Porter noted the predominance of engineers in top management at German and Japanese firms and a predominance of people with finance backgrounds leading many U.S.firms.He argued that the dominance of finance in U.S.firms led to a relative loss of U.S.competitiveness in some engineering-based industries.Thus,Porter illustrates how different nations _____,which are instrumental in their building national competitive advantage.

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The fourth broad attribute of national competitive advantage in Porter's model is the strategy,structure,and rivalry of firms within a nation.Porter makes two important points here,of which one is that different nations are characterized by different management ideologies,which either help them or do not help them to build national competitive advantage.

Porter Noted the Predominance of Engineers in Top Management at German