Executive Forum 2002
Papers

Papers are being contributed by Executive Forum network members to support this year's debate.

These cover analyses, views and opinions on each of the "best practice" propositions being debated in Montreux.

(Available in Pdf format - if you do not have the Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you can download a free version from the Adobe Web site).

Session 1:  Creating Value: Moving from Comparative to Competitive Advantage
		ITC Proposition
		Creating Value:  Moving from Comparative to Competitive Advantage
		Issue Papers
		Some Conceptual Issues
		Competitiveness Strategy in Developing Countries
		National Team Papers
		Bangladesh:  Creating Value:  Moving from Comparative to Competitive Advantage
		Bulgaria:  Creating Value:  Moving from Comparative to Competitive Advantage
		China:  Creating Value:  Moving from Comparative to Competitive Advantage - To Energically Develop Export
		Guatemala:  Creating Value:  Moving from Comparative to Competitive Advantage
		Sri Lanka:  Creating Value:  Moving from Comparative to Competitive Advantage
Session 2:  Capturing Value: A Value Chain Approach to National Export Strategy Development
		ITC Proposition
		Capturing Value: A Value Chain Approach to National Export Strategy Development
		ITC Proposition Paper
		The Value Chain Approach - Linking National Producers to International Buyers and Markets
		Issue Papers
		The Usefulness of Value Chain Analysis as a Policy Intervention Tool for Developing Countries
		The Value Chain Approach - Organising Cluster Cooperation
		National Team Papers
		Cambodia:  A Value Chain Approach to National Export Strategy Development
		South Africa: A Value Chain Approach to National Export Strategy Development
Session 3:  Adding Value: Building Value-Addition Alliances - What Works?
		ITC Proposition
		Adding Value: Building Value-Addition Alliances - What Works?
		Issue Papers
		Contract Farming: Adding Value
		The Malaysian Rubberwood Furniture Industry:  A Critical Evaluation
		The Leather Sector: A Private-Public Sector Alliance
		The Place of Free Zones in National Export Strategy
		Value-Addition and Export Promotion In The Wood Sector:  A Short Analysis of Developments in Brazil
		Backward Linkages In The Textile And Clothing Sector of Bangladesh
		Backward Linkages In The Textile And Clothing Sector – Pakistan
		Backward Linkages In The Textile And Clothing Sector – Sri Lanka
		In-Country Strategic Alliances: A Public-Private Sector, Success Story
		Short Discussion Paper - Some Views on Public-Private-Partnerships
		Evolution of the Export Production Villages (EPV) Alliance
		Value-Added Chains as a Mechanism for Sustainable Development – the POEMA Daimler Chrysler Partnership in the Brazilian Amazon
		Clusters and Network Development:  examples and lessons from experience
		Inter-firm Strategic Alliances in the Textiles and Clothing Industry Examples from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
		National Team Papers
		Bolivia:  Bolivian System of Productivity and Competitiveness (SBPC)
		Gambia:  Adding Value:  Building Value-Addition Alliances What Works?
		Kenya:  Adding Value: The National Value Chain Approach to Export Strategy Development
		Uganda:  Adding Value: The National Value Chain Approach to Export Strategy Development
Session 4:  Projecting Value: Is there a Case for National Branding?
		ITC Proposition
		Projecting Value:  Is there a Case for National Branding?
		ITC Proposition Paper	>>>	Coming later
		Issue Papers
		Developing a National Brand:  A Suggested Approach
		Scotland The Brand – A Case Study
		New Zealand's Experience with National Branding
		National Team Papers
		Kyrgystan:  Is there a case for National Branding?
		Status on the development of our National Brand - Ecuador
		Support Papers
		Cosmopolite Branding Newsletter - April 2002
		Cosmopolite Branding Newsletter - August 2002
		Journal of Brand Management:  What Should a Successful National Brand be Based On?
		Journal of Brand Management:  Who Should Consider Nation Branding?
		Journal of Brand Management:  Why Nation Branding is Important
		Journal of Brand Management:  How to Create a Nation Brand
		The Branding of Nations:  Excerpt from a forthcoming book on national branding, by Stardust New Ventures
Session 5:  Confirming Value: Export Strategy Performance Measurement
		ITC Proposition
		Confirming Value: Export Strategy Performance Measurement
		ITC Proposition Paper
		Confirming Value:  Export Strategy Performance Measurement
		Issue Papers
		Export Strategy Performance Management
		Some Comments and Perspectives on the Assessment Process leading to the Restructuring of Malta’s Business Support Infrastructure
		Measuring FINPRO's  Performance and the Value of it's Public Service Role: the Balanced Score Card System and the Contingent Valuation Method
		National Team Papers
		Colombia:  Confirming Value:  Export Strategy Performance Measurement
		Ghana: Confirming Value:  Export Strategy Performance Measurement
		The Philippines Experience
		Confirming Value: Export Strategy Performance Measurement - The Case of Vietnam
Session 6:  Strategy, Networking and What’s Happening with “e”
		"What happened to e?" E-commerce for developing countries: Building an evidence base for impact assessment