Porter’s Five Forces model serves as a framework for strategic management. It has served as the North Star of the business industry since Michael E. Porter introduced it in a 1979 issue of the Harvard ...

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.

Michael Porter’s model of the Five Forces for Competitive Strategy provides a powerful framework for analyzing competitive pressures within industries. Although it serves as a centerpiece for business ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...