Harvard Business School - Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness

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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