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Identifying Opportunities to Improve Competitiveness through Innovation Illustrated on the Example of Hungary
Due to the economic downturn there is an increased need for companies and
economies to outperform their competitors and gain sustainable competitive
adventage. However, competiveness is a complex concept. There are a number of
definitions and methodologies
available to define and measure competitiveness.
This study examines the data of a widely referred competitiveness report issued
by the World Economic Forum annually.
The analysis focuses on how innovation
contribute to the overall competitiveness,
what are the direct and indirect
influencing factors of in
novation and how the overall
competitiveness may be
improved through improving the innovation
related indicators. The process is
illustrated on the example of Hungary in the context of itsâ EU and regional
competitive position, with the purpose to
identify areas of opportunities to
improve national competiveness through innovation
The cafeteria system in Hungary : past, present and future
Cafeteria is a unique form of flexible benefits systems which emerged as a consequence of particular regulations of tax- and social security contributions in Hungary. The system was invented when tax reliefs were provided for certain benefit provisions to serve economic and social goals. From the beginning of next year significant changes are expected to take effect related to the taxation of benefits. This will require employers and benefit providers to adjust their strategy and update their policies. The coming change prompted the analysis of the evolution of the cafeteria system from 1996 until today, especially the drivers of the key changes and the facts how the key players (employers and providers) adapted to the changes. We also look into the expected direction next year and its impact on the benefit policies of employers, and also offer some alternatives to consider as a response to the challenges of the changing environment
A cafeteria-rendszer tovĂĄbbfejlesztĂ©sĂ©nek lehetĆsĂ©gei â mĂșlt, jelen Ă©s jövĆ (Evolution of Flexible Remuneration/Cafeteria Systems â Past, Present and Future)
A cikkben a szerzĆk elĆször ĂĄttekintik a cafeteria-rendszer legfontosabb jellemzĆit (cĂ©ljĂĄt, tipikus âstakeholdereitâ Ă©s HR-stratĂ©giai kĂ©rdĂ©seit). Ezt követĆen megvizsgĂĄljĂĄk, milyen ĂĄtalakulĂĄson ment ĂĄt a bĂ©ren kĂvĂŒli juttatĂĄsok rendszere 1996-tĂłl â az elsĆ ilyen rendszerek magyarorszĂĄgi megjelenĂ©sĂ©tĆl â napjainkig. Ăttekintik azt is, milyen mozgatĂłrugĂłk idĂ©ztĂ©k elĆ a fĆbb vĂĄltozĂĄsokat, Ă©s ezekhez a piaci szereplĆk hogyan alkalmazkodtak. SzintĂ©n vizsgĂĄljĂĄk a 2012-re vonatkozĂł legfĆbb vĂĄltozĂĄsokat, Ă©s ezek lehetsĂ©ges kihatĂĄsait a cĂ©gek juttatĂĄsi politikĂĄjĂĄra, valamint elmutatnak nĂ©hĂĄny alternatĂvĂĄt az Ășj feltĂ©telek közötti lehetĆsĂ©gekre Ă©s kihĂvĂĄsokra. Empirikus felmĂ©rĂ©seik tĂŒkrĂ©ben kitĂ©rnek arra is, hogy fĆleg a szervezeti mĂ©ret Ă©s kisebb rĂ©szben a tulajdonforma szignifikĂĄnsan befolyĂĄsolja a cafeteria-rendszerek alkalmazĂĄsĂĄt. _________ The authors review firstly the most important features of the
cafeteria system (goals, typical âstakeholdersâ and strategic HR issues). Then they examine the evolution of the system of flexible benefits since 1996, the first appearance of such systems in Hungary. Authors also analyze how the main drivers caused the changes, and how the key players of the cafeteria systems adapted to these movements. The reader also can find insights about the major changes for 2012 and about the potential impact of these changes on benefit policies of Hungarian firms. The contribution shows some alternative opportunities and challenges driven by different influencing factors. They also touch upon the light of empirical surveys,
that the cafeteria systems are significantly influenced to a
lesser extent by the form of ownership and to a bigger extent by the organizational size