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* • 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* • 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* • Tourism in the Dominican Republic (2007) *Egypt* • The Offshoring Cluster in Egypt (2009) *Germany* • Germany’s Photovoltaic Cluster (2009) • Hamburg Aviation Cluster (2009) • Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Munich (2007) *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 • 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* • The Dublin International Financial Services Cluster (2006) Israel • Israeli Biotechnology Cluster (2006) Italy • The Italian Sports Car Cluster (2006) *Japan* • The Video Games Cluster in Japan (2009) *Jordan* • Jordan Tourism Cluster (2009) Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Energy Cluster (2007) Kenya • Kenya Tea (2009) • 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 • Electronics Cluster in Guadalajara Mexico (2009) • Baja California Sur Tourism (2008) Morocco • Morocco Tourism (2008) *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) 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 (2009) • Textiles & Apparel Cluster in South Africa (2009) • The South African Wine Cluster (2006) Spain • Apparel Cluster in Galicia Spain (2009) • 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 • 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)


		Sorted by Cluster
		Agricultural Products • The South African Wine Cluster (2009) • Kenya Tea (2009) • The Fresh Produce Cluster in Guatemala (2009) • 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 • 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* • Automotive Cluster in Michigan USA (2009) • The Automotive Cluster in Portugal (2007) • Thailand Automotive Cluster (2007) • The Italian Sports Car Cluster (2006) Business Services • 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) *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) *Furniture* • The North Carolina Furniture Cluster (2009) Health Services • Thailand Medical Tourism Cluster (2006) Hospitality and Tourism • 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 • 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) Life Sciences • Maharashtra Biopharmaceutical Cluster (2009) • 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 • 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* • Textiles & Apparel Cluster in South Africa (2009) • The Botswana Textiles Cluster (2007) • Textiles Cluster in Pakistan (2007) Transportation and Logistics • New Zealand's Marine Cluster (2009) • Hamburg Aviation Cluster (2009) • Ship & Boatbuilding in Croatia (2009) • The Transport and Logistics Cluster in the United Arab Emirates (2007) • Moscow Transportation (2006)


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