Porter's Five Forces determine the shape of an industry, from internal competition to the negotiating power of customers and suppliers.

Although it serves as a centerpiece for business strategy, the Five Forces model has yet to be widely applied to higher education.

Explore how Harvard's Michael Porter and his transformative Five Forces framework can reimagine American capitalism, driving unity, fairness and economic prosperity.

In 1979, a young associate professor at Harvard Business School published his first article for HBR, “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy.” In the years that followed, Michael Porter’s ...