If your goal is anything but profitability – if its to be big, or to grow fast, or to become a technology leader – youll hit problems. – Michael Porter
Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money. – Michael Porter
The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change. – Michael Porter
The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy. – Michael Porter
Everythings changed. The technology is the big thing changing now, the way movies like Alice or Avatar are made. And technology on the other side, the audience side. Word spreads so fast now on a movie, with the Internet, and piracy is something coming down the line like in the music industry. – Richard D. Zanuck
For the blue-collar worker, the driving force behind change was factory automation using programmable machine tools. For the office worker, its office automation using computer technology: enterprise-resource-planning systems, groupware, intranets, extranets, expert systems, the Web, and e-commerce. – Tom Peters