Implications of change management in public administration

Economic Theories – International Economic Relations
IMPACT OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC FACTORS ON THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE
ROMANIAN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS*
Assoc. Prof. Laurentiu Dragomir Ph.D
University of Craiova
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Craiova, Romania
Lect. Anca Tanasie Ph.D
University of Craiova
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Craiova, Romania
Abstract: In the current circumstances a clear objective of the economic
policies all over the world is the improvement of the efficiency of
production and trade and in consequence of the competitiveness of the
products both internally and internationally. These aspects are essential in
the case of Romania because they provide the efficient participation of our
country in international commercial flows. This study shows that the
products and sectors of the Romanian industry were characterized, at
least in the period of 1990, through a relatively low competitiveness,
aspect which was pointed out by the evolution of the gross added value.
JEL classification: F40, L60
Key words: competitiveness, national factors, industrial products
The problem of international specialization represents a highly important
problem, especially under the current circumstances of the world economy. This may
lead to economic advantages materialized in the reduction of the disparities between the
levels of development of different states, but, at the same time to the gradual accession
to the productivity and prosperity standards specific for the industrial countries. The
accomplishment of this objective involves a continuous, regulative feedback in the field
of competitiveness, which should be maintained at a high level under the context of the
different positive and negative influences of some national and international factors.
Going on the idea of the Porter model, there are four basic factors included in
the category of the national economic factors:
a) local resources, where we have to take into account: ♦ human resources
(quality, classification and staff costs and management, standard labour time and work
ethics); physical resources (abundance, quality, accessibility and cost of land water,
mineral reserves, forest reserves, fish reserves, climate conditions, geographical
position, etc; ♦ scientific and technological resources; ♦ financial resources, in general;
♦ national infrastructure, the quality and the cost of using the infrastructure(transport,
telecommunications, bank transfers, social assistance, etc.). The competitive advantage
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Article financed by UEFISCSU through the program IDEI, Contract CNCSIS no.
826/19.01.2009.
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