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Porter's Five Forces Model of Industry Competiton

Level:
A-Level
Board:
AQA, Edexcel, IB, OCR

Last updated 18 Feb 2018

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The Five Forces Model was devised by Professor Michael Porter. The model is a framework for analysing the nature of competition within an industry.

The short video below provides an overview of Porter's Five Forces model and there are some additional study notes below the video.

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