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 first HBR article‚ and it started a revolution in the strategy field. In subsequent decades‚ Porter has brought his signature economic rigor to the study of competitive strategy for
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References: 1. Sources of Insight‚ 2010‚ “Strategy Diamond” http://sourcesofinsight.com/strategy-diamond/ 2. Donald C. Hambrick and James W. Fredrickson‚ 2001‚ “Are you sure you have a strategy?” http://turbo.kean.edu/~jmcgill/havestrategy.pdf 3. SingTel‚ 2012‚ “Annual Report 2013” http://info.singtel.com/annualreport/2012/
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Porter five forces. Potential new entrants. The home furnishing market is a big market with many players. IKEA is one of the biggest players in the market especially in Europe. The threats of new entrants is reduced by the tremendous amount of money needed to start up a home furnishing shop. IKEA has a big advantage to other home furnishing shops‚ they don’t just sell furnish but also kitchen and home accessories. But IKEA doesn’t reach small town and villages‚ here is a change for new entrants
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“Miss Porter” (2006)‚ directed by an Australian director Chris Noonan‚ is a biopic film of Beatrix Potter (Renée Zellweger)‚ the English best-selling children’s author and illustrator. In addition to providing glimpses of realistic highlighted stories of Beatrix’s life‚ the movie represents successfully panoramic views of the stunning British topography‚ notably the idyllic rural area. The movie opens with magnificent shots of the panorama of the renowned Lake District in North-western England. This
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Porter Five Forces Analysis of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Assignment Presented to: Date: 29/08/2013 Introduction The Porter’s Five Forces is a simple tools and powerful tool that make you understand that where the actual power lies in the industry. It makes you understand the weight of industry’s current position and the future strength and position of that industry. If you have clear understanding of industry that where the power lies you can get good
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis An analysis of the structure of the industry should be undertaken in order to find effective ways of competitive advantage (Porter‚ 1985). Therefore‚ in order to analyze the competitive environment of Tesco‚ Porter’s five forces analysis has been offered by the researcher as follows: Threat of substitute products and services The threat of substitutes in the grocery retail market is considerably low for food items and medium to high for non-food items.
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Beyond Porter – A Critique of the Critique of Porter The writings of the American managementguru and Harvard-Professor Michael E-Porter are considered to be among the most influential of their subject – and among the most critiqued ones. Porter had a lasting influence on strategic management with his books about competitive advantages on industry level and on global level‚ which were written in the eighties. Porter’s models like the Five Competitive Forces‚ the Value Chain or Porters Diamond have
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PORTER Analysis Competitive rivalry: In United States as in Sweden‚ we can observe there are some companies operating in the furniture industry and there are many on the market retailers like Home Depot‚ Wal-Mart‚ Costco‚ Euromarket‚ etc... The import of products from China for all these companies allows them to sell at low cost. These elements therefore tell us that the furniture industry is very competitive. There is an analysis of the rivalry of IKEA in this sector: IKEA works in a highly
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Porters 5 forces Pestle? Business plan The unexpected Incongruities‚ Process needs‚ Industry structure‚ Demographics Changes in perception‚ New knowledge Idea‚ Invention‚ Innovation‚ Diffusion Companies own assets Physical Intangible Human In the past Competitive advantage came from physical assets such as property/land/Financial clout Still important (anyone fancy taking on Apple?) but Intellectual property (patents) and key process management (we know how to do this) i.e. what we
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PORTERS FIVE FORCE MODEL Porter’s Five force model includes 4 forces: * Potential Entrants(Threat Of Mobility) * Buyers(Buyer Power) * Substitutes(Threat Of Substitutes) * Suppliers(Supplier Power) * Industry Rivalry Application on the Telecom Industry: The forces that affect the Telecom Industry:- INDUSTRY RIVALRY: The above shows the different market share of the different firms such as Airtel which holds 28% of the total share being the highest ‚ Vodaphone
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