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  • 11 Mar 2014
  • Interview

The Looming Challenges of US Competitiveness: Implications for Philadelphia

By: Michael E. Porter
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Abstract

The third installment of the Fox School's Innovation Leadership Speaker Series featured Professor Michael E. Porter, William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School. Dr. Porter addressed the factors driving innovation and competitiveness in a given region. He shared his research into the role of regional clusters in job creation, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He also provided tools to help practitioners and policymakers create successful regional strategies, assessing the competitiveness of the Philadelphia region and offer implications for the future. Dr. Mercedes Delgado, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management within the Fox School of Business, is a co-researcher on Dr. Porter’s work on innovation clusters and competitiveness. He is a team member of a research project funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration on Mapping Regional Innovation Clusters.

Keywords

Competitiveness; Economic Analysis; Economics; Philadelphia

Citation

Porter, Michael E. "The Looming Challenges of US Competitiveness: Implications for Philadelphia." Innovation Leadership Speaker Series, Temple University, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA, United States, March 11, 2014.
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