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- How to Do Your Own Trendspotting
- Porter Novelli trendspotter Marian Salzman spots trends for a living. In a recent interview, she shared some of her secrets for identifying the latest craze (UPDATE: Salzman sent her white paper to Catching Flack: Porter Novelli’s 10 Trends) There are basically three stages involving trends related to...
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- Updating Michael Porter's Classic 'Five Forces'
- By significantly broadening how we think about competition, Michael E. Porter's Harvard Business Review article “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy†launched a business management revolution among academics and practicioners when it was published in 1979 . The power of the concept, as time has born out, is that it can...
- Blog posts 2008-01-07
- Strategy at Its Best
- Does your company's game plan need an update? Our top downloaded strategy articles can help you increase your tactical wisdom. The Seven Deadly Sins of Strategy Source: Strategic Decisions Group What strategic sins is your company making? Are you in danger of...
- Articles 2007-03-15
- Porter and the Internet: An Empirical Assessment of Porter's Strategic Thinking as Applied to Online Strategies for Pet Supply Stores in the San Diego, CA Metropolitan Area
- Porter and the Internet: An Empirical Assessment of Porter's Strategic Thinking as Applied to Online Strategies for Pet Supply Stores in the San Diego, CA Metropolitan Area
- Research articles 2003-07-01
- H.E. Butt Grocery Co.: A Leader In ECR Implementations
- The management tool, Porter's Five Forces can be applicable in all spheres of the industry. This case study of H E Butt Grocery Co where the company was able to maintain low prices, use technology to drive costs down, and invest timely and in the right technology by putting into...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Porter's Diamond of National Advantage
- Classical theories of international trade propose that comparative advantage resides in the factor endowments that a country may be fortunate enough to inherit. Factor endowments include land, natural resources, labor, and the size of the local population. Michael E. Porter argued that a nation could create new advanced factor...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Porter's Generic Strategies
- It is true that if the primary determinant of a firm's profitability is the attractiveness of the industry in which it operates, an important secondary determinant is its position within that industry. Even though an industry may have below-average profitability, a firm that is optimally positioned can generate superior returns....
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Porter's Five Forces
- It has been observed that the model of pure competition implies that risk-adjusted rates of return should be constant across firms and industries. However, numerous economic studies have affirmed that different industries can sustain different levels of profitability; part of this difference is explained by industry structure. Michael Porter provided...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- An Examination Of Bank Merger Activity Strategic Framework Content Analysis
- Over the last decade, bank mergers and acquisitions have been occurring at an unprecedented rate. The purpose of this study is to determine the underlying and driving forces or causation based upon examination of resent banking merger activity. The coding scheme adopted for this content analysis was conceptualized in the...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Michael Porter on Charlie Rose
- Michael Porter's talk with Charlie Rose on the U.S. economy is getting a lot of buzz online right now. In the 25-minute interview, Porter restates his case from Business Week for why we need an economic strategy and talks about the systemic issues America faces, and its core strengths. ...
- Blog posts 2008-12-18
- Porter's Five Forces
- From the executive summary: ‘Understanding the dynamics of competitors within an industry is critical for several reasons. First, it can help to assess the potential opportunities for a business enterprise, particularly important if it is a new venture. It can also be a critical step to better differentiate a firm...
- White papers 2004-03-16
- Tenet Healthcare Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. And your first question comes from the line of Ralph Giacobbe with Credit Suisse. Please proceed. Ralph Giacobbe – Credit Suisse Thanks, good morning. I didn't want to go to bad debt expense, is there you know – I know in your last call you...
- Earnings calls 2009-11-03
- The Porter Competitive Model For Industry Structure Analysis
- Moves and counter moves of other competing firms mark the external environment of an organization. In this scenario, it is imperative for the organization to conduct the industry analysis and find out the prevailing opportunities and threats. Having done that, the organization can devise suitable strategies to exploit the opportunities...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Michael Porter's 5-Force Analysis
- Strategy of an organization defines the overall plan to deploy strategic resources towards achievement of long-term goals and objectives of the organization. The external environment of a firm consists of the moves and counter moves executed by its competitors. The organizational strategy is effectively realized only after gauging the mood...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Online Strategies: AOL recruits sales veterans for battle with Yahoo!, MSN; Porter, Barrett charged with selling advertisers on value of Internet.(Richard Porter, Michael Barrett)(Brief Article)
- Looking to boost sagging online ad sales, AOL Time Warner's America Online appointed two veteran sales executives to head agency relations and to convince marketers to spend more money on digital media. Looking to boost sagging online ad sales, AOL Time Warner's America...
- Research articles 2002-03-04
- Does Porter's Diamond Hold in the Global Automotive Industry?
- Michael Porter's Theory of the Competitive Advantage of Nations is commonly referred to as Porter's Diamond, as it comprises 4 key elements that lead to national competitiveness. This paper empirically tests Porter's theory. 50 automotive companies in the automotive industry headquartered in 8 different nations comprise the sample. The results...
- White papers
- Environmental Regulations and Technological Change in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry: Rethinking the Porter Hypothesis
- Technological progress can play a key role in maintaining a high standard of living while addressing environmental problems. Well-designed environmental regulations encourage technological innovation, while poorly designed regulations can inhibit technological progress. Indeed, the well-known Porter hypothesis suggests that environmental regulations could conceivably spur technological growth, leading to a win-win...
- White papers 2002-04-01
- Choosing A Market Area Using Porter's Five Forces Framework
- From the executive summary: ‘The paper examines the concept of strategy and discusses the sources of competitive advantage. According to Porter's Model, competitive advantage can be attained from at least five general sources. The paper also discusses a popular method that is available for analyzing and deciding upon market entry...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Analyzing Competitive Forces Using Michael Porter's ' Five Forces' Analysis
- The Porter's Five Forces Analysis is used to assess the external environment of the organization and strategize accordingly. This analysis is conducted on the basis of five forces. They are threat of new competitors, bargaining power of suppliers, bargaining power of customers, threat of substitute products, and rivalry among existing...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Porter's Five Forces
- From the executive summary: ‘A competitive strategy must meet the opportunities and threats inherent in the external environment; it should be based on an understanding of industry and economic change. Porter identifies five forces that shape every industry and which determine the intensity and direction of competition and therefore the...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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