Abstract: The semiconductor industry demonstrates a challenge to globalization, a concept that dominated strategy in manufacturing since the early 1990s. In 2023 the semiconductor industries in Asia, the USA, and Europe were facing large-scale supply shortages and long-term competitive changes. The semiconductor industry had grown to be a truly global industry since its beginnings in…
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Abstract: Since the introduction of economic reform policies in China, private and foreign business has spread throughout the country. Today, the impact can be seen at every level of Chinese society, from reductions in poverty to the sheer scale of the Chinese economy.
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Abstract: Alaçatı, a small village located on the Aegean Sea in Western Turkey, has become a popular holiday destination in the country within the recent years. The purpose of this case is to introduce the Alaçatı tourism cluster with its actors and assess its current situation.
Continue readingThe competitiveness of Norway and its challenges
Abstract: This case addresses the competitiveness of Norway and its challenges. Thanks to the discovery of oil & gas on the Norwegian continental shelf in 1969, Norway’s economy prospered to become the sixth richest in the world in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.
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Abstract: Istanbul, the capital city of several empires in history, is among the most well-known metropoles in the world. It is also identified as the most developed and competitive city in Turkey generating almost a third of the economic activities and half of the country’s tax revenues.
Continue readingTurkey and Turkish Airlines: Facing challenges of competitiveness
Abstract: This case addresses the recent competitiveness challenges that Turkey and Turkish Airlines are struggling with. The real GDP growth per annum in Turkey slowed down from 6.1% in 2015 to 3.2% in 2016, and the Turkish Lira devaluated by more than 40% from July 2016 to December 2017.
Continue readingIstanbul Kadıköy nightlife cluster
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Kadikoy Nightlife Cluster located in the Asian part of Turkey’s largest city Istanbul, and assess its current situation.
Continue readingChallenges facing Taiwan, the Asian Tiger
Abstract: Taiwan emerged as an Asian Tiger from being a poor country with limited resources in the 1950s to become a major technology hub in the 2000s. Today the newly elected President Tsai Ing-wen faces a number of challenges.
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