Changing Patterns of International Competition
区分了多国产业和全球产业，指出美国企业要追赶日本，必须建立全球平台而非逐国竞争，并重新配置和协调活动以获取比较优势和竞争优势。
What does international competition mean for competitive strategy? While there is an ample literature on the problems of becoming a multinational, the specific strategic needs of established multinationals requires closer examination in light of the increasingly competitive international environment. We need to distinguish between multidomestic industries and global industries. If American firms are to catch up with the Japanese, they must strive to achieve global platforms rather than engage in competition on a country-by-country basis. A global strategy requires that a firm rebalance the configuration and coordination of its activities so that comparative as well as competitive advantage is achieved. The increasing globalization of international competition requires strategic responses that overcome country parochialism.