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 This model helps marketers and business managers to look at the ‘balance of power’ in a market between different types of organizations and to analyze the attractiveness and potential profitability of an industry sector. It’s a strategic tool designed to give a global overview rather than a detailed business analysis technique. It helps review the strengths of a market position based on five key forces.<ref>[https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/marketing-models/porters-five-forces/ Explaining Five Forces Model]</ref>
-Porter's Five Forces is a model of analysis that helps to explain why different industries are able to sustain different levels of profitability. This model was originally published in Porter's book, "Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors," in 1980. The model is widely used worldwide to analyze the industry structure of a company as well as its corporate strategy. Porter identified five undeniable forces that play a part in shaping every market and industry in the world. The forces are frequently used to measure competition intensity, attractiveness, and profitability of an industry or market.<ref>[https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/porter.asp Breaking Down Porter's Five Forces]</ref>
+'''Porter's Five Forces''' is a model of analysis that helps to explain why different industries are able to sustain different levels of profitability. This model was originally published in Porter's book, "Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors," in 1980. The model is widely used worldwide to analyze the industry structure of a company as well as its corporate strategy. Porter identified five undeniable forces that play a part in shaping every market and industry in the world. The forces are frequently used to measure competition intensity, attractiveness, and profitability of an industry or market.<ref>[https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/porter.asp Breaking Down Porter's Five Forces]</ref>
 Porter refers to these forces as the microenvironment to contrast it with the more general term macroenvironment. They consist of those forces close to a company that affects its ability to serve its customers and make a profit. A change in any of the forces normally requires a business unit to re-assess the marketplace, given the overall change in industry information. The overall industry attractiveness does not imply that every firm in the industry will return the same profitability. Firms are able to apply their core competencies, business model, or network to achieve a profit above the industry average. A clear example of this is the airline industry. As an industry, profitability is low because the industry's underlying structure of high fixed costs and low variable costs afford enormous latitude in the price of airline travel. Airlines tend to compete on cost, and that drives down the profitability of individual carriers as well as the industry itself because it simplifies the decision by a customer to buy or not buy a ticket. A few carriers - Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic is one - have tried, with limited success, to use sources of differentiation in order to increase profitability. Porter's five forces include three forces from 'horizontal' competition - the threat of substitute products or services, the threat of established rivals, and the threat of new entrants - and two others from 'vertical' competition - the bargaining power of suppliers and the bargaining power of customers. Porter developed his five forces framework in reaction to the then-popular SWOT analysis, which he found both lacking rigor and ad hoc. Porter's five-forces framework is based on the structure–conduct–performance paradigm in industrial organizational economics. It has been applied to try to address a diverse range of problems, from helping businesses become more profitable to helping governments stabilize industries. Other Porter's strategy tools include the value chain and generic competitive strategies.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter%27s_five_forces_analysis An Overview of the Five Forces Model]</ref>
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 == See Also ==
-*[[Business Analysis]]
+*[[Competitive Advantage]] - The attributes that allow an organization to outperform its competitors, often the goal of understanding competitive forces.
-*[[Value Chain Analysis]]
+*[[SWOT Analysis]] - A framework for identifying Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats, which can help companies understand competitive forces.

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 Porter's Five Forces is a model of analysis that helps to explain why different industries are able to sustain different levels of profitability. This model was originally published in Porter's book, "Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors" in 1980. The model is widely used, worldwide, to analyze the industry structure of a company as well as its corporate strategy. Porter identified five undeniable forces that play a part in shaping every market and industry in the world. The forces are frequently used to measure competition intensity, attractiveness and profitability of an industry or market.<ref>Breaking Down Porter's Five Forces [https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/porter.asp Investopedia]</ref>
-Porter refers to these forces as the microenvironment, to contrast it with the more general term macroenvironment. They consist of those forces close to a company that affect its ability to serve its customers and make a profit. A change in any of the forces normally requires a business unit to re-assess the marketplace given the overall change in industry information. The overall industry attractiveness does not imply that every firm in the industry will return the same profitability. Firms are able to apply their core competencies, business model or network to achieve a profit above the industry average. A clear example of this is the airline industry. As an industry, profitability is low because the industry's underlying structure of high fixed costs and low variable costs afford enormous latitude in the price of airline travel. Airlines tend to compete on cost, and that drives down the profitability of individual carriers as well as the industry itself because it simplifies the decision by a customer to buy or not buy a ticket. A few carriers - Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic is one - have tried, with limited success, to use sources of differentiation in order to increase profitability. Porter's five forces include three forces from 'horizontal' competition - the threat of substitute products or services, the threat of established rivals, and the threat of new entrants - and two others from 'vertical' competition - the bargaining power of suppliers and the bargaining power of customers. Porter developed his five forces framework in reaction to the then-popular [[SWOT_Analysis|SWOT analysis]], which he found both lacking in rigor and ad hoc. Porter's five-forces framework is based on the structure–conduct–performance paradigm in industrial organizational economics. It has been applied to try to address a diverse range of problems, from helping businesses become more profitable to helping governments stabilize industries. Other Porter strategy tools include the value chain and generic competitive strategies.<ref>An Overview of the Five Forces Model [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter%27s_five_forces_analysis Wikipedia]</ref>
+Porter refers to these forces as the microenvironment, to contrast it with the more general term macroenvironment. They consist of those forces close to a company that affect its ability to serve its customers and make a profit. A change in any of the forces normally requires a business unit to re-assess the marketplace given the overall change in industry information. The overall industry attractiveness does not imply that every firm in the industry will return the same profitability. Firms are able to apply their core competencies, [[Business_Model|business model]] or network to achieve a profit above the industry average. A clear example of this is the airline industry. As an industry, profitability is low because the industry's underlying structure of high fixed costs and low variable costs afford enormous latitude in the price of airline travel. Airlines tend to compete on cost, and that drives down the profitability of individual carriers as well as the industry itself because it simplifies the decision by a customer to buy or not buy a ticket. A few carriers - Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic is one - have tried, with limited success, to use sources of differentiation in order to increase profitability. Porter's five forces include three forces from 'horizontal' competition - the threat of substitute products or services, the threat of established rivals, and the threat of new entrants - and two others from 'vertical' competition - the bargaining power of suppliers and the bargaining power of customers. Porter developed his five forces framework in reaction to the then-popular [[SWOT_Analysis|SWOT analysis]], which he found both lacking in rigor and ad hoc. Porter's five-forces framework is based on the structure–conduct–performance paradigm in industrial organizational economics. It has been applied to try to address a diverse range of problems, from helping businesses become more profitable to helping governments stabilize industries. Other Porter strategy tools include the value chain and generic competitive strategies.<ref>An Overview of the Five Forces Model [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter%27s_five_forces_analysis Wikipedia]</ref>
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 *The model is best applicable for analysis of simple market structures. A comprehensive description and analysis of all five forces gets very difficult in complex industries with multiple interrelations, product groups, by-products and segments. A too narrow focus on particular segments of such industries, however, bears the risk of missing important elements.
 *The model assumes relatively static market structures. This is hardly the case in today’s dynamic markets. Technological breakthroughs and dynamic market entrants from start-ups or other industries may completely change business models, entry barriers and relationships along the supply chain within short times. The Five Forces model may have some use for later analysis of the new situation; but it will hardly provide much meaningful advice for preventive actions.
-*The model is based on the idea of competition. It assumes that companies try to achieve competitive advantages over other players in the markets as well as over suppliers or customers. With this focus, it dos not really take into consideration strategies like strategic alliances, electronic linking of information systems of all companies along a value chain, virtual enterprise-networks or others.
+*The model is based on the idea of competition. It assumes that companies try to achieve [[Competitive Advantage|competitive advantage]] over other players in the markets as well as over suppliers or customers. With this focus, it dos not really take into consideration strategies like strategic alliances, electronic linking of information systems of all companies along a value chain, virtual enterprise-networks or others.
 Overall, Porters Five Forces Model has some major limitations in today’s market environment. It is not able to take into account new business models and the dynamics of markets. The value of Porters model is more that it enables managers to think about the current situation of their industry in a structured, easy-to-understand way – as a starting point for further analysis.
 ===See Also===
-[[Business_Analysis|Business Analysis]]<br />
+*[[Business_Analysis|Business Analysis]]
-[[Business_Model|Business Model]]<br />
-[[PEST_Analysis|PEST Analysis]]<br />
+*[[Value_Chain_Analysis|Value Chain Analysis]]

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		+	== What is Michael Porter's Five Forces Model? ==
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	The '''Five Forces Model''' is a framework for understanding the competitive forces at work in an industry, and which drive the way economic value is divided among industry actors. A Five Forces analysis can help companies assess industry attractiveness, how trends will affect industry competition, which industries a company should compete in—and how companies can position themselves for success.<ref>Definition - What is Porter's Five Forces Model? [http://www.isc.hbs.edu/strategy/business-strategy/pages/the-five-forces.aspx hbs.edu]</ref>		The '''Five Forces Model''' is a framework for understanding the competitive forces at work in an industry, and which drive the way economic value is divided among industry actors. A Five Forces analysis can help companies assess industry attractiveness, how trends will affect industry competition, which industries a company should compete in—and how companies can position themselves for success.<ref>Definition - What is Porter's Five Forces Model? [http://www.isc.hbs.edu/strategy/business-strategy/pages/the-five-forces.aspx hbs.edu]</ref>

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 '''Five Forces - Critique'''<ref>Criticism of the Five Forces [http://faculty.msb.edu/homak/homahelpsite/webhelp/Content/Five_Forces_-_Porter_-_Critique.htm msb.edu]</ref><br />
-Porter’s model of Five [[Competitive Forces]] has been subject of much critique. Its main weakness results from the historical context in which it was developed. In the early eighties, cyclical growth characterized the global economy. Thus, primary corporate objectives consisted of profitability and survival. A major prerequisite for achieving these objectives has been optimization of strategy in relation to the external environment. At that time, development in most industries has been fairly stable and predictable, compared with today’s dynamics.
+Porter’s model of Five Competitive Forces has been subject of much critique. Its main weakness results from the historical context in which it was developed. In the early eighties, cyclical growth characterized the global economy. Thus, primary corporate objectives consisted of profitability and survival. A major prerequisite for achieving these objectives has been optimization of strategy in relation to the external environment. At that time, development in most industries has been fairly stable and predictable, compared with today’s dynamics.
 In general, the meaningfulness of this model is reduced by the following factors:
 *In the economic sense, the model assumes a classic perfect market. The more an industry is regulated, the less meaningful insights the model can deliver.

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-The Five Forces [[Model]] is a [[framework]] for understanding the competitive forces at work in an [[industry]], and which drive the way economic [[value]] is divided among industry actors. A Five Forces analysis can help companies assess industry attractiveness, how trends will affect industry competition, which industries a company should compete in—and how companies can position themselves for success.<ref>Definition - What is Porter's Five Forces Model? [http://www.isc.hbs.edu/strategy/business-strategy/pages/the-five-forces.aspx hbs.edu]</ref>
+The '''Five Forces Model''' is a [[framework]] for understanding the competitive forces at work in an [[industry]], and which drive the way economic [[value]] is divided among industry actors. A Five Forces analysis can help companies assess industry attractiveness, how trends will affect industry competition, which industries a company should compete in—and how companies can position themselves for success.<ref>Definition - What is Porter's Five Forces Model? [http://www.isc.hbs.edu/strategy/business-strategy/pages/the-five-forces.aspx hbs.edu]</ref>
 This model helps marketers and [[business]] managers to look at the ‘balance of power’ in a [[market]] between different types of organisations, and to analyse the attractiveness and potential profitability of an industry sector. It’s a strategic tool designed to give a global overview, rather than a detailed business analysis technique. It helps review the strengths of a market position, based on five key forces.<ref>Explaining Five Forces Model [https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/marketing-models/porters-five-forces/ Smart Insights]</ref>
 Porter's Five Forces is a model of analysis that helps to explain why different industries are able to sustain different levels of profitability. This model was originally published in Porter's book, "Competitive [[Strategy]]: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors" in 1980. The model is widely used, worldwide, to analyze the industry structure of a company as well as its corporate strategy. Porter identified five undeniable forces that play a part in shaping every market and industry in the world. The forces are frequently used to measure competition intensity, attractiveness and profitability of an industry or market.<ref>Breaking Down Porter's Five Forces [https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/porter.asp Investopedia]</ref>
 Porter refers to these forces as the microenvironment, to contrast it with the more general term macroenvironment. They consist of those forces close to a company that affect its ability to serve its customers and make a [[profit]]. A change in any of the forces normally requires a business unit to re-assess the marketplace given the overall change in industry information. The overall industry attractiveness does not imply that every firm in the industry will return the same profitability. Firms are able to apply their core competencies, business model or [[network]] to achieve a profit above the industry average. A clear example of this is the airline industry. As an industry, profitability is low because the industry's underlying structure of high fixed costs and low variable costs afford enormous latitude in the [[price]] of airline travel. Airlines tend to compete on cost, and that drives down the profitability of individual carriers as well as the industry itself because it simplifies the decision by a [[customer]] to buy or not buy a ticket. A few carriers - Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic is one - have tried, with limited success, to use sources of differentiation in order to increase profitability. Porter's five forces include three forces from 'horizontal' competition - the threat of substitute products or services, the threat of established rivals, and the threat of new entrants - and two others from 'vertical' competition - the bargaining [[power]] of suppliers and the bargaining power of customers. Porter developed his five forces framework in reaction to the then-popular [[SWOT_Analysis|SWOT analysis]], which he found both lacking in rigor and ad hoc. Porter's five-forces framework is based on the structure–conduct–performance paradigm in industrial organizational economics. It has been applied to try to address a diverse range of problems, from helping businesses become more profitable to helping governments stabilize industries. Other Porter strategy tools include the value chain and generic competitive strategies.<ref>An Overview of the Five Forces Model [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter%27s_five_forces_analysis Wikipedia]</ref>
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 '''Using the Five Forces Model''' <ref>Using the Five Forces Model [https://www.strategicmanagementinsight.com/tools/porters-five-forces.html Ovidijus Jurevicius]</ref><br />
-We now understand that Porter’s five forces framework is used to analyze industry’s competitive forces and to shape organization’s strategy according to the results of the analysis. But how to use this tool? We have identified the following steps:
+We now understand that Porter’s five forces framework is used to analyze industry’s competitive forces and to shape [[Business Strategy|organization’s strategy]] according to the results of the analysis. But how to use this tool? We have identified the following steps:
 *Step 1. Gather the information on each of the five forces: Gather the information on each of the five forces. What managers should do during this step is to gather information about their industry and to check it against each of the factors (such as “number of competitors in the industry”) influencing the force.
 *Step 2. Analyze the results and display them on a diagram: After gathering all the information, you should analyze it and determine how each force is affecting an industry. For example, if there are many companies of equal size operating in the slow growth industry, it means that rivalry between existing companies is strong. Remember that five forces affect different industries differently so don’t use the same results of analysis for even similar industries!
-*Step 3. Formulate strategies based on the conclusions: At this stage, managers should formulate firm’s strategies using the results of the analysis For example, if it is hard to achieve economies of scale in the market, the company should pursue cost [[leadership]] strategy. Product development strategy should be used if the current market growth is slow and the market is saturated. Although, Porter’s five forces is a great tool to analyze industry’s structure and use the results to formulate firm’s strategy, it has its limitations and requires further analysis to be done, such as [[SWOT_Analysis|SWOT]], [[PEST_Analysis|PEST]] or [[Value_Chain_Analysis|Value Chain analysis]].
+*Step 3. Formulate strategies based on the conclusions: At this stage, managers should formulate firm’s strategies using the results of the analysis For example, if it is hard to achieve economies of scale in the market, the company should pursue [[Cost Leadership|cost leadership]] strategy. Product development strategy should be used if the current market growth is slow and the market is saturated. Although, Porter’s five forces is a great tool to analyze industry’s structure and use the results to formulate firm’s strategy, it has its limitations and requires further analysis to be done, such as [[SWOT_Analysis|SWOT]], [[PEST_Analysis|PEST]] or [[Value_Chain_Analysis|Value Chain analysis]].
 '''Example of Porter's Five Forces'''<ref>Example of Porter's Five Forces [http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5446-porters-five-forces.html Business News Daily]</ref><br />