Case Study: Granite Partners
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According to Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter, industry clusters are critical masses— in one place—of unusual competitive success in a particular field.1 Clusters explain why the immediate business environment outside companies—not just what happens inside—plays a vital role, with both contributing to create competitive advantage.
Adeel Lari was the founding director of IURIF and a TPEC researcher. He conducted pioneering work in right-of-way contracting, transportation finance, telework, and implementation of numerous technological innovations.
Adeel Lari has retired from his research position at the Institute for Urban and Regional Infrastructure Finance (IURIF) at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.