CGE25101 Globalization and Business Tutorial 12 Discussion Question: The Porter’s Diamond Michael Porter put forth a theory in 1990 to explain why some countries are leaders in the production of certain products. His work incorporates certain elements of previous international trade theories but also makes some important new discoveries. He identifies four elements present to varying degrees in every nation that form the basis of national competitiveness. Analyze the current situation of Japan
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“Critically discuss to what extent Porter’s Diamond is a useful concept in explaining home and host location strategies of international business? Illustrate your answer with references to at least two case companies” The main aim of International business is to build and sustain competitiveness for economic value creation in both domestic and overseas markets (Besanko et al. 2007). Internalisation business theory however has a variety of models that can identify the environmental analysis of specific
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1. Reading for this Lecture Porter M. (1990)‚ The Competitive Advantage of Nations‚ Chapters 3&4 2. Why Location Matters The ways that firms create and sustain competitive advantage in global industries provides the necessary foundation for understanding the role of the home nation in the process. There are five premises we must understand relating to national advantage: 1) The nature of competition and the sources of competitive advantage differ widely among industries and industry segments
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Module name : international business management module Teacher : Ian Norman student Name : Mokbul Hossain Student Id : 000762547 Question: As a management consultant advising a country of your choice‚ explain how u can use Porter ’s Diamond model to evaluate and improve the nation ’s competitive position. Introduction Business world is getting complicated day by day .Companies want to do business like participating in the competition for profit or market share. We are now
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Summary What are the secrets of India’s success in information technology? By using Porter’s Diamond Model‚ this article tries to answer that question. Based on the analysis‚ it seems the only determinant in the Porter’s Diamond that creates India’s success is Factor Condition (i.e. the Indian intellectual capital and “Indian connection” in Silicon Valley). The supporting determinant outside the diamond is the outsourcing trend in current global competition‚ which can be considered as the Chance
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consequently exploiting locational advantages‚ the importance of a favorable national home base‚ and the strategic implications for both western and Chinese companies aiming at positioning themselves in the market for e-mobility. Keywords: Porter’s diamond; BYD; e-mobility; National competitive advantage; China; Automobile industry 1. Introduction China is now the biggest automotive market in the world. Within only 10 years‚ all relevant car producers have established joint venture companies with
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Diamond Model The approach looks at clusters of industries‚ where the competitiveness of one company is related to the performance of other companies and other factors tied together in the value-added chain‚ in customer-client relation‚ or in local or regional contexts Key Factors in a diamond model for analyzing competitiveness * Factor conditions are human resources‚ physical resources‚ knowledge resources‚ capital resources and infrastructure. Specialized resources are often specific for
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BRICS Countries Introduction BRICS represents the first important non-Western global initiative in the post-Cold War world. It brings together five major emerging powers located in different parts of the world — Brazil‚ Russia‚ India‚ China‚ and South Africa‚ with the first letter in their names making up the acronym BRICS. In fact‚ the BRICS grouping can be called the R-5‚ after the names of its members’ currencies — the real‚ ruble‚ rupee‚ renminbi‚ and rand. * History The foreign
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BRICS- Present Scenario In demographic terms‚ BRICS holds the world’s two most populated countries and another two with considerable populations. China alone holds a fifth of the world’s population‚ and is closely followed by India (17.5%) and‚ by a larger gap Brazil (2.9%) and Russia (2.2%). Despite their large territories – Russia’s 17 million sq.km‚ India’s 3.2 million sq.km‚ China’s 9.3 million sq.km and Brazil’s 8.5 million sq.km–‚ the BRICS differ from each other in terms of natural
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FBMP 1|Page IMPACT OF BRICS ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY BRAZIL‚ RUSSIA‚ INDIA‚ CHINA‚ SOUTH AFRICA 2|Page Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary Page 1 2. Introduction Page 2 3. Analysis Page 3 3.1 What is BRICS? Page 3-5 3.2 BRICS countries economic performance Page 6-9 3.3 International Monetary Fund (IMF) Page 10 3.4 World Bank Page 10-11 3.5 How has S.A gained from its association with BRICS? Page 11-13 4. Conclusions
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