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 those ...

There are environmental forces that directly influence a firm and its competitive actions and responses within an industry. Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porterâ??s five forces model ...

Porter's Five Forces analyzes an industry's competitive dynamics like supplier and buyer power. This framework aids investors in assessing the profitability of industries and companies. Understanding ...

Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education Instructor, and researcher who has assisted thousands of clients over a more than two-decade career. She is the CEO of ...

Ginkgo Bioworks is analyzed based on Porter's Five Forces framework for competitive dynamics. The threat of competition in Ginkgo's R&D discovery business is low due to its unique offerings and ...

Rohini Vaishnavi, founder of The Writing Experts. In an era of startup hype and hyper-growth ambitions, many founders get swept up in building buzz and launching fast. Aggressive marketing, pitch ...

Zynga’s business under-performed during 2014 owing to a drop in its user base, a surge in losses, and a lack of new major game launches. Its fourth quarterly results also came in disappointing, with ...

Social networking giant Facebook has shown tremendous growth in the recent past, resulting in almost doubling of its stock price from the IPO level of $38 per share. The market values the company at ...

The Five Forces Model is a tool developed by Michael Porter of Harvard Business School in 1979 that is often used by businesses during the strategic planning process, along with the SWOT (strengths, ...

A conversation with executive Katherine Gehl and HBS professor Michael Porter about making U.S. politics more competitive. Katherine Gehl, a former CEO and the founder of the Institute for Political ...