ESCP Europe

Part I addresses how companies gain and sustain competitive advantage, including the core strategy concepts for which Porter is best known: the five forces, the values chain, and strategic positioning. Part II reveals how regions and nations compete, and the role played by clusters and Porters'"diamond's theory" in explaining the competitiveness of locations. Part III shows how strategic thinking can address society's most pressing challenges, from environemental sustainability to improving patient value in health care. Porter points the ways to an integration of social and economic policy, realms that traditionally have been in conflict. Part IV lays out how both nonprofits and non corporations can create value for society more effectively be applying strategy principles to philanthropy. Part V explores the link between strategy and leadership.