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Understanding and Analyzing Competitive Dynamics

Methods, Processes, and Applications to a Regional Setting

von: Murat Arik, Steven G. Livingston
104,99 €
Verlag:	Lexington Books
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	24.10.2014
ISBN/EAN:	9780739190401
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	176

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Understanding and Analyzing Competitive Dynamics will serve as the first book for economic development professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, and businesses because it answers the following three questions: What are the tools and techniques to analyze regional dynamics, how can these tools be used in a regional setting, and how can these tools help us formulate new directions? 
 

 
The book also highlights the necessity of regional level leadership in leveraging existing regional assets to create a cluster-based competitive regional economy through regional-level marketing, increasing synergy between industries in target clusters and their suppliers and customers, strengthening the cluster supply-chain by diversifying target clusters, and investing in human resources.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Preface000
 
Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview000
 
Competitive Dynamics000
 
Methods, Tools, and Approaches000
 
Regional Economic Analysis Tools000
 
Strategic Management Tools000
 
Methodological Issues000
 
Region in Transition000
 
Major Goals and Research Questions000
 
The Plan of the Book000
 
Chapter 2. Competitive Dynamics: Explaining Tools, Techniques, and Approaches000
 
Conceptual Framework000
 
From the Regional Economist’s Toolset000
 
Analytical Tool 1: Location Quotient000
 
Analytical Tool 2: Diversity Index000
 
Analytical Tool 3: Structural Change Index000
 
Analytical Tool 4: Shift-Share Analysis000
 
Analytical Tool 5: Underemployment Rate000
 
Analytical Tool 6: Regional Autonomy000
 
Analytical Tool 7: Skill-Mismatch Index000
 
Analytical Tool 8: Import Substitution 000
 
Analytical Tool 9: Industry Clusters000
 
Analytical Tool 10: Cluster Gap Analysis000
 
From the Strategist’s Playbook000
 
Strategic Management Tool 1: Porter’s Diamond Model000
 
Strategic Management Tool 2: SWOT Analysis000
 
Strategic Management Tool 3: Five Forces that Shape Strategy000
 
Strategic Management Tool 4: Blue Ocean Strategy000
 
Strategic Management Tool 5: Core Competency Analysis000
 
Strategic Management Tool 6: PEST Analysis000
 
Strategic Management Tool 7: Value-Chain Analysis000
 
Strategic Management Tool 8: Generic Strategies (Porter)000
 
Strategic Management Tool 9: Scenario Analysis000
 
Strategic Management Tool 10: The 7S Model (McKinsey)000
 
Data and Study Approaches000
 
Survey and Interview Questions000
 
Cluster Analysis000
 
Data000
 
 Chapter 3. Understanding and Analyzing Socioeconomic Dynamics000
 
Regional Socioeconomic Dynamics000
 
Population Dynamics000
 
Per Capita Income000
 
Average Wage000
 
Employment Trend000
 
Sectoral Employment000
 
Migration000
 
Commuters000
 
Workforce by Education and Age Cohort000
 
 Workforce Availability: Underemployment and Employment000
 
Conceptual Framework000
 
Methodology000
 
State-Level Regression Results and Findings for Counties000
 
Economic Vulnerability: Vitality, Autonomy, and Diversity000
 
Methodology000
 
Major Industry Groupings and Sectoral Dependency000
 
Autonomy and Vitality000
 
Economic Diversity000
 
Sectoral Diversity and Vulnerability000
 
Dynamics of Plant Closing, Relocation, and Consolidation000
 
Methodology000
 
Study Findings000
 
Event-Data Estimates versus BLS Layoff Statistics000
 
Chapter 4. Understanding and Analyzing International Competitiveness000
 
Steven G. Livingston
 
Competitiveness Assessed through Export Performance000
 
Export Intensity000
 
Export Dynamism000
 
Competitiveness Assessed through Industry Mix000
 
<h3>Industry Mix vs. Local Factors in International Orientation000Competitiveness Assessed through Regional Imports and Trade Balances000 “Trade Balances” and Import Levels000 Complementary vs. Competitive Imports000 Competitiveness Assessed through Foreign Direct Investment000 Dependence upon Foreign Direct Investment000 Conclusion000 Chapter 5. Analyzing Competitive Dynamics: Industry Clusters000 Literature Review000 Conceptual Framework000 Input-Output Model000 Model-Driven Regional Clusters 000 Number of Clusters000 Chapter 6. Businesses and Other Stakeholders on Business Dynamics000 Historical Perspective on Regional Industry Clusters000 Impact of Overseas Competition000 Companies Defying the Trend000 Transitions and Tensions000 Past, Present, and Future of Regional Industry Clusters000 Current Challenges for Existing Clusters000 Current Cluster Performance000 Current Cluster Challenges000 Recommendations to Overcome Challenges000 Ways to Improve Regional Competitiveness000 Future/Potential Industry Clusters000 Future Challenges000 Dynamics of Business Interactions in the Study Region000 Business-to-Business Interactions000 Business-to-Education Interactions000 Promoting Business Interest000 Chapter 7. Regional Factor Conditions and Survey-Based Industry Clusters000 Survey-Based Clusters, Linkages, and Common Problems000 Clusters, Common Problems, and Support Institutions000 S.W.O.T Analysis for Regional Clusters000 Regional Factor Conditions000 Regional and Industry Risk Factors000 Knowledge, Labor, Supplier and Demand000 Entrepreneurship, Technology, Regional Focus, and Firm Strategy000 Government, Globalization and Business Culture000 Other Regional Issues000 Strategic Interactions and Doing Business in the MTM Region000 Chapter 8. Analyzing Regional Clusters: Indicators and Rankings000 Ranking Methodology000 Cluster Indicators Used in Rankings000 Cluster Rankings Based on 30 Performance Indicators000 Chapter 9. Moving from Regional Clusters to Target Clusters000 Target Industry Selection Criteria000 Cluster Depth and Specialization000 Gaps in Clusters000 External Linkages000 Technology Contents of Clusters000 Insights from Business Surveys and Interviews000 Local Expert Feedback000 Target Clusters in the MTM Region000 Holistic View of Inter-Cluster Linkages and Cluster Status000 Detailed Industry Cluster Profile000 Chapter 10. Policy Recommendations and Future Directions000 Cluster Specific Recommendations000 Motor Vehicle and Associated Products Cluster 000 Advanced Metal Manufacturing000 Information Technology and Precision Instrument Manufacturing000 Agribusiness000 Recommendations for the MTM Region000 Regional Level Marketing000 Regional Level Workforce Analysis000 In-Depth Cluster Needs Assessment000 Emerging Clusters/Areas: High Tech000 Emerging Clusters/Areas: Tourism000 Specific Policy Priorities000 Data Sources000 Bibliography000 </h3>

Leserinfo

Understanding and Analyzing Competitive Dynamics analyzes business and economic dynamics from an interdisciplinary perspective by incorporating tools and approaches from regional economic development, international business, and strategic management literature. It helps students of economic development understand the following questions: What makes a region stand out from the crowd? Although many regions have a similar institutional structure and business environment, why do some of them perform better than others? How can we set new strategic directions for our region?

Autorenportrait

Murat Arik is associate director of the Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) at Middle Tennessee State University. Steven G. Livingston is professor of political science at Middle Tennessee State University and senior research associate at its Business and Economic Research Center.