Aspects of a Multi-Level Study of Competitive Performance of Objects and Subjects of Economic Management

Abstract

This article discusses the questions of analysis and evaluation of competitive performance at different levels of the economic system. It substantiates the separation of a micro-level study of competitive performance of objects and subjects of economic management. It introduces a new product level. Great attention is given to formalization of the competitive performance indicator for objects and subjects at the product, micro-, meso- and macro-levels. It is shown that competitive performance of products and services is studied at the product level, competitive performance of companies and enterprises is studied at the micro-level, competitive performance of industry sectors, various company associations, etc. is studied at the meso-level and competitive performance of national economies, countries, regions, etc. is studied at the macro-level. The variety of forms of manifestation of competitive approach the problem of evaluating the competitive advantages and competitive performance as an economic performance of objects (the product level) and category predetermines the need in a complex competitive performance of subjects (micro-, meso- and consideration and classification of criteria and parameters macro-levels). determining the competitive performance of objects and In our opinion, the separation of the analysis and subjects of the economic system (2). the evaluation of competitive performance of an object The solution of a task of a complex definition of (a product) and a subject (a company) with the competitive performance, in turn, will permit to objectively corresponding separation into the product and evaluate and distinguish the limits of competitive micro-levels is predetermined by a significant difference performance of objects and subjects of economic in studying them. management. Therefore, competitive performance of products and In our opinion, it is desirable to introduce the services is studied at the product level, competitive following levels of competitive performance analysis performance of firms and companies is studied at the based on the hierarchy of object and subject micro-level, competitive performance of industry sectors, classification: the product level, the micro-level, the various associations of companies, etc. is studied at the