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 1979, a ...

Ginkgo Bioworks is analyzed based on Porter's Five Forces framework for competitive dynamics. The threat of competition in Ginkgo's R&D discovery business is low due to its unique offerings and ...

In our business, we spend a lot of time helping companies determine what their competitive differentiators are. What are their competitive advantages? How do they position themselves as being ...

Most people will concede that increasing the number of competitors in a competition increases the level of competition. In fact, this seemingly obvious premise is a central tenet of Harvard Professor ...

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.