On Competition (Harvard Business Review)

On Competition, Updated ed of 2nd revised ed--------------------------------------------------For the past two decades, Michael Porter's work has towered over thefield of competitive strategy. On Competition, Updated Edition bringstogether more than a dozen of Porter's landmark articles from the HarvardBusiness Review. Five are new to this edition, including the 2008 updateto his classic The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy, aswell as new work on health care, philanthropy, corporate social responsibility,and CEO leadership. This collection captures Porter's unique abilityto bridge theory and practice. Each of the articles has not only shapedthinking, but also redefined the work of practitioners in its respectivefield. In an insightful new introduction, Porter relates each articleto the whole of his thinking about competition and value creation,and traces how that thinking has deepened over time. This collectionis organized by topic, allowing the reader easy access to the widerange of Porter's work. Parts I and II present the frameworks for whichPorter is best known frameworks that address how companies, as wellas nations and regions, gain and sustain competitive advantage. PartIII shows how strategic thinking can address society's most pressingchallenges, from environmental sustainability to improving health-caredelivery. Part IV explores how both nonprofits and corporations cancreate value for society more effeapplying strategy principles to philanthropy.Part V explores the link between Strategy and Leadership--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Michael E. Porter is the Bishop William LawrenceUniversity Professor at Harvard Business School. He is the author ofseventeen books and numerous articles.