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Clusters, Innovation, and Competitiveness

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

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Strategy: Creating Competitive Advantage for Growing Businesses
National Small Business Week
New York, NY
April 25, 2008

 

Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness
World Bank
Washington, DC
April 24, 2008
 

Competitiveness as an Engine for Economic Growth: Implications for Saudi Arabia
Global Competitiveness Forum
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
January 21, 2008

 

Competitiveness: Implications for Central and Europe and the Czech Republic
Prague
October 22, 2007

 

The Role of Construction, Housing, and Real Estate in Inner City Economic Development
Inner City Economic Forum
Philadelphia, PA
October 17, 2007

 

Colombia Competitiveness:  Moving to the Next Level
Bogotá, Colombia
September 14, 2007

 

Doing Good: Do You Have a Strategy?
Willow Creek Association
South Barrington, IL
August 10, 2007
presentation slides
video (62 min)

 

Creating a Competitive South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
July 3, 2007

 

Creating a Competitive Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda
June 27, 2007

 

Global Competitiveness: Implications for Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
June 26, 2007

 

Redefining Global Health Care
Joint Presentation with Dr. Jim Yong Kim
Boston, MA
June 2, 2007

 

Remarks to the Asia Competitiveness Forum
Singapore
May 24, 2007
(video 7min)

 

 

See the RHC website for presentations on the topic of health care
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archive of publications, speeches & presentations

resource list on national competitiveness
 

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
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 Prof. Porter's Competitiveness Course New CEO Workshop

U.S. Cluster Mapping Project

International Cluster Competitiveness Project

Global Competitiveness Report
(World Economic Forum)

European Cluster Observatory
(CSC, Stockholm)

Canadian Cluster Data
(ICAP, Toronto)

Course Description

Affiliated Universities Teaching the Course

Video Excerpts from the Course

Detailed prospectus for universities interested in teaching the course

Information for prospective students at Harvard: pdf, video

MOC Network Site
(for Harvard MOC students)

New CEO Workshop: Description

Seven Surprises for New CEOs:


October 2004
Harvard Business Review


Competitiveness in the Global Economy: Sweden’s Position
Stockholm, Sweden
April 27, 2007

 

Remarks to the Pakistan Competitiveness Conference
March 12, 2007
(video 2min 44s)

 

Maine Competitiveness: Moving to a New Economic Development Model
Augusta, ME
December 18, 2006

 

Raising Indonesia’s Competitiveness
Jakarta, Indonesia
November 28, 2006

 

Singapore Competitiveness:
A Nation in Transition
Singapore
November 28, 2006
slides
video (starting at 31:00)

 

Competitiveness and Economic Development: Where Does Texas Stand?
San Antonio, TX
November 14, 2006

 

The Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands
Washington, D.C.
November 13, 2006
see related video
order report

 

Clusters and Economic Development: Towards a New Model for Regions and Inner Cities
Brownfields 2006
Boston, MA
November 13, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Colleges and Universities and Regional Economic Development: A Strategic Perspective (video 58min 34s)
Forum for the Future of Higher Education, 2006 Aspen Symposium
September 18, 2006

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