The Chinese position as a global player in international comparison with the WTO members: Efficiency analysis and 4IR

During the last quarter-century, globalisation processes affected changes in the world economy in the form of intensifying competition in the international and internal markets. The result is the creation of a global marketplace that is mostly indifferent to national borders and governmental influences. This development has generated widespread interest in competitiveness. Competitiveness affects international relations, especially nowadays, given the changing position of the global leaders and the growth of new economic powers such as China. China has come a long way and has the opportunity to be a global leader in several required fields that will be the cornerstones of global growth in the next decades. Led by China, emerging economies are increasing their share in the worldwide economy and intensifying competition in nearly all sectors. It creates new threats and challenges for players in the global economy, and growing competitiveness must be efficient. The article evaluates the Chinese competitiveness in comparison with the World Trade Organization members by the Data Envelopment Analysis in the pre-in-post crisis period and considering the Fourth Industrial Revolution shifting humanity into a new phase.Web of Science6148

The link between the diversity of productive models and the variety of capitalisms

Prepared within the framework of the ESEMK project supported by the EU (FP6, Priority 7, CIT-CT-2004-506077 The European Socio-Economic Models of a Knowledge-based society), this paper discusses the linking between the variety of capitalism and the diversity of organisational forms for firms. This linking is illustrated through the case of the car industry. First part presents the works based on the hypothesis of an institutional isomorphism between the macro-level and the organisation. Second part tries to link analytical grids which integrate the diversity of institutional forms at the macro, meso and micro-levels.car industry, institution, institutional isomorphism, organisation of the firm, productive models, sector, variety of capitalism

Integrating the Fourth Industrial Revolution into Geotechnical Engineering: Transformations, Challenges, and Future Directions

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) heralds a paradigm shift in various sectors, including geotechnical engineering, by introducing advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and robotics. This manuscript delves into the transformative impact of 4IR technologies on geotechnical engineering, highlighting the synergy between traditional practices and cutting-edge innovations. Through a comprehensive review of literature, case studies, and critical analyses, this study explores the integration of 4IR technologies in geotechnical practices, the emergence of geotechnical entrepreneurship, and the pivotal role of interdisciplinary collaboration in driving innovation and sustainability. Additionally, the paper addresses the challenges of adopting 4IR technologies, such as data security, ethical considerations, and educational reform. It concludes with strategic recommendations for future research, development, and adopting 4IR technologies in geotechnical engineering. The scientific value of the current study is to provide stakeholders, policy makers and the academic community with information on the use of 4PR technologies for sustainable, efficient and innovative geotechnical solutions

FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (4IR) TECHNOLOGIES AS CATALYST FOR PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION AMONG LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA: A REVIEW

This study is a review of fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies as catalyst for partnership and collaboration among libraries in Nigeria. The study reviewed relevant literature on issues bothering on concept of partnership and collaboration, concept of fourth industrial revolution (4IR), technologies associated with 4IR, 4IR technologies that can be used for partnership and collaboration in libraries, cloud computing applications that are useful for partnership and collaboration in libraries, importance of 4IR technologies to partnership and collaboration in libraries and challenges of using cloud computing technologies for partnership and collaboration in libraries. The study reviewed relevant literature on the topic of discussion and the researcher used Google search engine to access scholarly articles from open access databases that are relevant to the study which formed the basis for the literature that was reviewed and from where conclusions were drawn

Rotating matter in general relativity -- stationary state I

Stationary rotating matter configurations in general relativity are considered. A formalism for general stationary space times is developed. Axisymmetric systems are discussed by the use of a nonholonomic and nonrigid frame in the three-space of the time-like Killing trajectories. Two symmetric and trace-free tensors are constructed. They characterize a class of matter states in which both the interior Schwarzschild and the Kerr solution are contained. Consistency relations for this class of perfect fluids are derived. Incompressible fluids characterized by these tensors are investigated, and one differentially rotating solution is found.Comment: 25 pages, REVTe