Commentary: Competitiveness in a globalised world: Michael Porter on the microeconomic foundations of the competitiveness of nations, regions, and firms

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-175

  Snowdon, Brian ^a   Stonehouse, George ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Clusters; Competition; Competitiveness; Economic growth; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645454207     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400190     Document Type: Review

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