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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis TABLE OF CONTENTSPreface 000Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview 000 Competitive Dynamics 000 Methods, Tools, and Approaches 000 Regional Economic Analysis Tools 000 Strategic Management Tools 000 Methodological Issues 000 Region in Transition 000 Major Goals and Research Questions 000 The Plan of the Book 000Chapter 2. Competitive Dynamics: Explaining Tools, Techniques, and Approaches 000 Conceptual Framework 000 From the Regional Economist's Toolset 000 Analytical Tool 1: Location Quotient 000 Analytical Tool 2: Diversity Index 000 Analytical Tool 3: Structural Change Index 000 Analytical Tool 4: Shift-Share Analysis 000 Analytical Tool 5: Underemployment Rate 000 Analytical Tool 6: Regional Autonomy 000 Analytical Tool 7: Skill-Mismatch Index 000 Analytical Tool 8: Import Substitution 000 Analytical Tool 9: Industry Clusters 000 Analytical Tool 10: Cluster Gap Analysis 000 From the Strategist's Playbook 000 Strategic Management Tool 1: Porter's Diamond Model 000 Strategic Management Tool 2: SWOT Analysis 000 Strategic Management Tool 3: Five Forces that Shape Strategy 000 Strategic Management Tool 4: Blue Ocean Strategy 000 Strategic Management Tool 5: Core Competency Analysis 000 Strategic Management Tool 6: PEST Analysis 000 Strategic Management Tool 7: Value-Chain Analysis 000 Strategic Management Tool 8: Generic Strategies (Porter) 000 Strategic Management Tool 9: Scenario Analysis 000 Strategic Management Tool 10: The 7S Model (McKinsey) 000 Data and Study Approaches 000 Survey and Interview Questions 000 Cluster Analysis 000 Data 000 Chapter 3. Understanding and Analyzing Socioeconomic Dynamics 000 Regional Socioeconomic Dynamics 000 Population Dynamics 000 Per Capita Income 000 Average Wage 000 Employment Trend 000 Sectoral Employment 000 Migration 000 Commuters 000 Workforce by Education and Age Cohort 000 Workforce Availability: Underemployment and Employment 000 Conceptual Framework 000 Methodology 000 State-Level Regression Results and Findings for Counties 000 Economic Vulnerability: Vitality, Autonomy, and Diversity 000 Methodology 000 Major Industry Groupings and Sectoral Dependency 000 Autonomy and Vitality...
