Michael Porter
Michael Porter
Michael Eugene Porter is an American academic known for his theories on economics, business strategy, and social causes. He is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School, and he was one of the founders of the consulting firm The Monitor Group...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
CountryUnited States of America
community urban ripple-effect
Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.
people interest-groups all-things
You can't be all things to all people.
majority
In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as ‘the best,’
generations problem economy
The U.S. is facing a structural competitiveness problem that is leading to the weakest economy we have seen in generations.
essence trying limits
The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you're trying to accomplish.
organization leader chiefs
The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader - the CEO.
crush jobs issues
The economic distress of America's inner cities may be the most pressing issue facing the nation. The lack of businesses and jobs in disadvantaged urban areas fuels not only a crushing cycle of poverty but also crippling social problems such as drug abuse and crime… A sustainable economic base can be created in the inner city, but only as it has been created elsewhere: through private, for-profit initiatives and investment based on economic self-interest and genuine competitive advantage.
leader agendas needs
Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
fighting technology opportunity
Technology has given us this wonderful opportunity to have low energy costs. We have to seize that, rather than keep debating and discussing and fighting over it.
effort standards industry
Efforts to preserve all industries will lower the national standard of living.
successful trying rivals
If all you're trying to do is essentially the same thing as your rivals, then it's unlikely that you'll be very successful.
zero jobs research-and-development
Apple does all of its research and development in America. It has all these brilliant people sitting in Silicon Valley. But until recently, Apple made nothing in America. Zero. And the jobs that were accessible to a good, well-trained worker that knew how to do welding or assembly, none of those jobs had stayed in America. We don't have the workforce.
effectiveness essentials strategy
Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.
last loss ready taste thinking
We'll be ready for Thursday's game, but I know I'm thinking of Branson on Saturday. The taste from last year's loss is still there. We want to see Branson again.