Most Popular Books by Michael E. Porter

9 chapters in 4 parts on Michael Porter's economic theory of productivity, innovation and unique value, and its application to antitrust law, education and health care, including 5 chapters by Prof. Porter(one co-authored with Prof. Scott Stern) on the theory and antitrust , the chapter on education by retired TRW top scientist Peter Staudhammer and Charles Weller, and chapters on antitrust and on health care by Charles Weller -- Health Care Edition.

On June 23rd, 2016 52% of UK voters opted to put their country on the path to leave the European Union by March 29, 2019. This result was a surprise to many, and went against the advice of the vast majority of economic experts and business leaders. Two years later, and after a remarkable period in UK politics, key questions about the future relationship between the UK and the EU remain unresolved. Various models have been proposed; the latest one by Prime Minister May triggered the resignation of a number of key ministers. All of them struggle to deal with a fundamental tension: how to square barrier-free trade between the UK and the EU, especially across the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, with both full policy sovereignty for the UK and adherence to the ‘four freedoms’ at the heart of the EUs Single Market. A ‘no deal’ Brexit by default remains an option, despite the costs to UK businesses and the wider UK economy.

A Harvard Business School case study examining Commonwealth Care Alliance, a nonprofit health plan and care delivery organization.

In this paper we examine the importance of year, industry, corporate-parent, and business-specific effects on the profitability of U.S. public corporations within specific 4-digit SIC categories. Our results indicate that year, industry, corporate-parent, and business-specific effects account for 2%, 19%, 4%, and 32%, respectively, of the aggregate variance in profitability. We also find that the importance of the effects differs substantially across broad economic sectors. Industry effects accounts for a smaller portion of profit variance in manufacturing but a larger portion in lodging/entertainment, services, wholesale/retail trade, and transportation. Across all sectors we find negative covariance between corporate-parent and industry effects. A detailed analysis suggests that industry, corporate-parent, and business-specific effects are related in complex ways.