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Sep 2017
Report
Why Competition in the Politics Industry is Failing America
By:
Katherine M. Gehl
and
Michael E. Porter
The lens of industry competition helps diagnose why the U.S. political system is failing to deliver results for the average American. A Five Forces analysis explores the nature of competition in the politics industry, identifies the root causes of poor political outcomes for customers (citizens), and provides a strategic framework to determine reforms that are powerful and achievable.
Jun 2015
Report
America’s Unconventional Energy Opportunity: A Win-Win Plan for the Economy, the Environment, and a Lower-Carbon, Cleaner-Energy Future
By:
Michael E. Porter
, David S. Gee, and Gregory J. Pope
America's unconventional gas and oil resources are perhaps the single largest opportunity to improve the trajectory of the nation’s economy, at a time when the prospects for the average American are weaker than experienced in generations. The benefits can be achieved while substantially mitigating local environmental impacts and speeding up the transition to a cleaner-energy future that is both practical and affordable.
May 2014
Report
The Brink of Renewal: A Business Leader’s Guide to Progress in America’s Schools
This report focuses on the current state of U.S. PK-12 education. It highlights the converging trends that make this a special, promising moment in education reform.
Feb 2014
Report
A Call to Action: AOTM Summit Highlights
A printable version of the report on the February 2014 AOTM National Summit.
Feb 2014
Report
Catalogue of Ideas and Associations from the America on the Move Summit
Prepared as background for the America on the Move National Summit and used to identify experts, viewpoints, and data sources.
Feb 2014
Case
Finding the Money: An Overview of Infrastructure Finance Challenges and Opportunities
By:
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
and Daniel Fox
This overview describes how the United States funds and finances infrastructure investment to maintain its economic competitiveness.
Feb 2014
Report
Lasting Impact: A Business Leader’s Playbook for Supporting America’s Schools
This booklet provides a practical approach for business leaders seeking to understand the complex issues involved in transforming PK-12 education.
Feb 2014
Report
Partial Credit: How America’s School Superintendents See Business as a Partner
This report presents the findings of the first-ever national survey of school superintendents on U.S. competitiveness and the role of business in improving education outcomes in the U.S., including specific actions that business leaders can take to support transformative change.
Feb 2014
Case
Flying High, Landing Low: Strengths and Challenges for U.S. Air Transportation
By:
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
, Aditi Jain (MBA 2014), and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
The U.S. air transportation system flies high on some indicators, mostly involving capacity to take to the air, but lands low on others, mostly involving ground facilities and processes.
Jan 2014
Case
Rethinking Cities: Chicago on the Move
By:
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
It is impossible to discuss national competitiveness without considering cities and the regions they anchor.
Jan 2014
Case
Rail Transportation in the United States
By:
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
and Matthew Guilford (MBA 2013)
In the 20th century, automobiles and airlines pushed rail into the background as an often-troubled and neglected mode.
Sep 2013
Case
IBM and the Reinvention of High School (A): Proving the P-TECH Concept
By:
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
This case explores the motivation behind P-TECH (a growing skills gap), how it was developed along with the challenges, and the attention generated by the unique school design.
Sep 2013
Case
IBM and the Reinvention of High School (B): Replicating & Scaling P-TECH and Partners
By:
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
This case explores the challenges and complications of replicating P-TECH.
Jul 2013
Report
Testimony of Michael E. Porter before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business
By:
Michael E. Porter
The United States is facing a long-term competitiveness problem, not just a cyclical downturn.
May 2013
Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
Recent Research on Competitiveness and Clusters: What are the Implications for Regional Policy?
By: Christian Ketels
A new framing of competitiveness clarifies the role of regions.
Jan 2013
Case
The New Carolina Initiative
By:
Michael E. Porter
and Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo
This case explores the process of fostering competitiveness in South Carolina, one of the poorest states in the United States.
Nov 2012
The Economist
What Washington Must Do Now: An Eight-Point Plan to Restore American Competitiveness
By:
Michael E. Porter
and
Jan Rivkin
Policy steps for the president and Congress to follow in order to make American companies more competitive and their employees more prosperous.
Oct 2012
Fortune
What Business Should Do to Restore U.S. Competitiveness
By:
Michael E. Porter
and
Jan W. Rivkin
Business leaders should not simply accept the business environment as a given, set by government. They can—and should—enhance the commons in ways that boost their own long-run profits.
Mar 2012
Harvard Business Review
Special Report: Restoring U.S. Competitiveness
Some of the world’s most original thinkers explain the competitiveness challenge America faces and point the way forward.
Mar 2012
Harvard Business Review
Choosing the United States
By:
Michael E. Porter
and
Jan W. Rivkin
Over the last four decades companies have dispersed more and more of their activities across the globe. Data and analysis from Michael E. Porter and Jan W. Rivkin suggest that the U.S. is losing out on location decisions at an alarming rate, even for high value adding activities such as R&D that it should be able to attract.
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What Is U.S. Competitiveness?
The United States is competitive to the extent that firms operating in the U.S. can compete successfully in the global economy while supporting high and rising living standards for Americans.
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Core Readings
PK–12 Education
Transportation Infrastructure
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What Is U.S. Competitiveness?
The United States is competitive to the extent that firms operating in the U.S. can compete successfully in the global economy while supporting high and rising living standards for Americans.
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