Michael Porter Diamond Theory & It's Application
Michael Porter Diamond Theory & It's Application
Michael Porter Diamond Theory & It's Application
TRADITIONAL THEORY
Definition:
The benefit oradvantageof an economy to be able to produce a commodity at a lesser opportunity
cost than other entities is referred to ascomparative advantagein international tradetheory.
Traditionally, economic theory mentions the following factors for comparative advantage for regions or
countries:
1. Land
2. Location
3. Natural resources
4. Labour, and
5. Local population size.
Because these 5 factors can hardly be influenced, this fits in a rather passive (inherited) view regarding
national economic opportunity.
PORTERS CONCEPT
Porter says that sustained industrial growth has hardly ever
been built on the basic inherited factors. Abundance of such
factors may actually undermine COMPETATIVE ADVANTAGE!
Increased specialisation may lead to diseconomies of
scale.He introduces a concept called "clusters" or groups of
interconnected firms, suppliers, related industries, and
institutions, that arise in certain locations.
APPLICATION
In terms of application, we can take theexample of
IT/ITES Business in India
(ITES) is established and is on the development
stage.
(IT) is on the threshold of the growth .
FACTOR CONDITIONS
Cost Arbitrage.
Favorable endowments Resources.
Lower infrastructural costs boosting entrepreneurship.
MNCs imparting positive externalities.
The Presence Of Indian Diaspora.
Eg:India has created its own important factors such as skilled
resources and technological base for expanding IT / ITES
India is upgrading / deploying resources over time to meet
the demand.
New innovations. new methods has given the
local industry the comparative advantage.
DEMAND CONDITIONS
Industry Structure.
Size and Pattern Of Growth.
The Composition.
Eg:A more demanding local/ global market has given INDIA
the international / national advantage.
A strong trend setting local market has helped local firms anticipate
global trends.
RELATING SUPPORTING
INDUSTRIES
Educational Institutions.
Hardware Sector.
Eg:Local competition has created innovations and cost effectiveness.
for the Indian IT AND ITES.
This has also put the pressure on local suppliers to lift their game.
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
The reforms have reduced licensing requirements and made foreign technology
accessible, removed restrictions, process of investment easier.
The Indian government is actively promoting FDI and investments from NRIs.
In pursuance of liberalization and globalization, the Indian government has been
formulating and implementing more transparent and investment friendly policies.
Another significant example of the liberal policy of the Indian government is the IT
Act.
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
The Indian government has been continuously proposing amendments in
the Indian Evidence Act, Indian Penal Code and the RBI Act to address the
issues of jurisdiction, authentication and origination.
Recognizing the importance of Venture Capital Funding, the Ministry of
Information Technology has set up a National Venture Fund for the Software
and IT Industry with a corpus of Rs. 100 crore.
Nasscom (most important promoter of the IT/BPO industry) has been
playing a crucial role in advertising and helping the IT industry.
References
http://www.ibef.org/industry/information-technology-india.aspx
http://
dipp.nic.in/English/Publications/Annual_Reports/AnnualReport_Eng_2013-14.pd
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Investigating India's competitive edge in the IT-ITeS sector, Sankalpa
Bhattacharjee, Debkumar Chakrabarti, March 2015.
Thank You!