Strategic Management: Concise
Published on 27. October 2000
Book
Hardback
736 pages
978-0-03-032104-7 (ISBN)
Description
Integrating three primary themes, Strategic Management Concise Edition emphasizes how managerial thinking influences strategy formulation and implementation; the importance of change and the need to think dynamically about strategic management; and the importance of organizational learning. Integrating real-world coverage throughout, the text includes such important issues as problems associated with price competition, the use of litigation as a competitive weapon, the unique challenges of service businesses, the limitations of boards of directors, and much more.
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PART I: CONCEPTS. 1. Introduction: A Model of Strategic Management, and an Overview of the Text. 2. General Managers and the Strategic Management of Business Firms. 3. An Introduction to Competitive Advantage. 4. Frameworks for the Analysis of Industry Environments. 5. A Dynamic Model of Industry Structuring. 6. Business Definition. 7. Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage. 8. Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage in Different Industry Contexts. 9. Corporate Strategy and Diversification. 10. Organizational Structure and the Implementation of Strategy. 11. Organizational Responsiveness: The Role of Board Governance and Strategic Planning. 12. The Management of Strategic Change. PART II: CASES. Case 1. The Alaskan Gold Mine: Part I. Case 2. The Alaskan Gold Mine: Part II. Case 3. Astral Records, Ltd., North America. Case 4. Jiffy Lube International, Inc. Case 5. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Case 6. Georgia Digital Reproduction, Inc. Case 7. Southwest Airlines. Case 8. Disney Productions: The Walt Years. Case 9. Amer Group, Ltd. Case 10. Arvin Industries, Inc. Case 11. Yamaha Corporation and the Electronic-Musical-Instruments Industry. Case 12. MacGregor Golf Company. Case 13. Grupo Bacardi de Mexico, S.A. Case 14. Strategic Planning at the New York Botanical Garden (A). Case 15. Strategic Planning at the New York Botanical Garden (B). Case 16. Dollar General Corporation (A) Abridged. Case 17. OSIM Corporation (A). Case 18. The Walt Disney Company: The Arrival of Eisner and Wells. Case 19. Dollar General Corporation (B)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Mason, OH
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-03-032104-7 (9780030321047)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
L.J. Darden Bourgeois
Strategic Management
Book
12/1998
2nd Edition
South-Western
€76.94
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Content
PART I: CONCEPTS. 1. Introduction: A Model of Strategic Management, and an Overview of the Text. 2. General Managers and the Strategic Management of Business Firms. 3. An Introduction to Competitive Advantage. 4. Frameworks for the Analysis of Industry Environments. 5. A Dynamic Model of Industry Structuring. 6. Business Definition. 7. Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage. 8. Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage in Different Industry Contexts. 9. Corporate Strategy and Diversification. 10. Organizational Structure and the Implementation of Strategy. 11. Organizational Responsiveness: The Role of Board Governance and Strategic Planning. 12. The Management of Strategic Change. PART II: CASES. Case 1. The Alaskan Gold Mine: Part I. Case 2. The Alaskan Gold Mine: Part II. Case 3. Astral Records, Ltd., North America. Case 4. Jiffy Lube International, Inc. Case 5. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Case 6. Georgia Digital Reproduction, Inc. Case 7. Southwest Airlines. Case 8. Disney Productions: The Walt Years. Case 9. Amer Group, Ltd. Case 10. Arvin Industries, Inc. Case 11. Yamaha Corporation and the Electronic-Musical-Instruments Industry. Case 12. MacGregor Golf Company. Case 13. Grupo Bacardi de Mexico, S.A. Case 14. Strategic Planning at the New York Botanical Garden (A). Case 15. Strategic Planning at the New York Botanical Garden (B). Case 16. Dollar General Corporation (A) Abridged. Case 17. OSIM Corporation (A). Case 18. The Walt Disney Company: The Arrival of Eisner and Wells. Case 19. Dollar General Corporation (B)