Technological competitiveness of manufacturing of the Visegrad Group countries: main trends in 2011–2021
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The aim of the article is to present the results of the analysis regarding the level of technological competitiveness of manufacturing in the V4 countries on the background of the results achieved by the EU during the research period 2011-2021. Even though the issue of competitiveness is widely discussed in the literature, there is still a large research gap regarding new determinants resulting from the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution. This article is an attempt to at least partially fill this gap. The concept of technological competitiveness and its dimensions were defined, which was the starting point for assessing the international competitive position of manufacturing in the V4 economies. Development of manufacturing competitiveness index was conducted based on the principal components analysis method<br>Edward Molendowski – Ph.D., D.Sc., professor at the WSB University. He specialises in systemic transformation in Central and Eastern European countries, integration processes in Europe, and economic diplomacy. He is the author or co-author of several monographs. He has published over 160 scientific articles in domestic and foreign journals, and has presented many papers at national and international conferences. Selected publications: Kawecka-Wyrzykowska E., Ambroziak Ł, Molendowski E., Polan W. (2017), Intra-Industry Trade of the New Member States. Theory and Empirical Evidence, PWN Warsaw; Molendowski E., Polan W. (2007), Dyplomacja gospodarcza – rola i znaczenie w polityce zagranicznej państwa, Wolters Kluwer Poland<br>Kinga Nawracaj-Grygiel – Ph.D., assistant professor at the Department of International Economics at Krakow University of Economics. The author’s research interests are focused on the industrial policy and competitiveness of economies. Selected publications: Nawracaj-Grygiel K. (2022), Rozwiązania przemysłu 4.0 warunkiem dalszego rozwoju produkcji przemysłowej UE w świetle doświadczeń pandemii COVID-19, “Prace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego”, vol. 36, no. 2; Molendowski E., Nawracaj-Grygiel K., Ulbrych M. (2022), The competitiveness of manufacturing in Poland and the other V4 countries against the backdrop of digital transformation challenges, „Eastern European Journal of Transnational Relations”, vol. 6, no. 1.<br>Marta Ulbrych – Ph.D., assistant professor at the Department of International Economics at Krakow University of Economics. Author of publications on the processes of globalisation and regionalisation of the world economy. In her research, she mainly analyses the importance of manufacturing and industrial policy in the contemporary global economy. Selected publications: Ulbrych M. (2020), Regionalne zróżnicowanie potencjału przetwórstwa przemysłowego w Polsce w kontekście postulatu reindustrializacji, “Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny”, vol. 82, no. 2; Ulbrych M. (2020), Progress in Achieving Sustainable Industrial Development – the Case of the Czech Republic and Poland, “Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe”, vol. 23, no. 4.<br>Publikacja została dofinansowana z dotacji przyznanej Uniwersytetowi Ekonomicznemu w Krakowie – Projekt nr 075/EEG/2022/POT
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