National Competitiveness Council

2. Does Porter fail to explain how the factor and demand conditions that mould a nation’s corporate strategies, business structures, and industrial clusters are established? What other theories and evidence might assist such an explanation? Porter explains what factor and demand conditions are, but he fails to explain how they are established. He defines then, and explains them in detail, but lack the most important aspect, which is how they are established. A theory like this is not of much

developed an extended version of Porter’s Diamond model, it is evident that their work has not fully disproved his framework and simply highlighted the incompleteness of his work as there remains many benefits as to how his Diamond model justifies national

. Porter and National Competitive Advantage i. Introduction. Suggest answer to the question and outline how to validate your suggested answer by clarifying the analytical structure ii. Key Questions. Simply: this is not just a question about Porter. If you are thinking of outlining Porter and little else, please think again. Very briefly state what the concepts of national competitiveness and the diamond entail, which is naturally connected to the work of Porter. But the question is asking you

cluster together. On the other hand, the criticisms of Porter’s theory vary widely from doubts on his theory’s originality (Dunning, 1993; Grant, 1991; Rugman and D’Cruz, 1993) to the over-reliance on global export shares as the measure of global competitiveness (Cartwright, 1993; Grant, 1991; Rugman and D’Cruz, 1993). Porter’s methodology was also denounced by several academics, which will be discussed below (Dunning, 1993; Rugman and D’Cruz, 1993; Rugman and

Research Method and Design Tim Hortons is a Canadian multinational fast food restaurant chain and it is famous for coffee and doughnuts. As of June 30, 2016, Tim Hortons had more than 4,464 system wide restaurants located in Canada, the United States and the Middle East. I chose this company because I love their grilled Panini and fruit smoothies are cheap in terms of price than other brands like Starbucks or Second Cup. In addition, I want to know how Tim Hortons decided to adopt foreign worker

citizens had large disposable income, which could be spent on expensive computer hardware and monthly Internet fees. This rich supply of capital, entrepreneurial orientation, and world-class educational computer technology facilities explain the national competitiveness of the computer and software industry in the United States. Due to the potential of growth of this Industry within the nation many businesses and consumers promptly adopted the Internet. An increase in income meant that the demand for online

be a competitive company or organizations, the company or organizations can implement Kaizen model. Al Smadi (2009) believe that, “...Kaizen model can substantially contribute to continuous improvement and, thus, drive organizations for high competitiveness without a need for major investment”. Which means, a company or organizations can make changes in their work culture without investing to much money. Thus, profitable for company future well-being.

In today’s society, fraternities and sororities have been known to have major impressions on students who attend college. In some cases, Greek organizations and their standings at universities aid in determining ones choice for higher education. For example, some schools are known for sports, others are known for their Black Greek Letter Organizations. When it comes to fraternities and sororities in general, the topic could seem somewhat controversial due to mixed emotions and beliefs. While attending

A major part of every college campus is the Greek system. Although, many times it goes unnoticed there is major segregation among the fraternities and sororities in the south. Why is such an important issue often overlooked? We need to be more aware of segregation because in many cases it causes conflict. What if an African American wanted to join a traditionally white fraternity or sorority or vise versa? The chances of him/her getting in are pretty slim. In fact, it would be most likely that they

“Something bad is about to happen,” I stated as I looked over to my cousin’s best friend. Apparently, I had spoken too soon. Pow! Pow! Shots were fired. Crowds of people were frantically running in every direction. What had just happened was not expected and had definitely never taken place before. Troy University’s Homecoming Weekend in the past years had never encountered violence on this level. There was maybe a fight here and there, but never gunshots. I had never been so scared in my life. Troy