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At the feet of Michael Porter:<br />

Lessons learnt<br />

• Competition is an aspect of marketing.<br />

• Strategy and competition are inter-related.<br />

• Strategy formulation involves a choice.<br />

• This choice involves differentiation, cost leadership and<br />

focus.<br />

• The rules of competition are governed by five forces.<br />

• Pay attention to the actions of competitors.<br />

• Understand your value chain and conduct value chain<br />

analysis.<br />

• Value chain reflects the organisation’s capabilities.<br />

• National conditions influence competitive advantage in<br />

internationally competitive industries.<br />

• Domestic rivalries put pressure on companies to look at<br />

global markets.<br />

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