Competition as the general conditions of progress

The global changes concerned spheres of economy were unequivocally reflected in a condition of the enterprises of the industry. This changes bared the problems connected with competitiveness of production on international and home market. And as we know, competitiveness defines a trajectory of development of an enterprise. The article describes modern processes happening in the global economy. In the article the terms such as ‘wikinomics' and ‘crowdsourcing' are being revealed with an analyses of connection between the development of information technology and changing of the nature of the competitiveness. Apart from that, the article examines the examples of successful international practices in the process of implementation of new business models.