UNDERSTANDING MICHAEL PORTER The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy

Competitive advantage. The value chain. Five forces. Industry structure. Differentiation. Relative cost. If you want to understand how companies achieve and sustain competitive success, Michael Porter's frameworks are the foundation. But while everyone in business may know Porter's name, m...

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Main Author: Magretta, Joan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts Harvard Business Review Press 2012
©2012
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Table of Contents:
  • Competition: the right mind-set
  • The five forces: competing for profits
  • Competitive advantage: the value chain and your P&L
  • Creating value: the core
  • Trade-offs: the linchpin
  • Fit: the amplifier
  • Continuity: the enabler
  • Epilogue: a short list of implications.