Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Porter’s Five Forces is a classic model that organizations use to assess their competitive environment and make informed decisions.

There are different ways to analyze companies and their stocks. One is through an analysis using Porter's Five Forces Model, a methodology that looks at external factors within a specific industry.

Andrew Beattie was part of the original editorial team at Investopedia and has spent twenty years writing on a diverse range of financial topics including business, investing, personal finance ...

This study examines strategic portfolio management in the pharmaceutical industry using Porter’s "Five Competitive Forces" framework. Substitutes can decrease the attractiveness of existing products, ...

When people begin to take an interest in their investments, most of them believe one of two things about stock analysis and selection; either that it is a kind of mystical art, best performed by ...

Porter's work, which began with his original formulation of the five forces, has defined our fundamental understanding of competition and competitive strategy. This book is a compilation of a ...

He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Porter’s Five Forces are used to identify and analyze the forces that shape the competitive nature and intensity of a market or industry. The term ...

This study examines strategic portfolio management in the pharmaceutical industry using Porter’s "Five Competitive Forces" framework.