Porter's Five Forces - A Critical Review

Management

 The focus is on the effectiveness of the
five forces of Porter that provides
business with competitive advantage
 Universities located in Kenya is the focus
 Continuous changes is the reason for
selecting the industry
 The focus is on the significant factors
Introduction

 Porter’s five forces assists in identifying the
threats
 The threats based on the level of severity is the
basis of analysis for the Kenyan Universities
 The threat of new entrants can be low as the
restrictions are provided by the education
accreditation bodies
 The bargaining power of suppliers is high with
an increased number of Universities
Critical review

 The bargaining power of buyers, threat from
rivals as well as threats from substitutes are
high
 The application of five forces of Porter can
be influenced by the threat of new entrants
 The choices made were influenced by the
taking into account the age and categories
of the Universities
 The application of the model have proved
the effectiveness of the competitive forces
Contd..

 Stakeholder pressure increases changes
in the Universities
 Only public Universities has been
anaysed for the research
 Analyse the most effective factors
necessary for growth
 The Universities can become reputed
internationally
Conclusion

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