by Whittaker Associates | May 30, 2004 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker As my memory of my trip to India begins to fade, I was reminded of the essence of the experience when I read the report by Rand titled “Labor and Population” (www.rand.org), in which the authors describe the forces that will shape work in the United... by Whittaker Associates | Oct 30, 2006 | Uncategorized
by Dean Whittaker Smart companies lead in their fields through innovation. They use technology and knowledge to stay competitive in a global economy. The benefit to attracting and keeping these companies is that they add more value per employee, and therefore pay a... by Whittaker Associates | Apr 30, 2002 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker As representatives of place, economic development professions are challenged by a“New Economy” that is global, knowledge based, and networked. Does place offer a competitive advantage? This is a question asked by Michael Porter in his article... by Whittaker Associates | Jan 30, 2002 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker Bioinformatics Bioinfowhat? Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to the management of biological information. And it has been a hot topic of late. Though biotech has been on the radar for year, recently we’ve heard the term... by Whittaker Associates | Feb 28, 2002 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker The concept of economic clusters has been around for several years. Now, with the advent of the Internet and Harvard University’s Institute for Competitiveness and Strategy Economic Cluster analysis has taken it to a new level with their Cluster...