Contents Introduction xi Part I Competition and Strategy: Core Concepts 1 The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy 3 MICHAEL E. PORTER 2 What Is Strategy 37 MICHAEL E. PORTER 3 How Information Gives You Competitive Advantage 73 MICHAEL E. PORTER AND VICTOR E. MILLAR 4 Strategy and the Internet 97 MICHAEL E. PORTER 5 From Competitive Advantage to Corporate Strategy 133 MICHAEL E. PORTER Part IIThe Competitiveness of Locations 6 The Competitive Advantage of Nations 171 MICHAEL E. PORTER 7 Clusters and Competition: New Agendas for Companies, Governments, and Institutions 213 MICHAEL E. PORTER 8 Competing Across Locations: Enhancing Competitive Advantage Through a Global Strategy 305 MICHAEL E. PORTER Part III Competitive Solutions to Societal Problems 9 Green and Competitive: Ending the Stalemate 347 MICHAEL E. PORTER AND CLAAS VAN DER LINDE 10 The Competitive Advantage of the Inner City 373 MICHAEL E. PORTER 11 Redefining Competition in Health Care 405 MICHAEL E. PORTER AND ELIZABETH OLMSTED TEISBERG Part IV Strategy, Philanthropy, and Corporate Social Responsibility 12 Philanthropy's New Agenda: Creating Value 431 MICHAEL E. PORTER AND MARK R. KRAMER 13 The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy 451 MICHAEL E. PORTER AND MARK R. KRAMER 14 Strategy and Society: The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility 479 MICHAEL E. PORTER AND MARK R. KRAMER Part VStrategy and Leadership 15 Seven Surprises for New CEOs 507 MICHAEL E. PORTER, JAY W. LORSCH, AND NITIN NOHRIA Index 527 About the Contributors 542