Value investing used to be about betting on the underdog — finding the down-and-out losers and gambling that they might have one more fight left in them. Today’s value investors have a new gospel: ...

Harvard economics professor Michael Porter developed the five forces model to help business executives understand and deal with competition. Porter argues that factors affecting competition are ...

Porter, M. E. "The Technological Dimension of Competitive Strategy." In Research on Technological Innovation, Management and Policy. Vol. 7, edited by Robert A Burgelman and Henry Chesbrough.

Awareness of the five forces can help a company understand the structure of its industry and stake out a position that is more profitable and less vulnerable to attack. by Michael E. Porter In essence ...