<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this paper is to enhance our understanding of evolution of the concept of competitiveness: how it developed and changed over time. The intention is to review three theoretical and practical reasons that explains why it remains such an important and elusive concept in the same time. First, competitive advantage in particular area or activity will always coexist with relative competitive disadvantage of an organization. Second, organizations can attain competitive advantage in many different ways, also by luck, and it is very difficult empirically to differentiate one from another. Third, many of the complications in studies of organizational competitiveness are results of growing multidimensionality, complexity and fuzziness of organization-environment relationships.</p></abstract>

The aim of this paper is to enhance our understanding of evolution of the concept of competitiveness: how it developed and changed over time. The intention is to review three theoretical and practical reasons that explains why it remains such an important and elusive concept in the same time. First, competitive advantage in particular area or activity will always coexist with relative competitive disadvantage of an organization. Second, organizations can attain competitive advantage in many different ways, also by luck, and it is very difficult empirically to differentiate one from another. Third, many of the complications in studies of organizational competitiveness are results of growing multidimensionality, complexity and fuzziness of organization-environment relationships.

Footnotes to organizational competitiveness

Economics and Business Review

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The aim of this paper is to enhance our understanding of evolution of the concept of competitiveness: how it developed and changed over time. The intention is...

Footnotes to organizational competitiveness

Published Online: Oct 23, 2019

Page range: 35 - 49

Received: May 28, 2019

Accepted: Aug 20, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2019.3.3

Keywords
competitiveness, competitive advantage, competitive disadvantage, strategic management, complexity

© 2019 Krzysztof Obloj, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Footnotes to organizational competitiveness

Published Online: Oct 23, 2019

Page range: 35 - 49

Received: May 28, 2019

Accepted: Aug 20, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2019.3.3

Keywordscompetitiveness, competitive advantage, competitive disadvantage, strategic management, complexity

© 2019 Krzysztof Obloj, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
competitiveness, competitive advantage, competitive disadvantage, strategic management, complexity