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The essential complement to the pathbreaking book Competitive Strategy, Michael E. Porter's Competitive Advantage explores the underpinnings of competitive advantage in the individual firm. With over 30 printings in English and translated into thirteen languages, this second volume in... read more

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This is book 2 of 79 in Monitor Group. (community list)
This book is in Harvard Business School. (community list)
This is book 2 of 616 in IESE. (community list)
This is book 6 of 288 in Asian Institute of Management. (community list)
This book is in University of Asia and the Pacific. (community list)
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  1. Michael E. Porter (Author)

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Original Language: English
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Country: USA
Publication Date: 1985
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  • Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness: The Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, led by Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, studies competition and its implications for company strategy; the competitiveness of nations, regions and cities; and solutions to social problems. Based at Harvard Business School, the Institute is dedicated to extending the research pioneered by Professor Porter and disseminating it to scholars and practitioners on a global basis.
  • Monitor Group: The Monitor Group is the premier strategy consulting firm, founded by Prof. Michael E. Porter and other experts from the Harvard Business School. Monitor offers a portfolio of strategic advisory, capability building and capital services for clients seeking to grow top and bottom line performance, shareholder value, the skills of their people and organizations and their social impact.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Competitive Strategy
  • What Is Strategy? (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
  • On Competition
  • Cases in Competitive Strategy
  • The Competitive Advantage of Nations
  • Perspectives on Strategy: Contributions of Michael E. Porter
  • Redefining Health Care
  • On Competition
  • How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy
  • Harvard Business Review on Advances in Strategy
  • The Lords of Strategy
  • Strategy and the Internet (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
  • Michael E. Porter on Competition and Strategy (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)
  • Can Japan Compete?
  • The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
  • Strategy and Society: The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Responsibility (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
  • From Competitive Advantage to Corporate Strategy
  • The Michael Porter Trilogy
  • The Innovator's Prescription
  • Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes
  • The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing
  • Competitive Strategy
  • The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment
  • Green to Gold

Books Influenced by This Book edit see section history

   
  • Blue Ocean Strategy
  • Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes
  • The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy: Classic Concepts and New Perspectives
  • Wharton on Dynamic Competitive Strategy
  • Kellogg on Strategy : Concepts, Tools, and Frameworks for Practitioners
  • The McKinsey Way
  • The McKinsey Engagement: Insider Secrets to the Tools and Techniques Used by the World's Top Consulting Firm

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