Book Description
On Competition - For the past 15 years, Michael
Porter's work has defined our fundamental understanding of
competition and competitive strategy. Presented here for the
first time as a collective whole are a dozen articles; two
entirely new articles and ten of Porter's articles from the
Harvard Business Review, as well as a framing introduction
from Porter. As a collection, these essays assume a new
strength and significance, with each piece augmenting and
supporting a complete picture of Porter's perspective on
modern competition. To read through this collection is to
experience Porter at work: we see first hand as his important
theories take shape, deepen, and evolve over time. Organized
around three primary categories: Competition and Strategy:
Core Concepts, The Competitiveness of Location, and
Competitive Solutions to Societal Problems, these articles
develop the building blocks that define competitive strategy
as we know it. With his unique ability to bridge economics
with management, Porter addresses the important issues of
competition, from its relationship with environmental
regulation to the counterintuitive role of geography in the
global economy. At once eloquent and convincing, the enduring
nature of these essays helps us to examine and understand the
essence of competition. Among them are three McKinsey Award
winners as well as the award-winning "The Competitive
Advantage of Nations" and "The Competitive
Advantage of the Inner City." This comprehensive volume
represents the full scope of Porter's influential work with
the Harvard Business Review. BACKCOVER "[Porter's]
mission is to bring about an intellectual revolution: to
infuse management with the rigour of economics; to elaborate
upon economics with examples taken from real life; and, thus,
to create a discipline that will enlighten academics and
business practitioners alike." -The Economist
"Michael Porter...is widely accepted as the world's most
influential thinker on business strategy... Economics
undergraduates, MBA students and business school lecturers
all follow his work avidly, while managers search his books
for clues on how to gain competitive advantage."
--People Management "Porter is almost single-handedly
laying to rest one of the most enduring tenets of
international economics: the principle of comparative
advantage. In its place he has developed an exhaustive theory
of competitive advantage, one that he is using to teach
companies, cities, regions, and nations-and, most recently,
groups of nations acting in concert-how to compete on the
world stage. Porter travels the globe to advise nonprofit
institutions, corporate chieftains, and heads of
state."--WorldBusiness
