The People Who Might Profitably Use a Porter's National Diamond

question 57

Multiple Choice

The people who might profitably use a Porter's national diamond analysis are

• A)policymakers, such as politicians and civil servants.
• B)the boards of companies when deciding where to locate their major resource centres (Corporate HQ, R&D labs, Marketing etc.).
• C)venture capitalists when influencing where a start-up company should locate itself.
• D)all of the above.

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