Competitiveness ; Economic efficiency ; Economic environment ; Economy ; HongKong ; Index ; Methodology ; Research technique
The A. reports an exploratory, inductive, approach to identifying the components of competitive advantage of a specimen economy (HongKong) by using data from 127 firms operating within it. Exploratory factor analysis is used to derive
a statistically and conceptually robust index of ten scales representing components of HongKong's competitive advantage.