Picture of Professor Michael E. Porter The Porter Prize was established to bestow recognition on Japanese companies that have achieved and maintained superior profitability in a particular industry by implementing unique strategies based on innovations in products, processes, and ways of managing. The name of the award is derived from Professor Michael E. Porter of Harvard University, a leading authority on strategy with a longstanding interest in Japan.

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2010/01/18
Porter Prize selection schedule for 2010:
May 6- June 11 First-stage application submission
July 1 Announcement to the qualifiers
July 1 - August 6 Second-stage application submission
November 4 Announcement of award winners
December 2 Award ceremony/seminar
2009/12/10
Winners of the Porter Prize 2009
(detailed information is available here)
2009/11/09
Winners of the Porter Prize 2009 is announced.
Single-Business Company Category:
- Property Data Bank, Inc. (Software)
- POINT INC. (Apparel Retailer)

Multiple-Business Company Category:
- Aoyama Flower Market, Park Corporation (Flower Retailer)
- UNIQLO, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (Apparel Retailer)
2009/01/22
Please click here to access the picture of Porter Prize Award 2008.
2009/01/09
Please click here to access to the presentation file which Professor Porter used at the seminar in December.
"Strategy and Society: The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility"by Michael Porter and Mark R. Kramer.
Harvard Business Review, December 2006.
"Why America Needs an Economic Strategy"by Michael Porter:
BusinessWeek, Nov. 10, 2008.
2009/01/08
Porter Prize selection schedule for 2009:

May 1- June 12 First-stage application submission
July 1 Announcement to the qualifiers
July 1 - July 31 Second-stage application submission
November 9 Announcement of award winners
December 10 Award ceremony/seminar
2008/12/10
Winners of the Porter Prize 2008 (detailed information is available here)
Single-Business Company Category:
  • Oisix Inc.
  • Tokaibane Mfg. Co., Ltd.
  • Mani, Inc.
2008/03/03
An application form for the Porter Prize 2008 is available here (in Japanese).
2008/01/18
A one-page article about the 2007 Award Ceremony appeared in the Nikkei Newspaper. Please click here to access the article.
2007/12/06
Winners of the Porter Prize 2007 (detailed information is available here)
Single-Business Company Category:
  • Kaihara Corporation
  • Maruho Co., Ltd.
  • Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.
Multiple-Business Company Category:
  • Not applicable
2006/11/09
Winners of the Porter Prize 2006 (detailed information is available here)
Single-Business Company Category:
  • Gulliver International Co., Ltd.
  • Bookoff Corporation Limited
Mutliple-Business Company Category:
  • NIDEC Corporation
2005/12/02
Winners of the Porter Prize 2005 (detailed information is available here)
Single-Business Category:
  • Taiyo Yakuhin Co., Ltd.
  • Bandai, Co., Ltd.
Multiple-Business Company Category:
  • Benesse Corporation
  • Horiba Ltd.
2004/12/03
Winners of the Porter Prize 2004 (detailed information is available here)
2003/12/04
Winners of the Porter Prize 2003 (detailed information is available here)
2002/12/06
Winners of the Porter Prize 2002 (detailed information is available here)

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