LEADER 00000nam 22004213i 4500 001 EBC4934952 003 MiAaPQ 005 20230811135145.0 006 m o d | 007 cr cnu|||||||| 008 230811s1998 xx o ||||0 eng d 020 9781416590354|q(electronic bk.) 020 |z9780684841489 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC4934952 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL4934952 035 (CaONFJC)MIL894079 035 (OCoLC)1007050826 040 MiAaPQ|beng|erda|epn|cMiAaPQ|dMiAaPQ 050 4 HD41.P67 1998 082 0 658 100 1 Porter, Michael E. 245 10 Competitive Strategy :|bTechniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. 2nd edition. 250 2nd ed. 264 1 Riverside :|bFree Press,|c1998. 264 4 |c©1998. 300 1 online resource (353 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 505 0 Intro -- 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. 505 8 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 -- About the Author -- Bibliography -- Index -- Copyright. 700 1 Porter. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aPorter, Michael E.|tCompetitive Strategy |dRiverside : Free Press,c1998|z9780684841489 856 40 |uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hull/ detail.action?docID=4934952|zClick to View 921 3U