Porter's Five Forces determine the shape of an industry, from internal competition to the negotiating power of customers and suppliers.

What does Porter's Five Forces explain? The individual forces in the framework generally follow a spectrum showing the competitiveness of an industry. For example, competitive rivalry will depend ...

Learn the difference between Porter's five forces model and SWOT analysis, as well as how companies use both tools to analyze strategic decisions.

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Michael Porter's Five Forces Model is one of the most effective analytical model for understanding and analyzing the competitive landscape in an industry.

This research analyzes China's Steel Industry in Michael Porter's Five Forces Analysis. It uses concepts developed in Industrial Organization (IO) economics to derive five forces that determine ...

Explore how Harvard's Michael Porter and his transformative Five Forces framework can reimagine American capitalism, driving unity, fairness and economic prosperity.

In 1979, a young associate professor at Harvard Business School published his first article for HBR, “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy.” In the years that followed, Michael Porter’s ...