Porter’s Five Forces framework

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Porter’s Five Forces framework is a strategic management tool that analyzes the competitive forces shaping an industry to assess its attractiveness and profitability.

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instanceOf business analysis tool
competitive analysis model
strategic management framework
aimsTo explain differences in industry profitability
guide firms in positioning within an industry
identify sources of competitive pressure
alsoKnownAs Five Forces analysis NERFINISHED
Porter’s Five Forces model NERFINISHED
appliesTo industries
markets
profit pools
assumes competitive forces determine long-run profitability
industry structure affects competition
belongsTo field of industrial organization economics
field of strategic management
creator Michael E. Porter NERFINISHED
describedIn How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy NERFINISHED
developedIn 1979
evaluates availability of substitutes
barriers to entry
buyer concentration
exit barriers
industry growth rate
intensity of price competition
supplier concentration
switching costs
focusesOn competitive forces
industry structure
hasComponent bargaining power of buyers
bargaining power of suppliers
rivalry among existing competitors
threat of new entrants
threat of substitute products or services
influencedBy structure–conduct–performance paradigm NERFINISHED
publishedIn Harvard Business Review NERFINISHED
relatedTo PESTEL analysis
SWOT analysis NERFINISHED
generic competitive strategies
value chain analysis
usedBy business students
consultants
investors
managers
usedFor assessing industry attractiveness
assessing industry profitability
competitive strategy formulation
evaluating competitive intensity
industry analysis
strategic decision making

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Michael Porter knownFor Porter’s Five Forces framework