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."


		Student projects by country
		*Armenia* • Armenia IT Services Cluster (2006) *Australia* • South Australia Wine Cluster (2010) • Australia Renewable Energy (2008) Belgium • Belgium Pharmaceuticals (2011) Botswana • The Botswana Textiles Cluster (2007) *Brazil* • Leather Footwear in Brazil (2012) • Brazil Aviation (2011) • Bio-ethanol Cluster in Brazil (2009) • Brazil Biotech Cluster: Minas Gerais (2009) • The Poultry Cluster in Brazil (2006) *Bulgaria* • Bulgaria's Apparel Cluster (2007) *Canada* • Alberta Energy Cluster (2010) • Ontario Financial Services (2008) China • Wind Turbine Cluster in Inner Mongolia (2009) • The Chinese Apparel Cluster in Guangdong (2006) Colombia • The Sugar Cane Cluster in Colombia (2007) • Colombia Shrimp Aquaculture (2008) *Croatia* • Ship & Boatbuilding in Croatia (2009) *Denmark* • The Danish Design Cluster (2007) *Dominican Republic* • The Dominican Republic Tourism Cluster (2012) • Tourism in the Dominican Republic (2007) *Egypt* • The Textile Cluster in Egypt (2012) • The Offshoring Cluster in Egypt (2009) *Germany* • Germany Wind Power Cluster (2010) • Germany’s Photovoltaic Cluster (2009) • Hamburg Aviation Cluster (2009) • Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Munich (2007) *Greece* • Greece Shipping Cluster (2010) *Guatemala* • The Fresh Produce Cluster in Guatemala (2009) Honduras • The Apparel Cluster in Honduras (2007) Hong Kong • Hong Kong Financial Services (2008) *Iceland* • Iceland Financial Services (2008) India • Tamil Nadu (India) Automotive Cluster (2012) • Tirupur (India) Knitwear (2011) • India (Maharashtra) Automotive Cluster (2010) • Maharashtra Biopharmaceutical Cluster (2009) • Bangalore Biotechnology (2008) • Gujarat Diamonds (2008) • Bollywood – Maharashtra and India’s Film Cluster (2008) • Karnataka Offshore IT and Business Process Outsourcing Services Cluster (2006) *Ireland* • Ireland ICT Cluster (2010) • The Dublin International Financial Services Cluster (2006) Israel • Israeli Biotechnology Cluster (2006) Italy • Italy Tourism (2011) • The Italian Sports Car Cluster (2006) *Japan* • The Japanese Gaming Cluster (2012) • Japan Flat Panel Displays (2011) • The Video Games Cluster in Japan (2009) *Jordan* • Jordan Tourism Cluster (2009) Kazakhstan • Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Cluster (2010) • Kazakhstan Energy Cluster (2007) Kenya • Kenya Business Process Offshoring (2011) • Kenya Tea (2009) • Kenya Coffee (2008) • Kenya's Cut-Flower Cluster (2007) Korea • Korea Shipbuilding Cluster (2010) • Korea Online Game Cluster (2006) *Kyrgyzstan* • Textile and Apparel Cluster in Kyrgyzstan (2012) Macedonia • The Macedonian Wine Cluster (2006) *Madagascar* • The Shrimp Cluster in Madagascar (2006)				Malaysia • Malaysia Palm Oil (2011) • Malaysia Financial Services (2008) Mexico • Mexico Chocolate Cluster (2010) • Electronics Cluster in Guadalajara Mexico (2009) • Baja California Sur Tourism (2008) Monaco • Monaco Tourism (2011) *Mongolia* • Mongolia Mining Services Cluster (2010) Morocco • Morocco Tourism (2008) Nepal • Nepal Tourism (2011) *Netherlands* • Netherlands Dairy (2011) *New Zealand* • New Zealand's Marine Cluster (2009) *Nicaragua* • The Nicaraguan Coffee Cluster (2006) *Nigeria* • Nollywood – The Nigerian Film Industry (2008) • Nigeria Financial Services (2008) *Norway* • Norway Oil and Gas Cluster (2012) Pakistan • Textiles Cluster in Pakistan (2007) *Peru* • Asparagus Cluster in Peru (2012) • Peru Tourism Cluster (2010) Philippines • Medical Tourism in the Philippines (2008) • The Philippines Contact Center Cluster (2007) Portugal • The Automotive Cluster in Portugal (2007) *Romania* • Romania Apparel Cluster (2010) Russia • The Moscow Financial Services Cluster (2012) • Moscow Transportation (2006) *South Africa* • South Africa Automotive Cluster (2012) • The South African Wine Cluster (2009) • Textiles & Apparel Cluster in South Africa (2009) • The South African Wine Cluster (2006) Spain • Andalucia (Spain) Tourism (2011) • Apparel Cluster in Galicia Spain (2009) • The Spanish Wind Power Cluster (2007) *Switzerland* • Switzerland Private Banking Cluster (2010) • Switzerland Watchmaking (2010) *Taiwan* • Taiwan: Semiconductor Cluster (2007) *Tanzania* • Tanzania Horticulture Cluster (2010) • Tanzania’s Tourism Cluster (2006) Thailand • Thailand Automotive (2011) • Thailand Automotive Cluster (2007) • Thailand Medical Tourism Cluster (2006) *Trinidad and Tobago* • Tourism in Trinidad and Tobago (2006) *Tunisia* • Tourism Cluster in Tunisia (2012) • Tunisian Tourism Cluster (2008) Turkey • Turkey Textiles and Apparel Cluster (2012) • Turkey Automotive (2011) • Turkey & The Construction Services Cluster (2007) *Uganda* • Uganda Fishing Cluster (2010) United Arab Emirates • Abu Dhabi (UAE) Petrochemical Cluster (2012) • Dubai (UAE) Tourism (2011) • The Transport and Logistics Cluster in the United Arab Emirates (2007) • Dubai Financial Services Cluster (2006) United Kingdom • IT Hardware Cluster in Cambridge, UK (2012) • UK Competitiveness and the International Financial Services Cluster in London (2007) United States • Massachusetts Robotics Cluster (2012) • Miami, Florida Marine Transportation Cluster (2012) • South Carolina Automotive Sector (2012) • Tennessee Music Cluster (2012) • California Solar Energy (2011) • Silicon Valley (California) Internet-Based Services (2011) • Minnesota Medical Devices (2011) • Massachusetts Higher Education and Knowledge Cluster (2010) • The North Carolina Furniture Cluster (2009) • Automotive Cluster in Michigan USA (2009) • Washington D.C. Information Technology and Services Cluster (2008) • The Chicago Processed Food Cluster (2006) • The Los Angeles Motion Picture Industry Cluster (2006)


		Student projects by cluster
		Aerospace Vehicles and Defense • Brazil Aviation (2011) • Hamburg Aviation Cluster (2009) Agricultural Products • Asparagus in Peru (2012) • Malaysia Palm Oil (2011) • South Australia Wine Cluster (2010) • Tanzania Horticulture Cluster (2010) • The South African Wine Cluster (2009) • The Fresh Produce Cluster in Guatemala (2009) • 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 South African Wine Cluster (2006) Apparel • Textile and Apparel Cluster in Kyrgyzstan (2012) • Textiles and Apparel Cluster in Turkey (2012) • Tirupur (India) Knitwear (2011) • Romania Apparel Cluster (2010) • Apparel Cluster in Galicia Spain (2009) • Textiles & Apparel Cluster in South Africa (2009) • Bulgaria's Apparel Cluster (2007) • The Apparel Cluster in Honduras (2007) • The Chinese Apparel Cluster in Guangdong (2006) *Automotive* • South African Automotive Cluster (2012) • South Carolina (USA) Automotive Cluster (2012) • Tamil Nadu (India) Automotive Cluster (2012) • Thailand Automotive (2011) • Turkey Automotive (2011) • India (Maharashtra) Automotive Cluster (2010) • Automotive Cluster in Michigan USA (2009) • The Automotive Cluster in Portugal (2007) • Thailand Automotive Cluster (2007) • The Italian Sports Car Cluster (2006) Biopharmaceuticals • Belgium Pharmaceuticals (2011) • Maharashtra Biopharmaceutical Cluster (2009) • Bangalore (India) Biotechnology (2008) • Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Munich (2007) • Israeli Biotechnology Cluster (2006) Business Services • Silicon Valley (California) Internet-Based Services (2011) • Kenya Business Process Offshoring (2011) • The Offshoring Cluster in Egypt (2009) • 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) *Education and Knowledge Creation* • Massachusetts Higher Education and Knowledge Cluster (2010) *Entertainment* • Tennessee Music Cluster (2012) • 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 • The Moscow (Russia) Financial Services Cluster (2012) • Switzerland Private Banking Cluster (2010) • 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 • Uganda Fishing Cluster (2010) • Colombia Shrimp Aquaculture (2008) • The Shrimp Cluster in Madagascar (2006) *Footwear* • Leather Footwear in Brazil (2012) *Furniture* • The North Carolina Furniture Cluster (2009)				Health Services • Medical Tourism in the Philippines (2008) • Thailand Medical Tourism Cluster (2006) Hospitality and Tourism • Tourism Cluster in Tunisia (2012) • The Dominican Republic Tourism Cluster (2012) • Italy Tourism (2011) • Monaco Tourism (2011) • Nepal Tourism (2011) • Andalucia (Spain) Tourism (2011) • Dubai (UAE) Tourism (2011) • Peru Tourism Cluster (2010) • Jordan Tourism Cluster (2009) • 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 • The Japanese Gaming Cluster (2012) • IT Hardware Cluster in Cambridge, UK (2012) • Massachusetts Robotics Cluster (2012) • Japan Flat Panel Displays (2011) • Ireland ICT Cluster (2010) • Electronics Cluster in Guadalajara Mexico (2009) • The Video Games Cluster in Japan (2009) • Washington D.C. Information Technology and Services Cluster (2008) • Taiwan: Semiconductor Cluster (2007) *Jewelry and Precious Metals* • Gujarat (India) Diamonds (2008) *Marine Equipment* • Korea Shipbuilding Cluster (2010) • New Zealand's Marine Cluster (2009) • Ship & Boatbuilding in Croatia (2009) *Medical Devices* • Minnesota Medical Devices (2011) *Metal Manufacturing* • Switzerland Watchmaking (2010) *Metal Mining* • Mongolia Mining Services Cluster (2010) *Oil and Gas Products and Services* • Abu Dhabi (UAE) Petrochemical Cluster (2012) • Norway Oil and Gas Cluster (2012) • Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Cluster (2010) • Kazakhstan Energy Cluster (2007) Processed Food • Netherlands Dairy (2011) • Mexico Chocolate Cluster (2010) • Kenya Tea (2009) • Kenya Coffee (2008) • The Chicago Processed Food Cluster (2006) • The Nicaraguan Coffee Cluster (2006) Power Generation and Transmission • California Solar Energy (2011) • Alberta Energy Cluster (2010) • Germany Wind Power Cluster (2010) • Germany’s Photovoltaic Cluster (2009) • Wind Turbine Cluster in Inner Mongolia (2009) • Bio-ethanol Cluster in Brazil (2009) • Australia Renewable Energy (2008) • The Spanish Wind Power Cluster (2007) *Textiles* • Textile and Apparel Cluster in Kyrgyzstan (2012) • Textiles and Apparel Cluster in Turkey (2012) • The Textile Cluster in Egypt (2012) • Textiles & Apparel Cluster in South Africa (2009) • The Botswana Textiles Cluster (2007) • Textiles Cluster in Pakistan (2007) Transportation and Logistics • The Miami Florida Marine Transportation Cluster (2012) • Greece Shipping Cluster (2010) • The Transport and Logistics Cluster in the United Arab Emirates (2007) • Moscow Transportation (2006)


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