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MOC Affiliate Network 2024
Prospectus for Interested Institutions and Faculty
Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC): Firms, Clusters, and Economic Development, is a course that was developed by Professor Michael Porter and colleagues at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School.
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Join the Network
An annual application cycle is managed by the Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC) Network. Interested institutions must submit an application before October 18th. Applicants are evaluated based on the requirements specified below; the MOC Network reserves the right to accept or decline any application. No third-party intermediary represents the Microeconomics of Competitiveness Network in the application process.
Requirements for MOC Affiliate Institutions
Prospective MOC affiliate institutions are evaluated based on the following criteria:
Institutional Requirements
Accreditation status of the University, research institution, or competitiveness organization in the country with an alliance with educational institution to offer the MOC course.
A leading educational institution, research institution, or competitiveness organization in the country and region country with an alliance with an educational institution to offer the MOC course.
Provide a letter of support from the university or institution´s president or dean indicating intention to implement the MOC program at the university, research institution, or competitiveness organization, and the ability to finance all costs associated with implementing the MOC Program.
Faculty Requirements
It is desirable that the MOC Faculty have a doctoral degree in economics, management, or a related field.
Faculty must have a full, appointed position at the university, research, or competitiveness organization.
Upon acceptance to the network, all MOC affiliate institutions are required to sign a Course Affiliation Agreement outlining the terms and conditions of participating in the MOC Network, including the restricted use of the Harvard name and logo. To remain in good standing within the network, MOC affiliates are asked to also comply with the following:
All MOC Faculty must attend the MOC Faculty Workshop prior to teaching the course.
A primary faculty contact who will run the local course instruction must be designated. The faculty contact is responsible for all administrative details regarding delivery of the course as the affiliate, including fees, materials, and coordinating technology support issues.
Acknowledge that all course materials, both published and unpublished, are authorized for MOC Network program purposes only, and the copying and distribution of any of these materials, including HBS Case Studies, for other purposes (or for non-program recipients) is strictly forbidden.
Program Costs
Each affiliate institution is required to pay an annual subscription fee of $3,500 USD per calendar year. This fee allows the institution to offer multiple MOC courses throughout the year, as well as provides access to all teaching materials, HBS case studies, technical support, and registration for the annual faculty workshop for up to two faculty members.
The annual subscription fee includes the participation in the December workshop for two participants, which is mandatory for all new affiliates. Affiliate institutions are responsible for their own local costs, technology, communications, and travel associated with the faculty workshop.
Benefits of the MOC Affiliate Network
Teaching Materials:
A distinctive feature of the MOC Network is access to a private affiliate website with extensive course content and resources for instructors and individualized institution sites for disseminating content to students. Materials include over 40 Harvard Business School case studies, specially written for the MOC course, assignment questions for each case study, lectures and PowerPoint slides from Professor Porter and other HBS faculty, as well as a wide variety of video content to support preparation for and teaching of the MOC course.
Institutions have unlimited access to Professor Porter's MOC case studies from Harvard Business School Publishing as part of the annual fee.
Selected Guest Videos
• President Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda.
• Dirk Hogervorst, COO of Flora Holland, Netherlands.
• George Yeo, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Singapore.
• Rosario Cordoba, President of the Colombian Private Council on Competitiveness.
• Enrique Bolaños, Former President of Nicaragua.
• Former Tomas Ilves, President of Estonia.
• José Maria Figueres, Former President of Costa Rica.
• Romano Prodi, Former President of the European Commission.
• Esko Aho, Former Prime Minister of Finland.
• Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Former President of Iceland.
• Mari Pangestu, Former Minister of Trade, Indonesia.
MOC Faculty Workshop:
An annual MOC Faculty Workshop is held in Boston every December for professors from affiliate institutions. The workshop is mandatory for new affiliate institutions and their selected MOC faculty members, as well as for new faculty from existing institutions. The workshop agenda includes a conceptual overview of the MOC course, a session on preparing and teaching a typical class, a technical lab session on the MOC course platform, and an introduction to case method teaching. The December MOC Workshop also includes a Research session where affiliates present current studies of different competitiveness, economic, social progress, and innovative related themes.
The MOC Faculty Workshop is attended by both new and veteran faculty alike. It offers a unique opportunity for all MOC faculty to gain exposure to the latest learning and research related to competitiveness and cluster development.
Opportunities for Collaboration:
Collaboration is strongly encouraged among MOC Network affiliate institutions and MOC Faculty. Many affiliates choose to work on joint research initiatives and host faculty members from other affiliate institutions to co-teach specific classes. Additionally, groups of affiliates within regions meet regularly, forming regional chapters.
MOC Network Affiliate activities extend beyond classroom teaching to include engagement in content-related research, leadership and participation in cluster and competitiveness initiatives, and the development of competitiveness institutes. To support these activities, four governance councils, under the leadership of the MOC Network, guide affiliates throughout the year. MOC councils and their responsibilities include:
Membership Council:
Defines and executes the recruitment and growth strategy of the MOC Network Affiliate Network and maintains relations with existing members for sustainability of the network.
MOC Academy Council:
Supports course content development and sharing information on teaching the MOC curriculum. This is accomplished through collecting and facilitating the development of case studies created by affiliates, sharing teaching experiences and methods, and supporting the integration of the MOC curriculum into official university course platforms.
Research Council
Facilitates collaboration and cross-cutting research that advances the frontier of knowledge in competitiveness, social progress, and related fields.
Global Impact Projects and Institutes Council
Supports the network's institutional development, including building relationships with other networks and partners. It assists affiliates in engaging with competitiveness initiatives and provides development and coaching for projects aimed at economic development and social progress. As well as coordinates a network of institutes focused on competitiveness across affiliated universities. It also supports affiliates interested in establishing their own institutes or centers for competitiveness within their universities and countries.
Each council is chaired by three MOC faculty members who are responsible for driving council initiatives and collaborating across the network.
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