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Student Projects on Country/Cluster Competitiveness


The
competitive assessments listed on this page have been prepared by teams of graduate students mostly from Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and other universities as part of the requirements for the Microeconomics of Competitiveness course taught by Prof. Michael E. Porter.  Each study focuses on the competitiveness of a specific cluster in a country or region and includes specific action recommendations.

These studies represent a valuable resource for researchers, government officials, and other leaders.  Students have given permission to publish their work here; the copyright for each report is retained by the student authors.  References to the reports should include a full list of the authors "...and Michael E. Porter, Microeconomics of Competitiveness, Harvard Business School."

Sorted by Country
 


Armenia
Armenia IT Services Cluster (2006)

Australia
Australia Renewable Energy (2008)

Botswana
The Botswana Textiles Cluster (2007)

Brazil
The Poultry Cluster in Brazil (2006)

Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Apparel Cluster (2007)

Canada
Ontario Financial Services (2008)

China
The Chinese Apparel Cluster in Guangdong (2006)

Colombia
The Sugar Cane Cluster in Colombia (2007)
Colombia Shrimp Aquaculture (2008)

Denmark
The Danish Design Cluster (2007)

Dominican Republic
Tourism in the Dominican Republic (2007)

Germany
Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Munich (2007)

Honduras
The Apparel Cluster in Honduras (2007)

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Financial Services (2008)

India
Bangalore Biotechnology (2008)
Gujarat Diamonds (2008)
Bollywood – Maharashtra and India’s Film Cluster (2008)
Karnataka Offshore IT and Business Process Outsourcing Services Cluster (2006)

Iceland
Iceland Financial Services (2008)

Ireland
The Dublin International Financial Services Cluster (2006)

Israel
Israeli Biotechnology Cluster (2006)

Italy
The Italian Sports Car Cluster (2006)

Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Energy Cluster (2007)

Kenya
Kenya Coffee (2008)
Kenya's Cut-Flower Cluster (2007)

Korea
Korea Online Game Cluster (2006)


Macedonia
The Macedonian Wine Cluster (2006)

Madagascar
The Shrimp Cluster in Madagascar (2006)

Malaysia
Malaysia Financial Services (2008)

Mexico
Baja California Sur Tourism (2008)

Morocco
Morocco Tourism (2008)

Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan Coffee Cluster (2006)

Nigeria
Nollywood The Nigerian Film Industry (2008)
Nigeria Financial Services (2008)

Pakistan
Textiles Cluster in Pakistan (2007)

Philippines
Medical Tourism in the Philippines (2008)
The Philippines Contact Center Cluster (2007)

Portugal
The Automotive Cluster in Portugal (2007)

Russia
Moscow Transportation (2006)

South Africa
The South African Wine Cluster (2006)

Spain
The Spanish Wind Power Cluster (2007)

Taiwan
Taiwan: Semiconductor Cluster (2007)

Tanzania
Tanzania’s Tourism Cluster (2006)

Thailand
Thailand Automotive Cluster (2007)
Thailand Medical Tourism Cluster (2006)

Trinidad and Tobago
Tourism in Trinidad and Tobago (2006)

Tunisia
Tunisian Tourism Cluster (2008)

Turkey
Turkey & The Construction Services Cluster (2007)

United Arab Emirates
The Transport and Logistics Cluster in the United Arab Emirates (2007)
Dubai Financial Services Cluster (2006)

United Kingdom
UK Competitiveness and the International Financial Services Cluster in London  (2007)

United States
Washington D.C. Information Technology and Services Cluster (2008)
The Chicago Processed Food Cluster (2006)
The Los Angeles Motion Picture Industry Cluster (2006)

 
       
Sorted by Cluster
 


Agricultural Products
Colombia Shrimp Aquaculture (2008)
Kenya Coffee (2008)

The Sugar Cane Cluster in Colombia (2007)
Kenya's Cut-Flower Cluster (2007)
The Poultry Cluster in Brazil (2006)
The Macedonian Wine Cluster (2006)
The Nicaraguan Coffee Cluster (2006)
The South African Wine Cluster (2006)

Apparel
Bulgaria's Apparel Cluster  (2007)
The Apparel Cluster in Honduras (2007)
The Chinese Apparel Cluster in Guangdong (2006)

Automotive
The Automotive Cluster in Portugal (2007)

Thailand Automotive Cluster (2007)
The Italian Sports Car Cluster (2006)

Business Services
The Danish Design Cluster (2007)
The Philippines Contact Center Cluster (2007)
Armenia IT Services Cluster (2006)
Karnataka (India) Offshore IT and Business Process Outsourcing Services Cluster (2006)

Construction Services
Turkey & The Construction Services Cluster (2007)

Entertainment
Bollywood – Maharashtra and India’s Film Cluster (2008)
Nollywood The Nigerian Film Industry (2008)
Korea Online Game Cluster (2006)
The Los Angeles Motion Picture Industry Cluster (2006)

Financial Services
Malaysia Financial Services (2008)
Nigeria Financial Services (2008)
Ontario (Canada) Financial Services (2008)
Hong Kong Financial Services (2008)
Iceland Financial Services (2008)
UK Competitiveness and the International Financial Services Cluster in London (2007)
Dubai Financial Services Cluster (2006)
The Dublin International Financial Services Cluster (2006)


Fishing and Fishing Products
The Shrimp Cluster in Madagascar (2006)

Health Services
Thailand Medical Tourism Cluster (2006)

Hospitality and Tourism
Tunisian Tourism Cluster (2008)
Baja California Sur (Mexico) Tourism (2008)
Morocco Tourism (2008)
Tourism in the Dominican Republic (2007)
Tanzania’s Tourism Cluster (2006)
Tourism in Trinidad and Tobago (2006)

Information Technology
Washington D.C. Information Technology and Services Cluster (2008)
Taiwan: Semiconductor Cluster (2007)

Jewelry and Precious Metals
Gujarat (India) Diamonds (2008)

Life Sciences
Bangalore (India) Biotechnology (2008)
Medical Tourism in the Philippines (2008)
Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Munich (2007)
Israeli Biotechnology Cluster (2006)

Oil and Gas Products and Services
Kazakhstan Energy Cluster (2007)

Processed Food
The Chicago Processed Food Cluster (2006)

Power Generation and Transmission
The Spanish Wind Power Cluster (2007)
Australia Renewable Energy (2008)

Textiles
The Botswana Textiles Cluster (2007)
Textiles Cluster in Pakistan (2007)

Transportation and Logistics
The Transport and Logistics Cluster in the United Arab Emirates (2007)
Moscow Transportation (2006)

 
       
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