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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... by Whittaker Associates | Mar 30, 2002 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker Capacity utilization is one of the key measures for determining the need for companies to add new capacity. One of the more useful websites for economic development is www.economy.com. This site offers an abundance of economic indictors and reports... by Whittaker Associates | Apr 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
by Dean Whittaker In his 2005 book, China, Inc. , Ted C. Fishman offers an in-depth look at the economic changes taking place in China along with the implication of these changes for much of the rest of the world. The words “Made in China” are so common... by Whittaker Associates | Aug 30, 2002 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker Economic development professionals are well aware of how valuable creativity and innovation are to corporations and communities. In the global economy, a company’s commitment to innovation gives it the competitive edge, and the creative workers such... by Whittaker Associates | May 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
by Dean Whittaker In the movie “What the Bleep Do We Know?” many of today’s common beliefs are challenged through ideas from quantum physics. The movie points out that many of humankind’s firmly held beliefs were later found to be wrong. But at...