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StateofOregon.ThissuggeststhattheCityCommunitynormsandgoalsfocusedon <br />ofEugene?spurchasingdecisionscanhavesustainability,forexample,mayencourage <br />anonthemarket.Asaresult,companiestomanagetheiroperationsand <br />severalrecommendationsfocusonincreasinggenerateproductstomeetthoseobjectives. <br />localdemandforlocallyproducedandsoldOfspecialimportanceisrivalrybetween <br />sustainablegoodsandservices.localcompanies.Competitiontobeamong <br />theleadersintheuseofsustainability <br />practicesand/ortoproducequalityproducts <br />iskeytostimulatinginnovation.Innovation <br />This describes the presence or absence of <br />drivesimprovementsinprocessandproduct <br />local suppliers and companies in closely <br />quality.Rivalryalsoleadstonewbusinesses <br />related industries. <br />bycreatingspin-offsandencouragingnew <br />PorterfoundthatthepresenceoflocalentrepreneurstoentertheInaddition, <br />productsuppliersprovidesearly,rivalrycapturestheattentionofconsumers, <br />andsometimespreferredaccesstolow-costwhichhelpsexpandlocaldemand. <br />qualityrawmaterials.Similarly,thepresence <br />ofmanytypesofcompaniesinsimilarorAdominantthemeheardthroughoutthe <br />relatedincreasesdynamismwithinallSBIwasthatlocalcompanieswouldrespond <br />localindustries.ClosecommunicationamongifCityofEugenegovernmentestablished <br />companiesinthesameandrelatedindustriesclearandambitioussustainabilitygoalsfor <br />leadstosolutionstoproblemsallentitiesface.itsownoperationsandthecommunityat <br />Networkingamonglocalindustryclustersalsolarge.WealsoheardthatCitygovernment <br />helpsspurinnovationandcontinualproductneededtosupportthesegoalsbymakinga <br />andprocessimprovementsamongpubliccommitmenttopurchasingsustainable <br />allcompanies.goodsandservices,usingsustainable <br />practicesandbysupportingandrewarding <br />ThroughtheSBI,businessesleaderspointedcompaniesthatdothesame.AnumberofSBI <br />outgapsinlocalsupplychainsthatrequirerecommendationsareconsequentlyaimedat <br />themtopurchasekeyfeedstocksfromafar.achievingtheseends. <br />Wealsoheardabouttheneedtoattract <br />businessestotheareathatcouldproduce <br />The ?Diamond?s? Self-Reinforcing Effects <br />neededsuppliesorincreasethedynamism <br />s <br />Grows Business and Job Opportunitie <br />oflocalindustryclusters.Several <br />recommendationsarethereforeaimedat <br />expandingthenumberoflocalsuppliers <br />Wheneachofthefourelementsofthe <br />andatrecruitingbusinessestonichesin <br />DiamondofCompetitiveAdvantageis <br />existingsustainablebusinessclusters. <br />strong,thesystemfeedsonitself. <br />Forexample,improvingtheknowledgeand <br />skillsoflocalworkers(enhancingfactor <br />conditions)increasestheproductivityof <br />created, organized, managed, and compete. <br />localcompanies.Animprovedworkforce <br />alsoattractsnewtotheregionin <br />Porterfoundthatlocalexpectations <br />similarindustrieswhoneedcomparable <br />oftendrivethewaycompaniesfunction. <br />typesoftrainedworkers.Newexpand <br /> <br />
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