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Michael Porter

Michael Eugene Porter (born May 23, 1947) 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 foundational framework in strategic management that…

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Princeton University (BSE) · Harvard University (MBA, PhD)
Born
Michael Eugene Porter (1947-05-23) May 23, 1947 (age 79) Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Notable ideas
Porter hypothesis Porter's five forces Porter's four corners model

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