Porter özellikle şu çalışmaları ile ünlüdür: Üç genel rekabet stratejisinin açıklanması (segmanlara ayırma, maliyet öncülüğü ve farklı konuşlanma stratejileri), bir şirketin üretim süreçlerini blok bir ok şeklinde betimleyen değer zinciri (Value chain) ve beş güç modeli (five forces model) kullanarak bir endüstrinin veya pazarın çekicilik ve rekabet analizinin yapılması.
Porter ayrıca bölgesel kümelenme (Cluster building) ile rekabet avantajlarının meydana getirilmesi teorisinin kurucusudur. Bir çok otorite tarafından en etkili yönetim düşünürlerinden biri olarak gösterilmektedir.
Yayınları
- Porter, Michael E.: Can Japan Compete ? , 2000, ISBN 0465059899
- Michael Porter: Competitive Advantage, ISBN 0684841460
- Michael Porter: The Competitive Advantage of Nations, ISBN 0684841479
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- Porter, Michael E., Competitive Strategy. Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors, New York: Free Press 1980.
- Porter, Michael E., The Constributions of Industrial Organization to Strategy Formulation: a promise beginning to be realized. Harvard Business School Working Paper 79-60, Division of Research, Graduate School of Business Administration, Haravard University, Boston/Mass. 1980.
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- Porter, Michael E., Competition in Global Industries, Boston/Mass. 1986.
