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  • 1990
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The Competitive Advantage of Nations

By: M. E. Porter
In the modern competitive marketplace, nations have their own competitive advantages. These are investigated and discussed in-depth. View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Economics
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Porter, M. E. The Competitive Advantage of Nations. New York: Free Press, 1990. (Republished with a new introduction, 1998.)
  • 18 Oct 2017
  • Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

(Photo source: iStock) Economic cluster theory has been used to describe the growth of many industries, including the automotive business around Detroit, high tech in Silicon Valley, and digital media in Seoul. These regions benefit by a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness
  • 2007
  • Report

Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands

By: Michael E. Porter
Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands benchmarks current U.S. competitiveness against twenty years of domestic and global economic data. The baseline year, 1986, was chosen because it marked the beginning of cyclical expansion in the domestic economy, a high... View Details
Keywords: Economics; United States
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Porter, Michael E. "Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands." Report Series, Council on Competitiveness, January 2007.
  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Time Dependency, Data Flow, and Competitive Advantage

By: Ehsan Valavi, Joel Hestness, Marco Iansiti, Newsha Ardalani, Feng Zhu and Karim R. Lakhani
Data is fundamental to machine learning-based products and services and is considered strategic due to its externalities for businesses, governments, non-profits, and more generally for society. It is renowned that the value of organizations (businesses, government... View Details
Keywords: Economics Of AI; Value Of Data; Perishability; Time Dependency; Flow Of Data; Data Strategy; Analytics and Data Science; Value; Strategy; Competitive Advantage
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Valavi, Ehsan, Joel Hestness, Marco Iansiti, Newsha Ardalani, Feng Zhu, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Time Dependency, Data Flow, and Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-099, March 2021.
  • 17 Mar 2004
  • Other Presentation

Cluster-Based Economic Development: What Have We Learned?

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), "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2003... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; United Kingdom
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Ketels, Christian H.M. "Cluster-Based Economic Development: What Have We Learned?" United Kingdom, Department of Trade and Industry, London, March 17, 2004.
  • 2017
  • Chapter

Upgrading Regional Competitiveness: What Role for Regional Governments?

By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The literature on the competitiveness of locations has traditionally focused on countries. Over the last decade, however, subnational regions have gained increasing attention both as a level of analysis and as a level for policy making. This chapter aims to explore... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; Regions; Economic Policy; Competition; Geographic Scope; Governance; Economy; Policy
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Ketels, Christian H.M. "Upgrading Regional Competitiveness: What Role for Regional Governments?" Chap. 22 in Handbook of Regions and Competitiveness: Contemporary Theories and Perspectives on Economic Development, edited by Robert Huggins and Piers Thompson, 501–517. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.
  • 16 Jun 2004
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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... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; Croatia
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Ketels, Christian H.M. "European Competitiveness in 2004." MBA Lecture, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Ekonomski fakultet, June 16, 2004.
  • August 2008
  • Article

From Clusters to Cluster-Based Economic Development

By: Christian H.M. Ketels and Olga Memedovic
Over the last decades, changes in the global economy and the emergence of Global Value Chains (GVCs) have raised the interest in understanding the specific conditions and cross-company interactions within and across locations. For companies, the need to choose the... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Economy; Value; Business Strategy; Competition; Performance Productivity; Cost; Natural Environment; Policy; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Framework; Industry Clusters
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Ketels, Christian H.M., and Olga Memedovic. "From Clusters to Cluster-Based Economic Development." Special Issue on Global Value Chains and Innovation Networks: Prospects for Industrial Upgrading in Developing Countries. Part 1. International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation, and Development 1, no. 3 (August 2008).
  • 4 Oct 2013
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Economic and Social Development: The New Learning

By: Michael E. Porter
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... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Panama
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Porter, Michael E. "Economic and Social Development: The New Learning." Americas Competitiveness Forum, Panama City, Panama, October 4, 2013.
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National Competitiveness - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Competitiveness & Economic Development CED Competitiveness & Economic Development Frameworks & Key Concepts Research & Applications... View Details
  • 2009
  • Working Paper

Does Competition Favor Delegation?

By: Christian Alejandro Ruzzier
This paper studies the consequences of product-market competition on firms' decisions to delegate more or fewer decision-making responsibilities to managers. By simultaneously addressing the choice of both competitive actions and organizational design, the paper makes... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Competition; Decision Making
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Ruzzier, Christian Alejandro. "Does Competition Favor Delegation?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-009, July 2009.
  • 22 Nov 2002
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Competitiveness and the Role of Regions

By: Michael E. Porter
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... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; United States
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Porter, Michael E. "Competitiveness and the Role of Regions." Center for Houston's Future, Houston, TX, November 22, 2002.
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Physician-Induced Demand for Medical Care

By: Jerry R. Green
This paper addresses the theoretical models designed to ascertain the existence of a variable level of physicians' activity in shifting the demand of their patients. Two basic approaches are followed: equilibrium models of the demand for health care, and disequilibrium... View Details
Keywords: Physicians; Economic Equilibrium; Monopolistic Competition; Economic Competition; Medical Care
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Green, Jerry R. "Physician-Induced Demand for Medical Care." Special Issue on National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on the Economics of Physician and Patient Behavior. Journal of Human Resources 13, Suppl. (1978).

    Fair Competition

    I began researching the topic of fair competition in graduate school, where I became fascinated with Louis Brandeis’s advocacy for so-called fair trade laws. These laws looked a lot like price-fixing to me, but Brandeis and others... View Details
    • 20 May 2009
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    American Competitiveness in a Global Economy

    By: Michael E. Porter
    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... View Details
    Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; United States
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    Porter, Michael E. "American Competitiveness in a Global Economy." Inner City 100 Luncheon, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, Boston, MA, May 20, 2009.
    • 17 Apr 2002
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    Portuguese Competitiveness

    By: Michael E. Porter
    Presentation on the new challenges for Portuguese competitiveness, Lisbon, Portugal. View Details
    Keywords: Economics; Portugal
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    Porter, Michael E. "Portuguese Competitiveness." Novos Desafios da Competitividade, Lisbon, Portugal, April 17, 2002.
    • October 2013
    • Supplement

    Remaking Singapore

    By: Michael E. Porter and Christian Ketels
    Keywords: Competitiveness; Economic Development; Strategy; Singapore
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    Porter, Michael E., and Christian Ketels. "Remaking Singapore." Harvard Business School PowerPoint Supplement 714-438, October 2013.
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    Drivers of Competitiveness - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    HBS ISC Competitiveness & Economic Development CED Competitiveness & Economic Development Frameworks & Key Concepts Research & Applications... View Details
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    Clusters and Competition

    By: Michael E. Porter
    Porter is conducting ongoing research on the theory of clusters, or geographic concentrations of interconnected companies and institutions in a particular field. This work includes further development of cluster theory and its implications for management and public... View Details
    • 1998
    • Book

    The Competitive Advantage of Nations

    By: M. E. Porter
    In the modern competitive marketplace, nations have their own competitive advantages. These are investigated and discussed in-depth. View Details
    Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Economics
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    Porter, M. E. The Competitive Advantage of Nations. 2nd ed. New York: Free Press, 1998. (1st ed. New York: Free Press, 1990.)
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