{"id":16073,"date":"2013-05-03T13:52:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T08:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/?p=16073"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:14:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T08:44:47","slug":"porters-five-force-analysis-and-generic-strategies-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/porters-five-force-analysis-and-generic-strategies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Porter\u2019s Five Force Analysis and Generic Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Porter\u2019s Five Force Analysis and Generic Strategies<\/strong>\n\nIf the primary determinant of a firm&#8217;s profitability is the attractiveness of the industry in which it operates, an important secondary determinant is its position within that industry. Even though an industry may have below-average profitability, a firm that is optimally positioned can generate superior returns.\n\nA firm positions itself by leveraging its strengths. Michael Porter has argued that a firm&#8217;s strengths ultimately fall into one of two headings: cost advantage and differentiation. By applying these strengths in either a broad or narrow scope, three generic strategies result:\u00a0<i>cost leadership<\/i>,\u00a0<i>differentiation<\/i>, and\u00a0<i>focus<\/i>. These strategies are applied at the business unit level. They are called generic strategies because they are not firm or industry dependent. 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