Michael Porter

"If people in the organization don't understand how a company is supposed to be different, how it creates value compared to its rivals, then how can they possibly make all of the myriad choices they ha…"

"The success of a strategy depends on doing many things well – not just a few – and integrating among them."

"The grandfather of concepts for predicting the probable course of industry evolution is the familiar."

"The firm achieving focus may also potentially earn above-average returns for its industry. Its focus means that the firm either has a low cost position with its strategic target, high differentiation,…"

"Quasi-integration is to use debt or equity investments and other means to create alliances between vertically related firms without full ownership."

"There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness. Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different. Operational effectiven…"

"Early entry is appropriate when the following general circumstances hold:"

"The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy."