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DIFFERENTIAL ADVANTAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
- Laws of the Market (Economy)
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- differential advantage 1, record 1, English, differential%20advantage
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- relative advantage 2, record 1, English, relative%20advantage
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Position held by a company or country that produces a particular product or service in which, despite consuming more resources than another company or country (in other words, without having an absolute advantage), it is nevertheless in its interests to produce the product or service in order to later interchange it for others, given that if a different good were produced, both companies or countries would need more resources for the same level of total production. 2, record 1, English, - differential%20advantage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Your institution's differential advantage is the composite of all the factors that make your institution unique. 1, record 1, English, - differential%20advantage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
relative advantage: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, English, - differential%20advantage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
- Lois du marché (Économie)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- avantage différentiel
1, record 1, French, avantage%20diff%C3%A9rentiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- avantage relatif 2, record 1, French, avantage%20relatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Position d'avantage d'une entreprise ou d'un pays dans la production d'un bien ou d'un service, sans qu'il s'agisse nécessairement d'un avantage absolu. Si ce pays décidait de produire un autre bien pour l'échanger dans le marché mondial, l'ensemble des pays utiliserait plus de ressources pour la même quantité de production totale. 2, record 1, French, - avantage%20diff%C3%A9rentiel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une entreprise porteuse d'un projet aura un avantage différentiel lorsque ses compétences propres lui permettront d'exploiter une opportunité plus facilement que ses concurrents. 1, record 1, French, - avantage%20diff%C3%A9rentiel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
avantage relatif : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, French, - avantage%20diff%C3%A9rentiel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
- Leyes del mercado (Economía)
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ventaja relativa
1, record 1, Spanish, ventaja%20relativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Posición de una empresa o país para la producción de un determinado bien o servicio por la que, a pesar de consumir más recursos que un tercero, es decir, no tener ventaja absoluta, le interesa producir ese bien para posteriormente intercambiarlo ya que, si produjera otro bien, el conjunto de ambos países o empresas necesitaría más recursos para la misma producción total. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ventaja%20relativa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ventaja relativa: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ventaja%20relativa
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