The False Expectations of Michael Porter's Strategic Management Framework

The article tries to reveal the inadequacies of Porter�s strategic thought from the methodological and epistemological point of view. It shows that the praxiological promises of his thought are impossible to realize given its dubious and impossible to operationalize. The article lacks of fundamental issues (as pointed out by the Resource Based Theorists) that the organization needs to assess and harness in order to be successful in its attempt to reach and keep its competitive advantage, making it not easily imitable.El artículo busca demostrar las inconsistencias del pensamiento estratégico de Porter desde el punto de vista metodológico y epistemológico. De igual manera, muestra que las propuestas praxológicas de Porter son imposibles de operacionalizar y normativizar. Además, la teoría carece de factores fundamentales que permitan a las organizaciones perdurar y ser exitosas en el tiempo teniendo ventaja defendible y difícilmente imitable