Harvard economics professor Michael Porter developed the five forces model to help business executives understand and deal with competition. Porter argues that factors affecting competition are ...

In a new HBR article The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy, Porter, a Harvard Business School professor, reaffirms, updates, and extends the classic work with significant practical guidance ...

The Five Forces Model is a tool developed by Michael Porter of Harvard Business School in 1979 that is often used by businesses during the strategic planning process, along with the SWOT (strengths, ...

Porter's Five Forces analyzes an industry's competitive dynamics like supplier and buyer power. This framework aids investors in assessing the profitability of industries and companies. Understanding ...

As we can see from the numbers above, the P/E range in any given year is approximately 12 to 20. Given this very reasonable range and year-over-year consistency, the current price of approximately ...

When people begin to take an interest in their investments, most of them believe one of two things about stock analysis and selection; either that it is a kind of mystical art, best performed by those ...

In the early 1990s, as a college senior, I took a required class in Corporate Strategy. I remember the course fondly, more for the professor — an engaging Jesuit who later officiated at my wedding and ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/432e58/mining_industry_in) has announced the addition of the "Mining Industry ...

Finding the perfect opening pair in Test matches continues to be a conundrum for the Indian team. Team India would be employing a new pair, the 3rd in a 4 Test match series, on Friday. I have ...

How does Under Armour stack up against peers using the Porter’s 5 forces model? The sportswear goods industry is highly competitive and fragmented with many players. There are few barriers to stop new ...