- Countries strive to ensure that they are and
remain competitive. Many countries such as Germany,
Denmark, United States of America, South Korea, Italy,
Sweden, Switzerland and Japan have employed strategies
to ensure that the local product are competitive against
those from other countries. These countries adopted the
Porters’ Diamond Model to ensure that they have a
competitive edge. Porters’ Diamond Model is made up of
the following four (4) factors; demand conditions, related
and supporting industries, factor conditions and
organization, strategy, structure and rivalry. The
manipulation of these factors helps countries improve their
competitiveness.
Keywords :
Competitiveness; Strategies; Quality; Positions.