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Substitutes and the Five Forces Model

I am interested in '(innovative) substitutes' such as:
1. New inventions (e.g., mobile phones as communicators)
2. New applications of existing products (e.g., internet on mobile phones)
3. New technologies to gainfully use existing materials more effectively (e.g., nanotechnology)
4. New discoveries about an existing product/material (e.g., use of aspirin to treat heart ailments)
The list goes on.
Is the impact of the likes of the above covered in Porter's framework?
I think the threat from such forces which could make your product or service obsolescent / redundant is (strategically) more important today than all other forces put together, because the timeframes for various new inventions and discoveries has come down a lot. We might call it an increase in the rate of evolution of mankind...
 

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Jagdish B Acharya
Consultant, India
 

Major Inventions/Substitutes Make New Rules, they don't Follow Old Rules

When a substitute or some invention arrives, it can change the paradigm and new rules or business mo... Sign up

 
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Deputy ICT Director, Indonesia
 

Porter's 5 Forces and New Technological Substitutes

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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
 

Innovations/Substitutes in 5 Forces Analysis and Alternative Models

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Definition of a Substitute

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Examples of Substitutes

- More and more people substitute tofu for meat nowadays as they use tofu instead of meat. - Video ... Sign up

 
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Factors in Substitution

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Discussion Topics
topic Assumptions of the Five Forces Model. Limitations
topic 5 Forces in Emerging Industries
topic Government as 6th Force in Porter's Five Forces
topic Industry Analysis model
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topic Strengths of Porter's Five Forces Model
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