Competitiveness in a Multipolar Port System: Striving for Regional Gateway Status in Northeast Asia | Zendy

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Competitiveness in a Multipolar Port System: Striving for Regional Gateway Status in Northeast Asia

Author(s) -

Sihyun Kim,

Dal-Won Kang,

John Dinwoodie

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the asian journal of shipping and logistics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2352-4871

pISSN - 2092-5212

DOI - 10.1016/j.ajsl.2016.05.005

Subject(s) - port (circuit theory) , gateway (web page) , exploratory factor analysis , underpinning , business , default gateway , construct (python library) , operations management , telecommunications , service (business) , quality (philosophy) , marketing , computer science , engineering , computer network , civil engineering , world wide web , electrical engineering , philosophy , epistemology

The structure of competitiveness between hub ports in the multipolar Northeast Asian system will determine which ports achieve regional gateway status. A survey instrument to assess 21 measurement items generated 203 responses from Shanghai, Hong Kong and Busan. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a valid and reliable competitiveness construct underpinning 19 measurement scales and a four-factor model incorporating availability, operational efficiency, port costs and service quality. Differences in factor importance revealed that success as a regional gateway port depends on a port area developing strategically into a multi-functional business centre. The model offers a management tool to guide future port improvement

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