Create great companies

Author: Liu Junqiang
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Porter organically combines rigorous economics with complex management to establish a comprehensive set of business principles for practical operations. These principles provide enlightenment and illuminate both scholars and business leaders. Great CEOs approach ordinary employees, suppliers, customers, and repeat: This is what we stand for. If a company truly possesses a great strategy, employees will be mobilized and inspired: We are different, and we are creating new value for the world. Porter is the global strategic authority today, hailed as the "father of competitive strategy," and one of the greatest business thinkers of our time. Porter graduated from Princeton University and later earned a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University, receiving honorary doctorates from seven renowned universities, including the Stockholm School of Economics. In December 2000, Porter was awarded Harvard University's highest honor, the title of "University Professor," becoming the fourth professor at the Harvard Business School to receive this prestigious distinction. In May 2002, in a ranking of the top 50 contemporary management thinkers by Essen Philosophy Company, Porter ranked . As one of the most respected business gurus, Porter's works are listed by U.S. Forbes magazine as the "bible" for managers, consultants, and securities analysts at the top 500 companies in the United States. The "Five Forces Model" and "Three Competitive Strategies" he proposed are widely accepted and practiced. His competitive strategy concepts are one of the required courses for MBA students at the Harvard Business School. Professor Porter is also an independent director and strategic advisor to numerous "Fortune 500" companies, including Procter & Gamble, DuPont, and Intel.