Competitive strategy refers to a company's short-term and long-term strategies to gain market share against its competitors. Small businesses must compete not only against their peers but also against ...

A few years ago, while in Washington, D.C., I was invited to a Q&A with Michael Porter to speak in a small group setting. I jumped at the idea to meet one of the most cited scholars in business and ...

Competitive forces are elements from outside the company that threaten its standing in the marketplace. Analyzing competitive forces requires more digging than simply trying to determine what new ...

Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Dennis Yao. "Integrated Strategy: Residual Market and Exchange Imperfections as the Foundation of Sustainable Competitive Advantage." Special Issue on Strategy and the ...

This paper argues that, for superior performance, it is necessary to attune the choice of the general manager to the strategy of the business unit (SBU) Data from 121 SBUs indicate that SBU ...

Porter, Michael E. "The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy." Special Issue on HBS Centennial. Harvard Business Review 86, no. 1 (January 2008): 78–93.