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 ...

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 ...

20 September 2007 "Moreover, in the fight for market share, competition is not manifested only in the other players. Rather, competition in an industry is rooted in its underlying economics, and ...

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 ...

Porter's 5 forces analysis is a marketing and strategy analysis tool that allows for the better understanding of an industry or market. You look at the threat of new entrants into a market, the ...

You're looking at investing in new stocks or adjusting your portfolio to keep up with the trends in the market. But there are so many different factors to consider. So how do you do it? There are ...

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 ...

Michael Porter’s iconic Five Forces framework reshaped business strategy and built empires for consulting giants. Now, this deceptively simple formula is poised to heal America’s fractured economy.

Last night marked the end of my 12-week relationship with economics, and I can't say it was hard to let go. We wrapped up the two-part microeconomics course by revisiting Michael Porter's Five Forces.

J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. Amilcar has ...