Comparative Country Studies
Country Factbook
Comparing the IT industries of Ireland and Portugal

Instructor: Mr. Ritsema
Date: 12.03.2015
Group 2.03
Niklas Binter S2555611
Josef Richarz S2535688

Table of Content:
1. Introduction
2. Methodology 2.1 Prime Theories and Approaches 3.2.1 Hofstede´s model of national culture 3.2.2 Porter´s diamond 3.2.3 Porter´s five forces of competition 3.2.4 The PESTEL framework 3.2.5 National Innovation Systems 3.2.6 Varieties of Capitalism Framework

2.2 Data Collection
3. The IT Industry 3.1. Description of the IT-Industry

4. Country Comparison
4.1 Macro- Level Indicators
4.1.1 Geographic Indicators
4.1.2 Demographic Indicators
4.1.3 Macro- Economic Indicators

4.2 Historical Developments relevant to the IT industry
4.3 Socio Cultural Conditions
4.3.1 Cultural Systems
4.3.2 Level of Education
4.3.3 Labor Market Regulations
4.3.4 Protectionism of Intellectual Property
4.3.5 Tax Regulations 4.4 Market/ Industry Conditions
4.4.1 Bargaining Power of Buyers and Subsidiaries
4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4.3 Threats of New Entrants
4.4.4 Competitive Rivalry

4.5 Other Contextual Conditions
4.5.1 Related and Supporting Industries
5. Major Findings of Comparison
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Trends
5.3 Recommendation

1. Introduction

In general, factbooks are conducted by decision makers within the fields of business and politics in order to gain insights about present-, as well as future conditions and trends in a specific country or country set. Therefore, factbooks can be considered as a sort of business tool, which supplies relevant information about a country´s business environment and if it´s in accordance with a particular company or industry. The essence