Testing of APEC Countries’ Competitiveness Dynamics Through Fuzzy Clustering Analysis and Some Findings

Abstract

Competitiveness structures of countries have an important impact on production, export and growth of countries. Porter’s Diamond Model presents a comprehensive framework on the competitiveness dynamics of a country. The purpose of this study is to assert the similarities of competitiveness dynamics between APEC member countries. In this study, fuzzy clustering analysis was used. APEC countries except New Zealand, Mexico and Brunie clustered differently. It has been observed that USA, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore are in the same cluster in 2008, 2010 and 2012; Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan are in the same cluster in 2008, 2009 and 2012. Malaysia and Chile, Russia and Vietnam, Peru and Philippines are in the same cluster in all years. So it can be said that these countries resemble with regards to competitiveness dynamics

Keywords

• APEC, competitiveness, diamond model, fuzzy clustering analysis

APEC Ülkeleri’nin Rekabetçi Dinamiklerinin Bulanık Kümeleme Analiziyle Test Edilmesi ve Bazı Tespitler

Abstract

Ülkelerin sahip oldukları rekabetçili yapıları ülkelerin üretimleri, ihracatları ve dolayısıyla büyümeleri üzerinde önemli bir yere sahiptir. Porter’ın Elmas Modeli bir ülkenin rekabetçilik dinamiklerinin neler olduğu konusunda kapsamlı bir çerçeve ortaya koymaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı Asya Pasifik Ekonomik İşbirliği’ne üye ülkelerin rekabetçilik dinamikleri bakımından benzerliklerinin ortaya konulmasıdır. Uygulamada bulanık kümeleme analizi kullanılmıştır. Yeni Zelanda, Meksika ve Bruney dışında kalan APEC ülkelerinin farklı şekilde kümelendiği görülmektedir. Bu çerçevede ABD, Kanada, Avustralya, Hong Kong ve Singapur 2008, 2010, 2012 yıllarında; Japonya, G. Kore, Tayland, Tayvan 2008, 2009, 2012 yıllarında; Malezya ile Şili’nin ve Rusya ile Vietnam’ın Peru ile Filipinler’in ise tüm yıllarda aynı kümede yer aldığı dolayısıyla rekabetçi dinamikleri bakımından birbirine yakın olduğu söylenebilir

Keywords

• APEC, rekabetçilik, elmas modeli, bulanık kümeleme analizi

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