Line of Business / 5 Forces Analysis Research

A common method for defining a line of business is to apply Michael E. Porter's five forces analysis.

Using Porter's five forces analysis, eCompetitors Inc has defined the first-ever global industry classification system at the line-of-business level. It's called the Global Industry Dashboard. [TM]

After seven years of research, some of our findings include:

 - The average Global 1000 company competes in 52 lines of business
 - The average Global   100 company competes in 72 lines of business

Sample companies and their number of lines of business, as shown in the Global Industry Dashboard: