Publications

The fundamental goal of economic policy is to enhance competitiveness, which is reflected in the productivity with which a nation or region utilizes its people, capital, and natural endowments to produce valuable goods and services. High and rising productivity,... View Details

Keywords: Economics

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 View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

01 Feb 2017
News

New Regional Offices Broaden HBS’s Intellectual Reach

markets. The newest regional offices, which opened this past year in Dubai, Singapore, and Tel Aviv, provide a means for understanding the unique economic and cultural factors shaping business in those... View Details

2014
Chapter

Ein Jahrzehnt Clusterpolitik und -forschung: Implikationen für eine moderne, clusterorientierte Wirtschaftsförderung

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

Reflecting on the experience of nearly two decades this chapter discusses the nature of cluster-based economic policies. It first looks at the types of programmes and initiatives that have emerged, and the evidence on their impact on economic outcomes. It then tracks... View Details

Keywords: Clusters; Cluster Initiative Program; Economic Policy; Regional Policy; Policy; Economics

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10 Oct 2003
Other Presentation

Regional Competitiveness in the Pioneer Valley

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development

01 Oct 2021
News

Marking 10-Year Connection with Japanese Earthquake Region

organizations, and local towns), garnering unforgettable lessons in crisis leadership, entrepreneurship, and economic revival. Some of their projects are documented in HBS cases written by Takeuchi in collaboration with students—such as... View Details

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South Asia - Global Activities 2020

Economic Zone to learn how business and trade laws within special economic zones can increase investment, trade, and jobs in their host countries. Hong Kong The lack of traffic on the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao... View Details

26 Jan 2010
Other Presentation

Regions and Competitiveness: Implications for Saudi Arabia

Competitiveness presentation delivered at the Global Competitiveness Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. View Details

Keywords: Economics; Saudi Arabia

1 Jul 2004
Other Presentation

National and Regional Competitiveness: The Agenda for Libya

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 2002, (World... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Libya

2012
Book

The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited

By: Josh Lerner and Scott Stern

While the importance of innovation to economic development is widely understood, the conditions conducive to it remain the focus of much attention. This volume offers new theoretical and empirical contributions to fundamental questions relating to the economics of... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Opportunities; Nonprofit Organizations; Resource Allocation; Economic Growth; Research and Development

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South Asia - Global Activities 2021

HBS Club of India debuted the Alumni on Air Webinar Series in which alumni from South Asia shared their perspectives on the pandemic, business frameworks, and leadership styles. This series offers alumni in the region the opportunity to... View Details

Article

Recent Research on Competitiveness and Clusters: What Are the Implications for Regional Policy?

By: Christian Ketels

This paper reviews implications of recent research on competitiveness and clusters for regions and regional policy. A new framing of competitiveness clarifies the role of regions. Its empirical findings align well with the literature on drivers of regional performance,... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Industry Clusters; Policy

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16 May 2000
Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

outwardly the situation smells of economic anarchy. Where are the market forces, when thousands of talented programmers—and even many commercial firms—spend inordinate amounts of time writing and sharing computer source code: an View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

January 1995 (Revised January 1995)
Case

USAA: Business Process Review for the Great Lakes Region (Abridged)

By: James L. Heskett

Presents the results of a service process analysis of USAA's claims processing activity in its Great Lakes Region. Explores not only issues of redesigning the process but also the organizational implications of various alternatives. View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Mortgages; Management Practices and Processes; Business Processes; Organizational Design; Mathematical Methods; Real Estate Industry; North America

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2022
Article

Pills in a World of Activism and ESG

By: Guhan Subramanian and Caley Petrucci

Easterbrook and Fischel’s The Economic Structure of Corporate Law advances their now famous passivity thesis, which posits that managers should remain passive in the face of an unsolicited tender offer for the company’s shares. Consistent with the broader... View Details

Keywords: Investment Activism; Governance Controls; Business and Shareholder Relations