¿La competitividad que se promueve es sistémica?
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1996-12-31
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Vargas Alfaro, Leiner
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Economía y Sociedad
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Podemos empezar por definir que se entiende por competitividad, existen varias definiciones al respecto. Una definición que me parece adecuada es la que determina que la competitividad es, ¨el proceso mediante el cual la empresa genera valor agregado a través de aumentos en la productividad, y ese crecimiento en el valor agregado es sostenido, es decir se mantiene en el mediano y largo plazo¨. Esto sería lo más deseable que sucediera, y es lo que la CEPAL ha dado a conocer como competitividad auténtica, a diferencia de los conceptos tradicionales de competitividad espúrea, basada en ventajas de muy corto plazo; como puede ser salarios baratos, sobreexplotación de los recursos naturales, aprovechamiento de subsidios por parte del estado, etc...
We can start by defining what is meant by competitiveness, there are several definitions in this regard. A definition that seems adequate to me is the one that determines that competitiveness is, ¨the process by which the company generates added value through increases in productivity, and that growth in added value is sustained, that is, it is maintained in the medium and long term. This would be the most desirable thing to happen, and it is what ECLAC has made known as authentic competitiveness, unlike traditional concepts of spurious competitiveness, based on very short-term advantages; such as cheap wages, overexploitation of natural resources, use of subsidies by the state, etc ...
We can start by defining what is meant by competitiveness, there are several definitions in this regard. A definition that seems adequate to me is the one that determines that competitiveness is, ¨the process by which the company generates added value through increases in productivity, and that growth in added value is sustained, that is, it is maintained in the medium and long term. This would be the most desirable thing to happen, and it is what ECLAC has made known as authentic competitiveness, unlike traditional concepts of spurious competitiveness, based on very short-term advantages; such as cheap wages, overexploitation of natural resources, use of subsidies by the state, etc ...
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COSTA RICA, COMPETITIVIDAD, COMPETITIVENESS, ECONOMÍA, ECONOMIC, INDUSTRIA, INDUSTRY