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Simone Leigh Sentinel (Mami Wata) 2020-21 | About
syncretic religious contexts have merged her persona with Christian saints or indigenous spiritual figures. However, her essence as a beguiling water spirit endures across geographies. Representations of Mami Wata often take the form of a...
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- 1996
- Article
Großbritanniens Zweifel an der Europäischen Wirtschafts - und Währungsunion (The UK and Its Hesitance towards European Economic and Monetary Union)
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Großbritanniens Zweifel an der Europäischen Wirtschafts - und Währungsunion (The UK and Its Hesitance towards European Economic and Monetary Union)." Orientierungen zur Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftspolitik 67 (1996).
- December 2023
- Case
Three Decades of Cluster Policy in Catalonia: What's Next?
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The case profiles the development of cluster-based economic development activities in Catalonia, one of Spain's most prosperous regions, over the last thirty years. It describes the evolution of these activities between 1990 and 2022 and puts these changes into the...
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Ketels, Christian H.M. "Three Decades of Cluster Policy in Catalonia: What's Next?" Harvard Business School Case 724-404, December 2023.
- 2017
- Working Paper
Cluster Mapping as a Tool for Development
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
This report builds on the foundational work on cluster mapping that Prof. Michael E. Porter has led at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC), Harvard Business School over the last two decades. He launched the U.S. Cluster Mapping Initiative in the late...
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Ketels, Christian H.M. "Cluster Mapping as a Tool for Development." Working Paper, June 2017.
- May 2003
- Other Presentation
Asia Competitiveness Institute Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
2003This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations(The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2002, (World...
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Ketels, Christian H.M. "Asia Competitiveness Institute Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Bangkok, Thailand, May 2003.
- 13 Oct 2004
- Other Presentation
Global Competitiveness Report 2004-05: Sweden’s Business Competitiveness
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porte'’s books and articles, in articular, "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2004-05 (World Economic Forum, 2004); "Clusters and the New Competitive Agenda for...
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Ketels, Christian H.M. "Global Competitiveness Report 2004-05: Sweden’s Business Competitiveness." Global Competitiveness Report Launch, Stockholm, October 13, 2004.
- 16 Jun 2004
- Other Presentation
European Competitiveness in 2004
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2003-2004, (Oxford...
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Ketels, Christian H.M. "European Competitiveness in 2004." MBA Lecture, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Ekonomski fakultet, June 16, 2004.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Asset Specificity and Vertical Integration: Williamson's Hypothesis Reconsidered
By: Christian Alejandro Ruzzier
A point repeatedly stressed by transaction cost economics is that the more specific the asset, the more likely is vertical integration to be optimal. In spite of the profusion of empirical papers supporting this prediction, recent surveys and casual observation suggest...
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Ruzzier, Christian Alejandro. "Asset Specificity and Vertical Integration: Williamson's Hypothesis Reconsidered." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-119, April 2009.
- 2009
- Report
Nordic Globalization Barometer 2009: Global Pressure—Nordic Solutions?
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Less than a year after the first Nordic Globalization Barometer has been launched, the state of the world economy has changed dramatically. A deep financial crisis is taking its toll on investors, borrowers, and the financial institutions that serve them. A deep...
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Keywords:
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Financial Crisis;
Financial Markets;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Competitive Strategy;
Scandinavia
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Nordic Globalization Barometer 2009: Global Pressure—Nordic Solutions?" Report Series, Nordic Council of Ministers, 2009.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Product-Market Competition and Managerial Autonomy
By: Christian Alejandro Ruzzier
It is often argued that competition forces managers to make better choices, thus favoring managerial autonomy in decision making. I formalize and challenge this idea. Suppose that managers care about keeping their position or avoiding interference, and that they can...
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Ruzzier, Christian Alejandro. "Product-Market Competition and Managerial Autonomy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-082, January 2009.
- 2008
- Chapter
Clusterentwicklung als Element lokaler und regionaler Wirtschaftsentwicklung - internationale Erfahrungen
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Clusterentwicklung als Element lokaler und regionaler Wirtschaftsentwicklung - internationale Erfahrungen." In Cluster in der kommunalen und regionalen Wirtschaftspolitik. 5th ed. Edited by Holger Floeting, 41–54. Edition Difu--Stadt, Forschung, Praxis. Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik, 2008, German ed.
- 2004
- Chapter
European Clusters
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Ketels, Christian H.M. "European Clusters." In Innovative City and Business Regions. Vol. 3, edited by Thomas Mentzel. Structural Change in Europe. Bollschweil, Germany: Hagbarth Publications, 2004.
- 2007
- Chapter
Microeconomic Determinants of Location Competitiveness for MNEs
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The concept of microeconomic competitiveness based on the frameworks developed by Michael Porter since 1990 are popular with policy makers interested in improving the attractiveness and economic performance of their countries and regions. This concept also has many...
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Keywords:
Microeconomics;
Geographic Location;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competition
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Microeconomic Determinants of Location Competitiveness for MNEs." In Foreign Direct Investments, Location and Competitiveness. Vol. 2, edited by John Dunning and Philippe Gugler. Progress in International Business Research. Oxford: Elsevier, 2007.
- July 2005
- Journal Article
How to Evaluate Clusters
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Ketels, Christian H.M. "How to Evaluate Clusters." Special Issue "Poles de Competitivite Revue parlementaire (July 2005).
- 2005
- Other Unpublished Work
Competitiveness Assessment of Stockholm and the Mälardalen-Region
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Keywords:
Sweden
- 2005
- Chapter
Finding the Right Match
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Finding the Right Match." In What's Next? Strategic Views on Foreign Direct Investment, edited by Samuel Passow and Magnus Runnbeck, 104–115. Geneva: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2005.
- winter 2001
- Article
Why the European Context Matters
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Keywords:
Europe
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Why the European Context Matters." European Business Forum, no. 8 (winter 2001).
- November 9, 2001
- Editorial
Help Us Think About The Hard Questions - On Prof Ulrich Beck's 'September 11th: Globalisation's Chernobyl'
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Help Us Think About The Hard Questions - On Prof Ulrich Beck's 'September 11th: Globalisation's Chernobyl'." Financial Times (November 9, 2001). (Letter to the Editor.)