- an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"
- Competitiveness is a comparative concept of the ability and performance of a firm, sub-sector or country to sell and supply goods and/or services in a given market. ...
- The state of being competitive
- The ability of an entity to operate efficiently and productively in relation to other similar entities. ...
- The degree of difficulty in gaining admission to a college or university. The highly competitive colleges are the most difficult; there can be as many as 10 candidates for every available place. ...
- Usually refers to characteristics that permit a firm to compete effectively with other firms due to low cost, superior technology, or aggressive marketing, perhaps internationally. Thus the condition of being competitive (definition #2). Applied to nations, the word has a mercantilist connotation.
- The ability of an enterprise or a country to compete successfully based on price, quality, uniqueness, good service, and/or other socially or environmentally valued standards with other firms or countries. ...
- The ability of a nation or firm to sell competitive goods or services in international trade. Several aspects of competitiveness are involved in shaping international trade patterns, and can be categorized as:
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- A nation’s ability to sustain and drive long-term productivity growth and maintain a rising standard of living for all its citizens. Competitiveness is the way communities, states, and regions will succeed in the 21st century global economy. ...