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Southwire and 12 For Life: Scaling Up?

Re: Jan W. Rivkin and Ryan Lee
Southwire, a leading maker of cable based in rural Georgia, has partnered with the local school system to staff a factory with at-risk high school students.
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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.

Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

In many cases, once manufacturing capabilities go away, so does much of the ability to innovate and compete. Manufacturing, it turns out, really matters in an innovation-driven economy.

The Competitive Advantage of Nations

In the modern competitive marketplace, nations have their own competitive advantages. These are investigated and discussed in-depth.