Measuring our competitiveness: A critical examination of the IMD and WEF competitiveness indicators for South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorKaplan, David E
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-11T08:11:41Z
dc.date.available2018-01-11T08:11:41Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.updated2017-12-12T09:48:17Z
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the competitiveness indicators that are produced by the highly influential World Economic Forum (WEF) and the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), specifically in respect of South Africa. Neither provides a clear and persuasive guide as to South Africa's overall competitiveness ranking, nor how this has altered over time. The problem resides principally in the assessment of technological capacities and the contribution that technology makes to overall competitiveness. The IMD and the WEF approaches to technology diverge significantly, but both are inadequate. As a consequence, there is a substantial discrepancy between the two as regards South Africa's current overall competitiveness ranking. Neither individually, nor collectively, are these competitiveness indicators – as they are currently constituted – useful as a guide to policy.
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0376835032000065499
dc.identifier.apacitationKaplan, D. E. (2003). Measuring our competitiveness: A critical examination of the IMD and WEF competitiveness indicators for South Africa. <i>Development Southern Africa</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26796en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKaplan, David E "Measuring our competitiveness: A critical examination of the IMD and WEF competitiveness indicators for South Africa." <i>Development Southern Africa</i> (2003) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26796en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKaplan, D. E. (2003). Measuring our competitiveness-a critical examination of the IMD and WEF competitiveness indicators for South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 20(1), 75-88.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Kaplan, David E AB - This article examines the competitiveness indicators that are produced by the highly influential World Economic Forum (WEF) and the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), specifically in respect of South Africa. Neither provides a clear and persuasive guide as to South Africa's overall competitiveness ranking, nor how this has altered over time. The problem resides principally in the assessment of technological capacities and the contribution that technology makes to overall competitiveness. The IMD and the WEF approaches to technology diverge significantly, but both are inadequate. As a consequence, there is a substantial discrepancy between the two as regards South Africa's current overall competitiveness ranking. Neither individually, nor collectively, are these competitiveness indicators – as they are currently constituted – useful as a guide to policy. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Development Southern Africa LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 T1 - Measuring our competitiveness: A critical examination of the IMD and WEF competitiveness indicators for South Africa TI - Measuring our competitiveness: A critical examination of the IMD and WEF competitiveness indicators for South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26796 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKaplan DE. Measuring our competitiveness: A critical examination of the IMD and WEF competitiveness indicators for South Africa. Development Southern Africa. 2003; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26796.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceDevelopment Southern Africa
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dc.titleMeasuring our competitiveness: A critical examination of the IMD and WEF competitiveness indicators for South Africa
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