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August 2002
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The Determinants of National Innovative Capacity

By: Jeffrey L. Furman, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern

Motivated by differences in innovation intensity across advanced economies, this paper presents an empirical examination of the determinants of country-level production of international patents. We introduce a novel framework based on the concept of national innovative... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development

1999
Working Paper

The Determinants of National Innovative Capacity

By: Scott Stern, Michael E. Porter and Jeffrey L. Furman

1996
Other Unpublished Work

Tradeoffs, Activity Systems, and the Theory of Competitive Strategy

Keywords: Competitive Strategy

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Towards a Dynamic Theory of Strategy

Keywords: Theory; Strategy

May–June 1995
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The Competitive Advantage of the Inner City

Keywords: Competition; City

winter 1985
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Technology and Competitive Advantage

Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Technology

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Consumer Behavior, Retailer Power and Performance in Consumer Goods Industries

Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Performance; Goods and Commodities; Supply and Industry; Consumer Products Industry

08 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 8, 2008

Climate change will affect everything businesses do, as government efforts to mitigate carbon emissions cause their prices to rise steeply. This special edition of Forethought takes a hard-nosed look at the risks and opportunities of climate change. View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Aug 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?

state of failure? Michael Porter and Katherine Gehl find a rigged American political system that limits competition and works against the public interest. Green Businesses Are Incredibly Difficult to Make... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Green Technology

01 Jun 1997
News

Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

another. With China on the rise, Shanghai could turn out to be a formidable rival. HBS professor Michael E. Porter, an expert on competitive strategy, doffed his jacket to deliver an animated lecture on "The... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

2000
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Understanding the Drivers of National Innovative Capacity

By: Jeffrey L. Furman, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern

Motivated by R&D productivity differences across countries, we evaluate the determinants of country-level international patenting. Our framework is built on the concept of national innovative capacity. Our results suggest that (a) patenting is well-characterized... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development

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July 2010
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Clusters and Entrepreneurship

By: Mercedes Delgado, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern

This article examines the role of regional clusters in regional entrepreneurship. We focus on the distinct influences of convergence and agglomeration on growth in the number of start-up firms as well as in employment in these new firms in a given region-industry.... View Details

Keywords: Economics

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February 2003 (Revised March 2006)
Case

Asociacion Colombiana de Industrias Plasticas (Acoplasticos)

By: Michael E. Porter and Willis M. Emmons III

Acoplasticos was established in 1961 as a lobbying group for Colombia's major plastics manufacturing companies. In the early 1980s, the organization shifted its focus toward improving the productivity of the Colombian plastics and rubber cluster, which also included... View Details

Keywords: Cooperation; Information Technology; Alliances; Research and Development; Business and Government Relations; Performance Productivity; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Chemical Industry; Colombia