TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards an internationalized sustainable industrial competitiveness model
AU - Zhang, Peng
AU - London, Kerry
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Purpose – Within the context of globalization, industrial competitiveness has played a decisive role in determining a country’s status in the world. Porter’s Diamond Model is the most popular competitiveness theory currently available for explaining the achievement of a country’s industrial and firm’s competitive advantage. There has been considerable discourse in relation to Porter’s Model and the purpose of this paper is to critique and refine Porter’s Diamond Model and consider the theme of sustainable development towards the development of a new conceptual model, merging theories and concepts from internationalization, sustainable development and industry competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach – Critical analysis of industrial competitiveness literature to explore the discourse on Porter’s Model and identify challenges which are then informed by a consideration of internationalization and sustainable development literature. Findings – The Porter’s Diamond Model is re-formed as the Internationalized Sustainable Industrial Competitiveness Model (ISIC Model) to meet the trends of internationalization and sustainable development. Originality/value – The sustainable development concept is explicitly connected with competitiveness.
AB - Purpose – Within the context of globalization, industrial competitiveness has played a decisive role in determining a country’s status in the world. Porter’s Diamond Model is the most popular competitiveness theory currently available for explaining the achievement of a country’s industrial and firm’s competitive advantage. There has been considerable discourse in relation to Porter’s Model and the purpose of this paper is to critique and refine Porter’s Diamond Model and consider the theme of sustainable development towards the development of a new conceptual model, merging theories and concepts from internationalization, sustainable development and industry competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach – Critical analysis of industrial competitiveness literature to explore the discourse on Porter’s Model and identify challenges which are then informed by a consideration of internationalization and sustainable development literature. Findings – The Porter’s Diamond Model is re-formed as the Internationalized Sustainable Industrial Competitiveness Model (ISIC Model) to meet the trends of internationalization and sustainable development. Originality/value – The sustainable development concept is explicitly connected with competitiveness.
KW - Industry competitiveness
KW - International business
KW - Internationalisation
KW - Porter’s Diamond Model
KW - Sustainable development
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U2 - 10.1108/10595421311305325
DO - 10.1108/10595421311305325
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84938484048
SN - 1059-5422
VL - 23
SP - 95
EP - 113
JO - Competitiveness Review
JF - Competitiveness Review
IS - 2
ER -