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. 78 Harvard Business Review | January 2008 | hbr.org STRATEGY STRATEGY by Michael E. Porter Peter Crowther SHAPE THE FIVE COMPETITIVE FORCES THAT Editor’s Note: In 1979‚ Harvard Business Review published “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy” by a young economist and associate professor‚ Michael E. Porter. It was his
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“Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. Porter’s theory has often been used by many people to understand more about a company’s structure and the method or plan used to run its business. In his book‚ Porter identified 5 external forces that will affect an industry or a market. The type of forces can help us to understand or to analyze how a company makes its profits‚ or how it could attract others to do business with. Porter also helps to identify the specific company’s
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Argentine textile industry: An export snapshot Top Stories » ’Exports to Iran will rise on lifting of sanctions’ » Govt clears Rs. 1‚100-cr agri export scheme » Coir sector should be given more support: Pranab » Iran briefs India over landmark nuclear deal » Andhra coast faces another cyclone threat Writuparna Kakati | 01 Aug‚ 2008 What is Argentina? "Batter that has not become a cake"‚ says Gabriela Nouzeilles and Graciela R. Montaldo in their co-authored book
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Bakery Industry Analysis Porter’s Five Forces analysis is useful when trying to understand the competitive environment facing a backery industry. It involves looking at internal competition‚ barriers to entry‚ the profit-appropriating power of both buyers and sellers‚ as well as substitutes to the goods produced. Applied to the bakery industry it shows an average net profit that typically does not cover the cost of capital due to low barriers to entry‚ ease of production and ease of access to ingredients
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A WATER UTILITY CONCESSIONER PORTERS FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 1. Rivalry among existing competitors- Low to Non-Existent. Since it is under concession agreement‚ there is no other water utility company that can engage any business similar to A Water Utility concessioner‚ unless granted by the government under special agreement and with full knowledge and approval of A Water Utility concessioner. 2. Threat of new entrants- Low to Non-Existent. Companies that may want to apply for the concession
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Revision Q1) Porter`s Five Forces Strategies for overcoming the influencers. * Threat of new entrants * A way of trying to eliminate threat of new entrants would be to create economies of scale. This approach would make it harder for new entrants to reach high scale production‚ as they would have higher costs. This is what Samsung and Apple are trying to do at the moment‚ by building large economies of scale. But at the same time‚ ZTE a Chinese company‚ started selling the cheapest Android
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Porters 5 forces Threat of New Entry: Obesity is a big problem in the United States which is becoming a government and healthcare issue. Weight Watchers has played a role in the development of a new national awareness of healthful eating‚ lifestyles changes‚ and weight control. Weight Watchers International had experienced it biggest threat mostly because of new competition and changes in technology. When the over the counter weightless drug launched it had a drastic effect on their market. Switching
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These five forces are empirically derived‚ e.g. by observation of real companies in real markets‚ rather than the result of economic analysis. Porter’s five forces is a useful generic structure for thinking about the nature of industries. The understanding of the structure of an industry is the basis for formulation of competitive strategy. The work of Porter provides an analytical framework for the analysis of the structural factors that condition competition within an industry and suggests several
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Porter’s five forces Michael E Porter developed the Porter’s five forces analysis in 1979 which serves as a framework for industry analysis and business strategy development. Its five forces determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of a market. Attractiveness in this context refers to the overall industry profitability. Three of Porter’s five forces refer to competition from external sources. The remainder are internal threats. It is useful to use Porter’s five forces in conjunction
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The economy of Latin American countries such as Argentina have often focused on only one main product at a time and imported many of the other products needed. Argentina especially followed this economic strategy in the late 1800’s. Latin American countries focus on one product it does well and does not stray from that product. The countries were just following trends and taking advantage of what the market dictates is a worthwhile product. This strategy can fall short of having long-term success
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