How long does it take to read The Competitive Advantage of Nations?
The Competitive Advantage of Nations by Michael E. Porter takes about 15 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 41 minutes
A long haul
First published 1990. 855 pages, about 235,125 words.
32 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 26 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 48 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Based on research in ten leading trading nations, The Competitive Advantage of Nations offers the first theory of competitiveness based on the causes of the productivity with which companies compete. Porter shows how traditional comparative advantages such as natural resources and pools of labor have been superseded as sources of prosperity, and how broad macroeconomic accounts of competitiveness are insufficient. The book introduces Porter's "diamond," a whole new way to understand the competitive position of a nation (or other locations) in global competition that is now an integral part of international business thinking. Porter's concept of "clusters," or groups of interconnected firms, suppliers, related industries, and institutions that arise in particular locations, has become a new way for companies and governments to think about economies, assess the competitive advantage of locations, and set public policy."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Competition, International, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Industry and state, Economic development, Government competition, Industrial management
