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Recent news and features
 

Michael Porter: Why America Needs an Economic Strategy
 Nov. 10, 2008
BusinessWeek

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On Competition
Updated and Expanded Edition
October 2008

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Redefining Health Care
May 2006
see related news

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Michael Porter to co-chair advisory council for Goldman Sachs small business initiative

 

Bloomberg: Porter on Goldman Small Business Initiative (video)

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El Comercio (Peru): Vamos a ver un repensar de lo que es la globalización

 

NYTimes: David Brooks - The Nation of Futurity

 

Xinhua: U.S. expert gives Obama credit for healthcare reform

 

Xinhua: Systemic problems need to be addressed in U.S. healthcare system: expert

 

The Economist Ideas: Synergy, The Value Chain

 

New York Times: Leadership Without a Secret Code

 

podcast: Boston Book Festival panel on 'The Obama Year' (mp3 file)

 

РБК / RBC Monthly (Russia):
 Большая распродажа /  Big Sale

 

Today's Zaman: 'I would make equity investments in the Turkish economy'

 

The Korea Herald: Profit-based growth wiser than increasing size of companies

 

press release: Baltic Region Report 2009 and related video

 

Antara News: US expert believes President Yudhoyono to make more progress

 

Jakarta Post: Yudhoyono set to take global role in US trip

 

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Redefining Health Care website for news on the topic of
 health care
The Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, led by Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, studies competition and its implications for company strategy; the competitiveness of nations, regions and cities; and solutions to social problems. Based at Harvard Business School, the Institute is dedicated to extending the research pioneered by Professor Porter and disseminating it to scholars and practitioners on a global basis.
Competition and Firm Strategy Competition and Economic Development Competition and Society

Competitive Strategy
Industry Structure
and Structural Change
Company and Industry
Financial Performance
Location, Internationalization,
and Global Strategy
Corporate Level Strategy
Strategy and the Internet
Strategy for Non-Profits
Competition in Health Care
 

The Porter Prize (Japan)
National Competitiveness
   NEW: Strategy for the U.S.
Clusters and Cluster Development
Competitiveness of States
and Regions
Strategy for Cross-National
Economic Areas
Innovation and Innovative Capacity
Economic Development in Inner Cities
Rural Economic Development
The Microeconomic Foundations
of Economic Development
 

Affiliated Institutes

Health CARE
Competition in Health Care
Global Health Delivery Project
Health Care Curriculum

Distressed Communities
Economic Development in Inner Cities

Rural Economic Development

Social Concerns
Environmental Quality
and Competitiveness
Antitrust and Competition Policy

Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility
Strategy for Philanthropic Organizations
Corporate Philanthropy
Capitalism and Social Progress
Competitiveness Data

U.S. Cluster Mapping Project
(free registration required)

NEW: Maps of Leading Clusters
in U.S. States, Economic Areas

International Cluster Competitiveness Project

Global Competitiveness Report
(World Economic Forum)

Canadian Cluster Data
(ICAP, Toronto)

European Cluster Observatory
(CSC, Stockholm)
New CEO Workshop Prof. Porter's Competitiveness Course New CEO Workshop

New CEO Workshop: Description

Seven Surprises for New CEOs:


October 2004
Harvard Business Review

Course Description

Affiliated Universities Teaching the Course and MOC Network Impact Assessment

Video Excerpts from the Course

Detailed prospectus for universities interested in teaching the course

Information for prospective students at Harvard

MOC Network Site
(for Harvard MOC students)

Health Care Delivery Curriculum

The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy

January 2008
Harvard Business Review

Financial Times:  May the forces be with you and your plans for 2008

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Clusters, Innovation, and Competitiveness

slides, video (57 min)
EU Conference on Innovation and Clusters - Stockholm
January 22, 2008

 

Conference website

 

Svenska Dagbladet: Politiker kan inte skapa kluster, hävdar klustrens egen ”pappa”

Manager (Slovenia): Intervju, Michael Porter: Inovirajte, ne glede na krizo

 

 

 

 


2008 Porter Prize Winners:
Oisix Inc.
 Tokaibane Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Mani, Inc.

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Davos 2008

Video: Corporate Global Citizenship in the 21st Century
Session chaired by Michael Porter

Bloomberg: Porter Sees Material Slowing of U.S. Economy, Audio Text

Süddeutsche Zeitung: Christian Ketels interview, Nach Indien oder China?

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 Visitors to the Institute
Ottón Solis of Costa Rica
with Michael Porter
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awards and Recognition

 

University of Toronto 2009 Honorary Degree for Michael Porter

 

McGill University 2009 Honorary Doctorate for Michael Porter, Interview

 

Nyenrode Business Universiteit 2009 Honorary Doctorate for Michael Porter

 

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Lifetime Achievement in Economic Development Award to Michael Porter
press release, US EDA website


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see other recent
 Awards and Recognition


 

 

 
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