You know that to sustain long-term profitability you must respond strategically to competition. And you naturally keep tabs on your established rivals. But as you scan the competitive arena, are you ...

Porter’s Five Forces model serves as a framework for strategic management. It has served as the North Star of the business industry since Michael E. Porter introduced it in a 1979 issue of the Harvard ...

The increasing costs and complexity of R&D in the pharmaceutical industry have necessitated the adoption of strategic portfolio management to optimize resource allocation and enhance competitive ...

Developed by Michael E. Porter, this model helps businesses assess their strategic position and the external pressures they face. Let's dive into Porter's Five Forces using a hypothetical ...

These days, you can assume that nearly every work environment is a competitive environment. The primary source of the competition can vary from one work area to another, but there's competition from ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Railing against the anti-competitive tendencies of the aviation industry is part of the regular schtick if ...

From Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Santa Monica, California, hundreds of communities in the U.S. have been able to provide consumers and businesses with affordable broadband over locally owned and ...

Awareness of the five forces can help a company understand the structure of its industry and stake out a position that is more profitable and less vulnerable to attack. by Michael E. Porter In 1979, a ...

Competitive forces are elements from outside the company that threaten its standing in the marketplace. Analyzing competitive forces requires more digging than simply trying to determine what new ...