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Contents | |
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Introduction | |
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Preface | |
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Competitive Strategy: The Core Concepts | |
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The Structural Analysis Of Industries | |
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Industry Structure and Buyer Needs | |
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Industry Structure and the Supply/Demand Balance | |
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Generic Competitive Strategies | |
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Cost Leadership | |
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Differentiation | |
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FocusStuck in the Middle | |
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Pursuit of More Than One Generic Strategy | |
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Sustainability Generic Strategies and Industry Evolution | |
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Generic Strategies and Organizational Structure Generic Strategies and the Strategic Planning Process | |
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Overview Of This Book | |
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Principles Of Competitive Advantage | |
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The Value Chain and Competitive Advantage | |
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The Value Chain | |
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Identifying Value Activities | |
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Defining the Value Chain | |
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Linkages within The Value Chain | |
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Vertical Linkages | |
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The Buyer's Value Chain | |
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Competitive Scope And The Value Chain | |
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Segment Scope | |
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Vertical Scope | |
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Geographic Scope | |
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Industry Scope | |
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Coalitions and Scope | |
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Competitive Scope and Business Definition | |
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The Value Chain and Industry Structure | |
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The Value Chain And Organizational Structure | |
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Cost Advantage | |
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The Value Chain And Cost Analysis | |
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Defining the Value Chain for Cost Analysis | |
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Assigning Costs and Assets First Cut Analysis of Costs | |
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Cost Behavior | |
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Cost Drivers The Cost of Purchased Inputs | |
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Segment Cost Behavior | |
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Cost Dynamics | |
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Cost Advantage | |
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Determining the Relative Cost of Competitors | |
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Gaining Cost Advantage | |
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Sustainability of Cost Advantage | |
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Implementation and Cost Advantage | |
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Pitfalls in Cost Leadership Strategies | |
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Steps In Strategic Cost Analysis | |
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Differentiation | |
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Sources Of Differentiation | |
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Differentiation and The Value Chain | |
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Drivers of Uniqueness | |
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The Cost Of Differentiationbuyer Value And Differentiation | |
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Buyer Value | |
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The Value Chain and Buyer Value | |
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Lowering Buyer Cost | |
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Raising Buyer Performance | |
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Buyer Perception of Value | |
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Buyer Value and the Real Buyer | |
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Buyer Purchase Criteria | |
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Identifying Purchase Criteria | |
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Differentiation Strategy | |
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Routes to Differentiation | |
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The Sustainability of Differentiation | |
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Pitfalls in Differentiation | |
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Steps In Differentiation | |
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Technology and Competitive Advantage | |
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Technology and Competition | |
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Technology and The Value Chain | |
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Technology and Competitive Advantage | |
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Technology and Industry Structure | |
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Technology Strategy | |
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The Choice of Technologies to Develop | |
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Technological Leadership or Followership | |
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Licensing of Technology | |
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Technological Evolution | |
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Continuous Versus Discontinuous Technological Evolution | |
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Forecasting Technological Evolution | |
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Formulating Technological Strategy | |
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Competitor Selection | |
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The Strategic Benefits Of Competitors | |
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Increasing Competitive Advantage | |
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Improving Current Industry Structure | |
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Aiding Market Development | |
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Deterring Entry | |
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What Makes A "Good" Competitor? | |
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Tests of a Good Competitor"Good" Market Leaders Diagnosing Good Competitors | |
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Influencing The Pattern Of Competitors | |
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Damaging Good Competitors in Battling Bad Ones Changing Bad Competitors into Good Ones | |
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The Optimal Market Configuration | |
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The Optimal Competitor Configuration Maintaining Competitor Viability Moving toward the Ideal Competitor Configuration | |
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Maintaining Industry Stability | |
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Pitfalls In Competitor Selection | |
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Competitive Scope Within An Industry | |
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Industry Segmentation and Competitive Advantage | |
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Bases For Industry Segmentation | |
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Structural Bases For Segmentation | |
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Segmentation Variables | |
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Finding New Segments | |
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The Industry Segmentation Matrix | |
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Relationships Among Segmentation Variables | |
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Combining Segmentation Matrices | |
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Industry Segmentation and Competitive Strategy | |
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The Attractiveness of a Segment | |
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Segment Interrelationships | |