivity and various carriers’ elements, a thorough statistical analysis was performed, drawing interesting and useful conclusions.
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