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- April 2018 (Revised September 2019)
- Case
Growing a Cluster: The Singapore Biomedical Sciences Initiative
By: Michael Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
- 2017
- Chapter
The Swedish Competitiveness Scorecard 2017
The Swedish Competitiveness Scorecard assesses Sweden's current competitiveness across a broad range of indicators, applying an impact logic from competitiveness fundamentals to productivity and prosperity outcomes. On these indicators Sweden is compared to a peer...
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- 2017
- Chapter
Upgrading Regional Competitiveness: What Role for Regional Governments?
The literature on the competitiveness of locations has traditionally focused on countries. Over the last decade, however, subnational regions have gained increasing attention both as a level of analysis and as a level for policy making. This chapter aims to explore...
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Keywords:
Competitiveness;
Regions;
Economic Policy;
Competition;
Geographic Scope;
Governance;
Economy;
Policy
- 2017
- Working Paper
Cluster Mapping as a Tool for Development
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...
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- 2017
- Working Paper
Structural Transformation: A Competitiveness-based View
Competitiveness research aims to enhance our understanding of the drivers of prosperity differences across locations and of policies that can sustainably raise a location’s prosperity level. The paper outlines key elements of the competitiveness framework and discusses...
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- January 2017
- Teaching Note
Orkestra – Basque Institute of Competitiveness
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian Ketels
- January 2017
- Teaching Note
The Basque Country: Strategy for Economic Development
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian Ketels
- January 2017
- Teaching Note
European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian Ketels
Teaching Note for HBS No. 714-405.
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- August 2016
- Teaching Note
Naranya: Created in Mexico
By: Laura Alfaro, Christian Ketels, Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason and Marcela Merino Dominguez
- 28 Apr 2016
- Other Presentation
Unlocking the Potential of Geothermal Energy: Strategic Implications for Iceland, Other Nations and the International Community
Professor Porter initiated the mapping of Iceland Geothermal Cluster Initiative in cooperation with the consulting company Gekon. He and his colleaque Dr. Christian Ketels introduced their findings in November 2010 at the first Iceland Geothermal Conference held in...
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Keywords:
Iceland;
Geothermal;
Renewable;
Competitiveness;
Competition;
Renewable Energy;
Energy Industry;
Iceland
- April 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Orkestra – Basque Institute of Competitiveness
By: Michael E. Porter, Christian Ketels and Jesus M. Valdaliso
- 2016
- Report
Review of Competitiveness Frameworks: An Analysis Conducted for the Irish National Competitiveness Council
The report reviews recent research on competitiveness as well as the use of competitiveness frameworks applied in leading international competitiveness rankings and in national competitiveness assessments. The report includes four main parts: The initial chapter...
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- February 2016 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Naranya: Created in Mexico
By: Laura Alfaro, Christian Ketels, Marcela Merino Dominguez and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason
- 17 Nov 2015 - 19 Nov 2015
- Other Presentation
Cluster Mapping and Cluster-Based Economic Development
This workshop brought together cluster policymakers, experts, and policy-oriented researchers from the United States and the European Union to exchange best practices on cluster mapping, cluster portals, and cluster-based economic development policies and programs....
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- 2015
- Report
Clusters and Regional Economies: Implications for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Region
The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Region, covering eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces located around the lakes and waterways that have given this region its name, is what economic developers call a 'macro region'. It is an area of intensive economic interaction...
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- 10 May 2015
- Conference Presentation
Building a Competitive Jerusalem
Jerusalem 2020 is a five-year growth plan for Jerusalem's economic development based on Professor Michael E. Porter's theory of competitive advantage. The plan was presented to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the goal of significant investment by the...
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- 2015
- Chapter
What Is Regional Strategy? Lessons from Business Strategy
Regional policy, especially in Europe, makes increasing reference to the notion of strategy, a conceptual tool developed in the area of business studies. This chapter reviews some key aspects of strategy as defined by the so-called "positioning school" and discusses...
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- 2015
- Working Paper
Competitiveness and Clusters: Implications for a New European Growth Strategy
This paper develops policy recommendations on the use of cluster-based economic policies and the adoption of a new concept of competitiveness in the context of the new growth path that WWWforEurope aims to outline.
A first section discusses and derives an... View Details
A first section discusses and derives an... View Details
- 2014
- Chapter
Ein Jahrzehnt Clusterpolitik und -forschung: Implikationen für eine moderne, clusterorientierte Wirtschaftsförderung
Reflecting on the experience of nearly two decades this chapter discusses the nature of cluster-based economic policies. It first looks at the types of programmes and initiatives that have emerged, and the evidence on their impact on economic outcomes. It then tracks...
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