BLOCK 3: CASE STUDIES
1)
A. Which barrier to start-ups in Barcelona is created by the local
government?
Barcelona still needs to improve, particularly in cutting
regulations that make starting a venture hard, such as
employment rules and company registration costs.
Eight years ago local entrepreneur Miguel Vincente set up another
linchpin of the city’s start-up support infrastructure, Barcelona Tech
City. The not-for-profit venture provides a hub for events and
space for early-stage ventures at Pier 01, a former warehouse on
the quayside.
B. Why do Barcelona's start-ups think globally from the day they
are founded?
Barcelona start-ups tend to think globally from the day they are
founded, says Mr Vincente, not only because of the city’s
multicultural nature but because there is not a big enough local
market to grow sufficiently.
Connectivity is another factor. The airport, a half-hour taxi ride
from the centre, has direct flights to San Francisco, Tel Aviv and
most leading European tech hubs. The ease of getting into
Barcelona has helped the city become home to international
business conferences, notably the Mobile World Congress, which
moved from Cannes in 2011
C. Which characteristic of Barcelona's software developers is
attractive to start-ups?
“Barcelona has built up a good niche around ventures using
mobile technology.”
Access to software developers
With street protests and violent clashes over Catalan separatism,
Barcelona has been making headlines for reasons other than
entrepreneurship.
2. APAYDIN ET EL 2016
A. How much of Insumat's annual production was exported
outside of Egypt?
15%
, B. What factors were behind the growth of Saudi Arabia's real
estate market, making it attractive to Insumat?
The construction boom
C. What factors were behind the growth of Qatar's real estate
market, making it attractive to Insumat?
The large number of infrastructure projects there could offer a
great opportunity for Insumat
3. JIN AND MOON 2006
The diamond approach to the competitiveness of Korea’s apparel
industry
A. How many nations were used in the study that culminated in
Porter's Diamond?
France, italy, US
B. What are Factor Advantages?
advanced factors include conditions a nation creates, such as highly
educated personnel
skilled human resources (e.g. creative designers), and production
and process technology that are specific to global sourcing and
management (e.g. EDI, information technology).
C. What upgrades Factor Advantages?
D. What characteristics help to enhance a firm's strategy,
structure and rivalry?
“the conditions in the nation governing how companies are created,
organised, and managed, as well as the nature of domestic rivalry”
- Italian firms are relatively small or medium-sized firms that are
privately owned and operated like extended families. Italian firms
usually employ focus strategies, avoiding standardised products
and operating in small niches.
- High quality design
- Agility (react rapidly)
CASE STUDY: KENYA’S MANUFACTURING EPZs
EPZs = Export processing zones: focussed on production for
international markets
1)
A. Which barrier to start-ups in Barcelona is created by the local
government?
Barcelona still needs to improve, particularly in cutting
regulations that make starting a venture hard, such as
employment rules and company registration costs.
Eight years ago local entrepreneur Miguel Vincente set up another
linchpin of the city’s start-up support infrastructure, Barcelona Tech
City. The not-for-profit venture provides a hub for events and
space for early-stage ventures at Pier 01, a former warehouse on
the quayside.
B. Why do Barcelona's start-ups think globally from the day they
are founded?
Barcelona start-ups tend to think globally from the day they are
founded, says Mr Vincente, not only because of the city’s
multicultural nature but because there is not a big enough local
market to grow sufficiently.
Connectivity is another factor. The airport, a half-hour taxi ride
from the centre, has direct flights to San Francisco, Tel Aviv and
most leading European tech hubs. The ease of getting into
Barcelona has helped the city become home to international
business conferences, notably the Mobile World Congress, which
moved from Cannes in 2011
C. Which characteristic of Barcelona's software developers is
attractive to start-ups?
“Barcelona has built up a good niche around ventures using
mobile technology.”
Access to software developers
With street protests and violent clashes over Catalan separatism,
Barcelona has been making headlines for reasons other than
entrepreneurship.
2. APAYDIN ET EL 2016
A. How much of Insumat's annual production was exported
outside of Egypt?
15%
, B. What factors were behind the growth of Saudi Arabia's real
estate market, making it attractive to Insumat?
The construction boom
C. What factors were behind the growth of Qatar's real estate
market, making it attractive to Insumat?
The large number of infrastructure projects there could offer a
great opportunity for Insumat
3. JIN AND MOON 2006
The diamond approach to the competitiveness of Korea’s apparel
industry
A. How many nations were used in the study that culminated in
Porter's Diamond?
France, italy, US
B. What are Factor Advantages?
advanced factors include conditions a nation creates, such as highly
educated personnel
skilled human resources (e.g. creative designers), and production
and process technology that are specific to global sourcing and
management (e.g. EDI, information technology).
C. What upgrades Factor Advantages?
D. What characteristics help to enhance a firm's strategy,
structure and rivalry?
“the conditions in the nation governing how companies are created,
organised, and managed, as well as the nature of domestic rivalry”
- Italian firms are relatively small or medium-sized firms that are
privately owned and operated like extended families. Italian firms
usually employ focus strategies, avoiding standardised products
and operating in small niches.
- High quality design
- Agility (react rapidly)
CASE STUDY: KENYA’S MANUFACTURING EPZs
EPZs = Export processing zones: focussed on production for
international markets
