出版社：Publishing House of the University of Economics in Katowice
摘要：In the contemporary world competition has become a natural determinant of all social,economic,or political phenomena. Business entities that offer more than their competition are bound to win. Therefore,good preparation for a competitive struggle is a prerequisite for success. People,social groups,political parties,and nations compete. Entities that compete may include a single company,a group of companies (that are configured in a different way depending on objectives set by a particular group),sectors,and economies. What is more,regions,states,and continents compete as well1 . With reference to regions (that are subject to considerations in this paper) competitiveness manifests some position (the economic one in a majority of cases) of one region in relation with others. The position is established by comparing quality of actions undertaken to their results by means of categories of superiority and inferiority2 . Competitiveness of regions may also be understood as their ability to accommodate themselves to changing conditions of functioning and to succeeding in business competition. Moreover,competitiveness is a process as a result of which a region gains its competitive advantage3 . Hence,it is possible to assume that competitiveness means some ability to realise objectives on the market of regional competition effectively4 . Region’s objectives will generally be realised by winning battles against other regions.
