{"product_id":"understanding-and-analyzing-competitive-dynamics-9780739190395","title":"Understanding and Analyzing Competitive Dynamics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding and Analyzing Competitive Dynamics: Methods, Processes, and Applications to a Regional Setting is a useful and timely analysis and set of tools for confronting the challenges of regional economic development. -- Stuart Albert, University of Minnesota\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS Preface\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tCompetitive Dynamics\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tMethods, Tools, and Approaches\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tRegional Economic Analysis Tools\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tStrategic Management Tools\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tMethodological Issues\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tRegion in Transition\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tMajor Goals and Research Questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tThe Plan of the Book\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 Chapter 2. Competitive Dynamics: Explaining Tools, Techniques, and Approaches\t000\t \tConceptual Framework\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tFrom the Regional Economist’s Toolset\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tAnalytical Tool 1: Location Quotient\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tAnalytical Tool 2: Diversity Index\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tAnalytical Tool 3: Structural Change Index\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tAnalytical Tool 4: Shift-Share Analysis\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tAnalytical Tool 5: Underemployment Rate\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tAnalytical Tool 6: Regional Autonomy\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tAnalytical Tool 7: Skill-Mismatch Index\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tAnalytical Tool 8: Import Substitution \t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tAnalytical Tool 9: Industry Clusters\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tAnalytical Tool 10: Cluster Gap Analysis\t\t\t\t\t000 \tFrom the Strategist’s Playbook\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tStrategic Management Tool 1: Porter’s Diamond Model\t\t\t000 \t\tStrategic Management Tool 2: SWOT Analysis\t\t\t\t000 \t\tStrategic Management Tool 3: Five Forces that Shape Strategy\t\t000 \t\tStrategic Management Tool 4: Blue Ocean Strategy\t\t\t\t000 \t\tStrategic Management Tool 5: Core Competency Analysis\t\t\t000 \t\tStrategic Management Tool 6: PEST Analysis\t\t\t\t000 \t\tStrategic Management Tool 7: Value-Chain Analysis\t\t\t000 \t\tStrategic Management Tool 8: Generic Strategies (Porter)\t\t\t000 \t\tStrategic Management Tool 9: Scenario Analysis\t\t\t\t000 \t\tStrategic Management Tool 10: The 7S Model (McKinsey)\t\t\t000 \tData and Study Approaches\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tSurvey and Interview Questions\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tCluster Analysis\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tData\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000  Chapter 3. Understanding and Analyzing Socioeconomic Dynamics\t\t\t000 \tRegional Socioeconomic Dynamics\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tPopulation Dynamics\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tPer Capita Income\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tAverage Wage\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tEmployment Trend\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tSectoral Employment\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tMigration\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tCommuters\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tWorkforce by Education and Age Cohort\t\t\t\t\t000  \tWorkforce Availability: Underemployment and Employment\t\t\t000 \t\tConceptual Framework\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tMethodology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tState-Level Regression Results and Findings for Counties\t\t\t000 \tEconomic Vulnerability: Vitality, Autonomy, and Diversity\t\t\t\t000 \t\tMethodology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tMajor Industry Groupings and Sectoral Dependency\t\t\t\t000 \t\tAutonomy and Vitality\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tEconomic Diversity\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tSectoral Diversity and Vulnerability\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tDynamics of Plant Closing, Relocation, and Consolidation\t\t\t\t000 \t\tMethodology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tStudy Findings\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tEvent-Data Estimates versus BLS Layoff Statistics\t\t\t\t000 Chapter 4. Understanding and Analyzing International Competitiveness\t\t\t000 \tSteven G. Livingston \tCompetitiveness Assessed through Export Performance\t\t\t\t000 \t\tExport Intensity\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tExport Dynamism\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tCompetitiveness Assessed through Industry Mix\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tIndustry Mix vs. Local Factors in International Orientation\t\t\t000 \tCompetitiveness Assessed through Regional Imports and Trade Balances\t\t000 \t\t“Trade Balances” and Import Levels\t\t\t\t\t\t000 Complementary vs. Competitive Imports\t\t\t\t\t000 Competitiveness Assessed through Foreign Direct Investment\t\t\t000 \t\tDependence upon Foreign Direct Investment\t\t\t\t\t000 \tConclusion\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 Chapter 5. Analyzing Competitive Dynamics: Industry Clusters\t\t\t\t000 \tLiterature Review\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tConceptual Framework\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tInput-Output Model\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tModel-Driven Regional Clusters \t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tNumber of Clusters\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 Chapter 6. Businesses and Other Stakeholders on Business Dynamics\t\t\t000 \tHistorical Perspective on Regional Industry Clusters\t\t\t\t000 \t\tImpact of Overseas Competition\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tCompanies Defying the Trend\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tTransitions and Tensions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tPast, Present, and Future of Regional Industry Clusters\t\t\t000 \tCurrent Challenges for Existing Clusters\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tCurrent Cluster Performance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tCurrent Cluster Challenges\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tRecommendations to Overcome Challenges\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tWays to Improve Regional Competitiveness\t\t\t\t\t000 \tFuture\/Potential Industry Clusters\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tFuture Challenges\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tDynamics of Business Interactions in the Study Region\t\t\t\t000 \t\tBusiness-to-Business Interactions\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tBusiness-to-Education Interactions\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tPromoting Business Interest\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 Chapter 7. Regional Factor Conditions and Survey-Based Industry Clusters\t\t000 \tSurvey-Based Clusters, Linkages, and Common Problems\t\t\t\t000 \t\tClusters, Common Problems, and Support Institutions\t\t\t000 \tS.W.O.T Analysis for Regional Clusters\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tRegional Factor Conditions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tRegional and Industry Risk Factors\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tKnowledge, Labor, Supplier and Demand\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tEntrepreneurship, Technology, Regional Focus, and Firm Strategy\t\t000 \t\tGovernment, Globalization and Business Culture\t\t\t\t000 \t\tOther Regional Issues\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tStrategic Interactions and Doing Business in the MTM Region\t\t\t000\t Chapter 8. Analyzing Regional Clusters: Indicators and Rankings\t\t\t\t000 \tRanking Methodology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tCluster Indicators Used in Rankings\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tCluster Rankings Based on 30 Performance Indicators\t\t\t\t000 Chapter 9. Moving from Regional Clusters to Target Clusters\t\t\t\t000 \tTarget Industry Selection Criteria\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tCluster Depth and Specialization\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tGaps in Clusters\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tExternal Linkages\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tTechnology Contents of Clusters\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tInsights from Business Surveys and Interviews\t\t\t\t000 \t\tLocal Expert Feedback\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \tTarget Clusters in the MTM Region\t\t\t\t\t\t\t000 \t\tHolistic View of Inter-Cluster Linkages and Cluster Status\t\t\t000 \t\tDetailed Industry Cluster Profile\t\t\t\t\t\t000 Chapter 10. 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