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Porter’s Three Generic Strategies

Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: November 12, 2008

Michael Porter argued that a firm’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: cost leadership, differentiation, and focus.
Cost Leadership Strategy
This strategy calls for being the low cost producer in an industry for a given level [...]