Publications

18 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 18

capture strategies for modular systems. Download the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2121600 Agglomerative Forces and Cluster Shapes Authors:Kerr, William R., and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract We model spatial View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

23 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

leading players in these clusters are multi-location firms that organize and integrate knowledge across sites worldwide. Strong internal links across locations allow these firms to leverage knowledge for competitive advantage without... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

April 2000
Background Note

Market Failures

By: Bharat N. Anand, Tarun Khanna and Jan W. Rivkin

Examines the role of transaction costs in impeding the functioning of markets and shows how the concept of transaction costs sheds light on a broad range of issues in strategy. View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Cost; Market Transactions; Industry Clusters; Failure; Internet

03 Oct 2012
What Do You Think?

Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?

skills, and engineering capabilities" resulting from the clustering of universities, suppliers, and manufacturers in industries such as biotechnology, electronic components, and semiconductors in which rapidly-developing innovations... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

04 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks

"To put it in social terms, you probably know a lot of people who know one another. For many of us, most of our time is spent within small clusters of people—at the office, in our neighborhoods. But you also have connections to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

14 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 14

are the emerging clusters of multinational production the rule or the exception? What drives the offshore agglomeration of multinational firms in comparison to the agglomeration of domestic firms? Using a unique worldwide plant-level... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 6

and Maggie Chen Abstract—The explosion of multinational activities in recent decades is rapidly transforming the global landscape of industrial production. But are the emerging clusters of multinational production the rule or the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Dec 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets

Although this interview dates back to 1999, Porter's points about the importance for companies to establish "home bases" in the countries they operate, and take advantage of local knowledge clusters, are still valid today. Key concepts include: By taking advantage of... View Details

June 2010 (Revised August 2013)
Case

Remaking Singapore

By: Michael E. Porter, Boon Siong Neo and Christian H.M. Ketels

Looking through the lenses of both macro and micro economic policy, this case examines how Singapore has achieved such stellar success throughout its history, from independence through 2008. The case discusses the different policy choices the Singaporean government has... View Details

Keywords: History; Development Economics; Industry Clusters; Competitive Advantage; Policy; Economic Growth; Microeconomics; Government and Politics; Macroeconomics; Singapore

January 8, 2010
Other Article

Multinational Firms, Agglomeration, and Global Networks

By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen

Agglomeration effects are important but difficult to measure. This column uses a new database with precise geographical information to investigate the locational interdependence of multinational firms. Knowledge spillovers and capital- and labour-market externalities... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Business Subsidiaries; Industry Clusters; Multinational Firms and Management; Network Effects

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15 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 15

explores the role of economic and cluster performance. Detailed historical economic and social data allow for an evaluation of policy results. The case finishes highlighting the main economic challenges the city was facing in 2012.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 13

811-106 Location choice is a critical decision for entrepreneurs. This note explores how entrepreneurs should think about different city options through a systematic framework that encompasses professional and personal issues. We use the intellectual frameworks of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 1

structure shapes performance in problem-solving tasks. Problem solving, we argue, involves both search for information and search for solutions. Our results show that the effect of network clustering is opposite for these two important... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

September 2009 (Revised August 2013)
Case

Colombia: Organizing for Competitiveness

By: Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo and Michael E. Porter

The case is designed to explore the process of building competitiveness, particularly in an unstable environment, with a focus on organizing for competitiveness. View Details

Keywords: Microeconomics; Industry Clusters; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Colombia

23 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 23

Casals, 129-150. Papers d'Economia Industrial. Barcelona: Generalitat de Catalunya, 2010 Abstract The chapter provides an overview of the recent literature discussing the pros and cons of cluster policy. Read the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Nov 2011
What Do You Think?

The Ultimate Question in Management

several forms. But many proposed questions were clustered around inquiries about willingness to recommend, trust, and authenticity. Among suggested questions that managers might ask of themselves were: "What positive, relevant impact... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?

to a Good Habit How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time What non-cash benefits does your work provide you? Share your thoughts below. View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

31 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018

of Manufacturing Clusters By: Buciuni, Giulio, and Gary P. Pisano Abstract—Over the past two decades, the greater prevalence of global supply chains has had contrasting effects on Western manufacturing clusters. While some of them... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

2010
Report

Vietnam Competitiveness Report 2010

By: Christian H.M. Ketels, Nguyen Dinh Cung, Nguyen Thi Tue Anh and Do Hong Hanh

The 2010 Vietnam Competitiveness Report contains a broad assessment of Vietnam's current competitiveness, an analysis of the key challenges and opportunities ahead, and a proposal for an economic strategy to enable Vietnam to reach a higher level of sustainable growth.... View Details

Keywords: Economic Growth; Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Labor; Industry Clusters; Performance Capacity; Performance Productivity; Competitive Strategy