On Competition

by Porter, Michael E.

• ISBN13: 9780875847955
• ISBN10: 0875847951
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-10-01
• Publisher: Harvard Business School Pr

Summary

For the past 15 years, Michael Porter's work has defined our fundamental understanding of competition and competitive strategy. Presented here for the first time as a collective whole are a dozen articles: two entirely new articles and ten of Porter's articles from the Harvard Business Review. The collection includes a framing introduction from Porter. As a collection, these essays assume a new strength and significance, with each piece augmenting and supporting a complete picture of Porter's perspective on modern competition. To read through this collection is to experience Porter at work: we see first hand as his important theories take shape, deepen, and evolve over time. Organized around three primary categories: Competition and Strategy: Core Concepts, The Competitiveness of Location, and Competitive Solutions to Societal Problems, these articles develop the building blocks that define competitive strategy as we know it. With his unique ability to bridge economics with management, Porter addresses the important issues of competition, from its relationship with environmental regulation to the counterintuitive role of geography in the global economy. A Harvard Business Review Book.

Author Biography

Michael E. Porter is the C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(20)
Part I Competition and Strategy: Core Concepts	21	(134)
1 How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy	21	(18)
MICHAEL E. PORTER
2 What Is Strategy?	39	(36)
MICHAEL E. PORTER
3 How Information Gives You Competitive Advantage	75	(24)
MICHAEL E. PORTER
VICTOR E. MILLAR
4 End-Game Strategies for Declining Industries	99	(18)
KATHRYN RUDIE HARRIGAN
MICHAEL E. PORTER
5 From Competitive Advantage to Corporate Strategy	117	(38)
MICHAEL E. PORTER
Part II The Competitiveness of Locations	155	(196)
6 The Competitive Advantage of Nations	155	(42)
MICHAEL E. PORTER
7 Clusters and Competition: New Agendas for Companies, Governments, and Institutions	197	(92)
MICHAEL E. PORTER
8 How Global Companies Win Out	289	(20)
THOMAS HOUT
MICHAEL E. PORTER
EILEEN RUDDEN
9 Competing Across Locations: Enhancing Competitive Advantage through a Global Strategy	309	(42)
MICHAEL E. PORTER
Part III Competitive Solutions to Societal Problems	351	(118)
10 Green and Competitive: Ending the Stalemate	351	(26)
MICHAEL E. PORTER
CLAAS VAN DER LINDE
11 The Competitive Advantage of the Inner City	377	(32)
MICHAEL E. PORTER
12 Making Competition in Health Care Work	409	(22)
ELIZABETH OLMSTED TEISBERG
MICHAEL E. PORTER
GREGORY B. BROWN
13 Capital Disadvantage: America's Failing Capital Investment System	431	(38)
MICHAEL E. PORTER
Index	469	(14)
About the Contributors	483