Five Forces Analysis helps the corporate strategist to analyse and evaluate a competitive environment. Porter (2008) says that strategy is considered ‘too narrowly,’ and the the Five Forces allows strategists to consider more market dynamics. For example, he reasons that digital technologies are a dynamic drivers of the competitive environment, and so Five Forces can be used to evaluate new and innovative digital industries.
Five forces analysis looks at five key areas namely the threat of entry, the power of buyers, the power of suppliers, the threat of substitutes, and competitive rivalry.
The power of suppliers tends to be a reversal of the power of buyers.
Of Course, Five Forces Analysis is more complex than this brief lesson 🙂 However, take a look at this Harvard Business Review Article which includes an interview with Michael Porter.
Based upon Competitive Strategy: Techniques for analyzing industries and competitors, Porter M.E., (1980), Free Press, and The Five Competitive Forces that Shape Strategy, Harvard Business Review, January 2008.
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