The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Why leaders watch it

Essential strategy framework explained by its creator.

Harvard Business Review interviews Michael Porter on the five competitive forces that shape strategy. Porter is the author of Competitive Strategy.

Takeaways

• Industry structure determines profitability
• Five forces analysis

Topics: Strategy & competitive advantage

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