Competitive strategy : techniques for analyzing industries and competitors / Michael E. Porter.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Free Press, c1980.Description: xx, 396 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0029253608
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Michael Porter's Competitive Strategy addresses major questions of vital concern to managers, and presents a comprehensive set of analytical techniques for undestanding a business and the behaviour of its competitors.
The structural analysis of industries -- Generic competitive strategies -- A framework for competitor analysis -- Market signals -- Competitive moves -- Strategy toward buyers and suppliers -- Structural analysis within industries -- Industry evolution -- Competitive strategy in fragmented -- Competitive strategy in emerging industries -- The transition to industry maturity -- Competitive strategy in declining industries -- Competition in global industries -- The strategic analysis of vertical integration -- Capacity expansion -- Entry into new businesses.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- Preface
- Introduction, 1980
- Part I General Analytical Techniques
- Chapter 1 The Structural Analysis of Industries
- Structural Determinants of the Intensity of Competition
- Structural Analysis and Competitive Strategy
- Structural Analysis and Industry Definition
- Chapter 2 Generic Competitive Strategies
- Three Generic Strategies
- Stuck in the Middle
- Risks of the Generic Strategies
- Chapter 3 A Framework for Competitor Analysis
- The Components of Competitor Analysis
- Putting the Four Components Together -- The Competitor
- Response Profile
- Competitor Analysis and Industry Forecasting
- The Need for a Competitor Intelligence System
- Chapter 4 Market Signals
- Types of Market Signals
- The Use of History in Identifying Signals
- Can Attention to Market Signals Be a Distraction?
- Chapter 5 Competitive Moves
- Industry Instability: The Likelihood of Competitive Warfare
- Competitive Moves
- Commitment
- Focal Points
- A Note on Information and Secrecy
- Chapter 6 Strategy Toward Buyers and Suppliers
- Buyer Selection
- Purchasing Strategy
- Chapter 7 Structural Analysis Within Industries
- Dimensions of Competitive Strategy
- Strategic Groups
- Strategic Groups and a Firm's Profitability
- Implications for Formulation of Strategy
- The Strategic Group Map as an Analytical Tool
- Chapter 8 Industry Evolution
- Basic Concepts in Industry Evolution
- Evolutionary Processes
- Key Relationships in Industry Evolution
- Part II Generic Industry Environments
- Chapter 9 Competitive Strategy in Fragmented Industries
- What Makes an Industry Fragmented?
- Overcoming Fragmentation
- Coping with Fragmentation
- Potential Strategic Traps
- Formulating Strategy
- Chapter 10 Competitive Strategy in Emerging Industries
- The Structural Environment
- Problems Constraining Industry Development
- Early and Late Markets
- Strategic Choices
- Techniques for Forecasting
- Which Emerging Industries to Enter
- Chapter 11 The Transition to Industry Maturity
- Industry Change during Transition
- Some Strategic Implications of Transition
- Strategic Pitfalls in Transition
- Organizational Implications of Maturity
- Industry Transition and the General Manager
- Chapter 12 Competitive Strategy in Declining Industries
- Structural Determinants of Competition in Decline
- Strategic Alternatives in Decline
- Choosing a Strategy for Decline
- Pitfalls in Decline
- Preparing for Decline
- Chapter 13 Competition in Global Industries
- Sources and Impediments to Global Competition
- Evolution to Global Industries
- Competition in Global Industries
- Strategic Alternatives in Global Industries
- Trends Affecting Global Competition
- Part III Strategic Decisions
- Chapter 14 The Strategic Analysis of Vertical Integration
- Strategic Benefits and Costs of Vertical Integration
- Particular Strategic Issues in Forward Integration
- Particular Strategic Issues in Backward Integration
- Long-Term Contracts and the Economics of Information
- Illusions in Vertical Integration Decisions
- Chapter 15 Capacity Expansion
- Elements of the Capacity Expansion Decision
- Causes of Overbuilding Capacity
- Preemptive Strategies
- Chapter 16 Entry into New Businesses
- Entry through Internal Development
- Entry through Acquisition
- Sequenced Entry
- Appendix A Portfolio Techniques in Competitor Analysis
- Appendix B How to Conduct an Industry Analysis
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author