Michael Porter | |
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Born | Michael Eugene Porter May 23, 1947 |
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Contributions | Porter hypothesis Porter's five forces[1] Porter's four corners model |
Website | www |
Michael Eugene Porter (born May 23, 1947)[2] is an American businessman and professor at Harvard Business School. He was one of the founders of the consulting firm The Monitor Group (now part of Deloitte) and FSG, a social impact consultancy. He is credited with creating Porter's five forces analysis, a widely-used management framework. He is generally regarded as the father of the modern strategy field.[3] He is also regarded as one of the world's most influential thinkers on management and competitiveness as well as one of the most influential business strategists.[4][5] His work has been recognized by governments, non-governmental organizations and universities.[6]