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Industry Structure and Competitive Strategy: Keys to Profitability

Michael E. Porter
- 01 Jul 1980 - 
- Vol. 36, Iss: 4, pp 30-41
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In this paper, industry structure and competitive strategy: Keys to Profitability are discussed in the context of finance, and the authors propose an industry structure based competitive strategy for finance industry.
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(1980). Industry Structure and Competitive Strategy: Keys to Profitability. Financial Analysts Journal: Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 30-41.

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