TY - BOOK AU - Porter,Michael E. TI - Competitive strategy: techniques for analyzing industries and competitors SN - 9780743260886 (pbk.) : AV - HD41 .P67 2004 U1 - 658 POR PY - 2004/// CY - New York, London PB - Free KW - Strategic planning KW - Competition KW - Business and Management KW - ukslc KW - Business & Management KW - thema KW - Business strategy N1 - This ed. originally published: 1998; Includes bibliographical references and index; Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-387) and index; 1.The structural analysis of industries -- 2.Generic competitive strategies -- 3.A framework for competitor analysis -- 4.Market signals -- 5.Competitive moves -- 6.Strategy toward buyers and suppliers -- 7.Structural analysis within industries -- 8.Industry evolution -- 9.Competitive strategy in fragmented industries -- 10.Competitive strategy in emerging industries -- 11.The transition to industry maturity -- 12.Competitive strategy in declining industries -- 13.Competition in global industries -- 14.The strategic analysis of vertical integration -- 15.Capacity expanision -- 16.Entry into new business N2 - In this pathbreaking book, Michael E. Porter unravels the rules that govern competition and turns them into powerful analytical tools to help management interpret market signals and forecast the direction of industry development ER -