Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

April 2018
Case and Teaching Material

Growing a Cluster: The Singapore Biomedical Sciences Initiative

by Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels

2017
Other Publication

Cluster Mapping as a Tool for Development

by Christian H.M. Ketels

                                 
                                          This report builds on the foundational work on cluster mapping that Prof. Michael E. Porter has led at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC), Harvard Business School over the last two decades. He launched the U.S. Cluster Mapping Initiative in the late...

16 Sep 2015
Presentation

Revitalizing Inner Cities: The Strategic Agenda

by Michael E. Porter

                                 
                                          Video of Keynote presentation at the Inner City Economic Summit, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, Detroit, MI

December 2014 (Revised May 2015)
Case and Teaching Material

Yara International: Africa Strategy

by Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo and Kerry Herman

                                 
                                          Leading fertilizer producer Yara International demonstrates the concept of creating shared value through the Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) initiative, which brought together multiple organizations to enhance agricultural development in rural...

29 Sep 2014
Presentation

Reshaping Regional Economic Development

by Michael E. Porter

                                 
                                          Professor Michael Porter delivered a keynote speech at Mapping the Midwest's Future, a conference held in Minneapolis and hosted by the University of Minnesota that officially launched the new U.S. Cluster Mapping tool. His presentation focused on U.S. competitiveness...

6 May 2014
Presentation

Clusters and Shared Value: Drivers of Competitiveness

by Michael E. Porter

                                 
                                          Delivered at the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, this presentation covers topics including: company strategy; clusters and competitiveness; and creating shared value.

11 Mar 2014
Presentation

The Looming Challenges of US Competitiveness: Implications for Philadelphia

by Michael E. Porter

                                 
                                          The third installment of the Fox School's Innovation Leadership Speaker Series featured Professor Michael E. Porter, William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School. Dr. Porter addressed the factors driving innovation and competitiveness in a given...

November 2002 (Revised September 2013)
Case and Teaching Material

Building a Cluster: Electronics and Information Technology in Costa Rica

by Michael E. Porter and Niels W. Ketelhohn

                                 
                                          Describes the actions of Costa Rica President Figueres and his cabinet in attracting an Intel assembly and testing plant to their country. The effort was part of a government strategy that sought to develop further the Costa Rican electronics and information technology...

2013
Working Paper

Clusters and the New Growth Path for Europe

by Christian Ketels and Sergiy Protsiv

                                 
                                          This paper outlines elements of a conceptual framework that clarifies the role that clusters play relative to government policies and actions of individual companies in supporting the emergence of "High Road" strategies that lead to better New Growth Path–related...