4.DiscussionTextAAccordingtowhatyouhavelearnedfromthetext,whatarethedifferencesbetweenastrategyandoperationaleffectiveness?Whatdoyouknowofastrategyafteryouhavefinishedreadingthetext?“Ifeveryone’stryingtogettothesameplace,then,almostinevitably,thatcausescustomerstochooseonprice.”WhatdoesMichaelPortermeanbythisstatement?Whatdoes“Greatstrategiesareacause”mean?BackMoreinformation4.DiscussionTextBConsiderthetenquestionsformanagementconcerningbusinessmanagement(P.214),andthink:Whatistherationalebehindthesequestionsregardingacompany’sbusinessstrategies?Writedownmorequestionsonthelist.BackMoreinformation4.MoreInformationMichaelE.PorterMichaelEugenePorter(born1947)isaUniversityProfessoratHarvardBusinessSchool,withacademicinterestsinmanagementandeconomics.Hisworkspansthreebroadareas:competitionandcompanystrategy(fiveforces,valuechain),competitionandeconomicdevelopment(clusters,diamondmodel),andcompetitionandsocietalissues(healthcare,environment).Back4.MoreInformationMichaelE.PorterPortersstrategicsystemconsistsprimarilyof:PortersFiveForcesAnalysisStrategicgroups(alsocalledstrategicsets)ThevaluechainThegenericstrategiesofcostleadership,productdifferentiation,andfocusThemarketpositioningstrategiesofvarietybased,needsbased,andaccessbasedmarketpositionsGlobalstrategyPortersclustersofcompetenceforregionaleconomicdevelopmentDiamondmodelBackMichaelE.Porter4.MoreInformationBackBusinessEnglishReadingForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchPressBusinessEnglishReadingForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchPressBusinessEnglishReadingForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchPressBusinessEnglishReadingForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchPress高等学校英语拓展系列教程BusinessEnglishReading商务英语阅读Unit9Contents11.Warmup