Towards a Taxonomy of International Competitiveness

• Authors: Żmuda Małgorzata
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

EN

international competitiveness; micro/mezzo/macro competitiveness; multi­layered model of competitiveness; conceptual framework

• Publisher: Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego
• Journal: Journal of Management and Business Administration. Central Europe
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 97-116

Dates

published

2017-09-15

Contributors

author

Żmuda Małgorzata

• Cologne Business School

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DOI

10.7206/jmba.ce.2450-7814.204