Assessing the power of Porters' diamond model in the automobile industry in Mexico after ten years of NAFTA
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Date
2005
Authors
Barragan, Salvador
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Management
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Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Management, 2005
Abstract
It has been ten years since the signature of the NAFTA agreement among Canada, U.S., and Mexico. For Mexico, this was a decisive step away from a protectionism model toward a free trade market. One of the main purposes for Mexico in joining NAFTA was to increase the competitiveness of its manufacturing sector, especially the automotive industry.
In this paper, Porter’s Diamond Model of national competitiveness and some critiques that attempt to extend the usefulness of the model are analyzed. The Doubled Diamond and the role of MNEs in a host country are both examined through a case study research of the foreign-owned automobile industry in Mexico.
The findings of this study show evidence of a broader role of MNEs than in the original framework, as well as the usefulness of the doubled diamond extension to explain alternative sources of competitiveness in early stages of development.
Description
vii, 102 leaves ; 29 cm.
Keywords
Automobile industry and trade -- Mexico , Free trade -- Mexico , North America -- Commercial treaties , Competition, International , Canada. Treaties, etc. 1992 Oct. 7