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Michael E. Porter

Born

in Ann Arbor, Michigan, The United States

May 23, 1947

Website

http://www.isc.hbs.edu/

Genre

Business Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Competitiveness

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Michael E. Porter is the leading authority on competitive strategy, the competitiveness and economic development of nations, states, and regions, and the application of competitive principles to social problems such as health care, the environment, and corporate responsibility.

Professor Porter is generally recognized as the "Father of Strategy", as has been identified in a variety of rankings and surveys as the world’s most influential thinker on management and competitiveness. He has ranked #1 on "Thinkers 50".

He is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, based at Harvard Business School. A University full-professorship is the highest professional recognition that can be awarded to a Harvard faculty member.

In 2001, Harvard Busin ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 26,591 ratings · 530 reviews · 115 distinct works • Similar authors

	Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors 4.16 avg rating — 16,148 ratings — published 1980 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance 4.16 avg rating — 4,749 ratings — published 1985 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy by Michael E. Porter (Contributor), James C. Collins (Creator), Jerry I. Porras (Creator) 3.99 avg rating — 2,761 ratings — published 2010 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Competition 4.27 avg rating — 554 ratings — published 1998 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Competitive Advantage of Nations 4.17 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 1990 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results by Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg 3.89 avg rating — 367 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harvard Business Review on Advances in Strategy by Michael E. Porter, David P. Norton, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	CASES IN COMPETITIVE STRATEGY 4.21 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Is Strategy? 4.47 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Can Japan Compete? by Michael E. Porter, Hirotaka Takeuchi, Mariko Sakakibara 3.85 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.”
― Michael Porter, What Is Strategy?

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“consumers tend to be more price sensitive if they are purchasing products that are undifferentiated, expensive relative to their incomes, or of a sort where quality is not particularly important to them.”
― Michael E. Porter, Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors

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“Competition on dimensions other than price - on product features, support services, delivery time, or brand image, for instance - is less likely to erode profitability because it improves customer value and can support higher prices. p.32”
― Michael E. Porter, HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy

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