Competitive Advantage of Nations by Michael Porter

The concept of a "diamond" porter will persuasively explain the achievement of the major domestic business system of his argument, or the weaknesses thereof, theoretically and empirically. Among the "National Competitive Advantage" published in 1990, Michael Porter - a large part of his career is devoted to research companies and how they develop their competitive advantage. We focus on factors that contribute to national competitiveness.

In the book "National Competitive Advantage" published in 1990, economist Michael Porter introduced the concept of enterprise clustering. In the beginning of the 21st century, the geographer at Uppsala University in Sweden applied the concept of Porter to Swedish domestic music industry and identified a similar talented network (songwriter, producer) and supporting industry (music publisher) Did. Most of it is concentrated in Stockholm, Sweden. One of these institutions is Export Music Sweden, a non-profit organization that promotes and supports the funding of overseas artists in Sweden, including establishing the appearance of South by Southwest and collaborating with the National Arts Council.

In 1990's book "Country's Competitive Advantage", Michael Porter thought that there was a reason for a country to be more competitive than others. The framework he uses for this is called "Porter's Diamond" (see picture). Porter uses it to explain determinants of domestic competitive advantage. Porter believes that by innovating and improving the company's strategy behavior to gain the world's most competitive competitive advantage. The competitiveness of the country depends on the innovative power and the improvement power of the industry. Ultimately, the infrastructure of each country is a dynamic and challenging one with a view to the future, so it has succeeded in certain industries.

In his book "The Competitive Advantage of the Country" Michael Porter asked: "Why are several social groups, economic institutions, and countries progressing and prospering? '(Porter 1990 Based on analyzing the characteristics of the national environment, Porter discusses the theory of national competitive superiority Michael Porter says that traditional economic theories, including comparative advantage theory, can not explain the source of competitiveness Pointed out that competitive advantage theory should be used to analyze the competitiveness of the industry and this theory suggests that the same industry in different countries and regions will have different competitiveness in the same competitive environment (Porter 1990) Grant (1991) evaluated a book titled "Competitive Advantage of the Country" and said that "Three levels - in all industries, industries, and countries, Porter has a competitive edge Provide new insight into determinants "I said.