Michael Porter offered a model that allows examining why some states are more competitive and why some industries within states are more competitive than others are. In this way, Porter‟s diamond model of national competitiveness was detected as a model with which to assess the sources of competitive advantages of an industry in a particular country and it can help realise the competitive statu...

This paper will attempt to examine the economic success of Asia through an in-depth comparison of Asian capitalism to the traditional Western system. Through this examination we will look at the impact of cultural dimensions such Confucian dynamism, and examine the roles of international trade and global competitiveness as factors influencing economic growth.

Global software development is becoming a widely accepted practice in software industry. While benefits of global software development have been identified and publicized, potential risks have not been fully investigated and addressed. This paper analyzes the impacts of globalization on software development, especially its long term impact on software product quality and software industry compe...