Cluster of Countries Analysis by Responsible Competitiveness, National Competitiveness and Corruption

Abstract

The Global Competitiveness Report, the State of Responsible Competitiveness and the Global Corruption Barometer elaborate annually a countries ranking that emphasize the progress or regress of each country. Using this reports the paper try to make a clusters analysis of world country by responsible competitiveness, national competitiveness and corruption. The main idea of this paper is to split the countries in three categories of clusters – innovators, asserters and beginners – in relation between responsible competitiveness and national competitiveness – and – stars, asserters and beginners – in relation between corruption and national competitiveness. Within the three clusters, countries may be able to improve their performance through real and suitable policies.