Power and Industry Structure: Understanding the Acquisition and Use of Corporate Power in Competitive Relationships Available to Purchase

A model of inter‐corporate power is derived from previous work on social power. The model consists of two portions – one dealing with influences on the amount of power companies have and one dealing with influences on the use of that power. This model is used to analyze competition. Suggestions are made about ways companies may increase their own power or influence the power relationships in their environment.