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 ...

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.

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.

Awareness 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. by Michael E. Porter In essence ...