
Contemporary Strategy Analysis
Robert M. Grant(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
11th Edition
Published on 1. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
544 pages
978-1-119-81523-5 (ISBN)
Available immediately
Description
The updated new edition of the market-leading strategic analysis textbook, addressing the emerging challenges that businesses face in an increasingly complex and dynamic environment
In Contemporary Strategy Analysis, expert strategist and lecturer Robert M. Grant equips management students and working professionals with the concepts, frameworks, and techniques needed to make better strategic decisions. Designed to be accessible to readers from different backgrounds and with varying levels of experience, this classic textbook combines a rigorous approach to business strategy with real-world examples of current practice and highly relevant case studies personally written by the author.
Contemporary Strategy Analysis focuses on the essential tasks of strategy, showing readers how to use the tools of strategy analysis to identify, analyze, and exploit the sources of superior business performance to secure competitive advantage. The eleventh edition examines the role of strategy in a world reshaped by the Covid-19 pandemic and discusses a wide range of trending topics - such as the corporate social responsibility movement and environmental, social, and governance innovation - presented alongside fully integrated business models and up-to-date examples of business model innovation.
Perfect for undergraduate and MBA students of business, Contemporary Strategy Analysis has also proven influential with consultants, executives, and others engaged in the strategic direction of a modern enterprise.
In Contemporary Strategy Analysis, expert strategist and lecturer Robert M. Grant equips management students and working professionals with the concepts, frameworks, and techniques needed to make better strategic decisions. Designed to be accessible to readers from different backgrounds and with varying levels of experience, this classic textbook combines a rigorous approach to business strategy with real-world examples of current practice and highly relevant case studies personally written by the author.
Contemporary Strategy Analysis focuses on the essential tasks of strategy, showing readers how to use the tools of strategy analysis to identify, analyze, and exploit the sources of superior business performance to secure competitive advantage. The eleventh edition examines the role of strategy in a world reshaped by the Covid-19 pandemic and discusses a wide range of trending topics - such as the corporate social responsibility movement and environmental, social, and governance innovation - presented alongside fully integrated business models and up-to-date examples of business model innovation.
Perfect for undergraduate and MBA students of business, Contemporary Strategy Analysis has also proven influential with consultants, executives, and others engaged in the strategic direction of a modern enterprise.
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Edition
11th Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 201 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
976 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-81523-5 (9781119815235)
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Robert M. Grant is Emeritus Professor at Bocconi University in Milan and previously taught strategy at Georgetown University, City University, UCLA, California Polytechnic, and University of British Columbia. He has worked on strategy issues both with large international companies and small start-ups.
Author
Bocconi University, Milan; Georgetown University; City University; UCLA; California Polytechnic; University of British Columbia
Content
Author Biography xiii
Preface to the Eleventh Edition xv
Matching Cases to Chapters xvi
PART I INTRODUCTION 1
1 The Concept of Strategy 3
PART II THE TOOLS OF STRATEGY ANALYSIS 29
2 Goals, Values, and Performance 31
3 Industry Analysis: The Fundamentals 56
4 Further Topics in Industry and Competitive Analysis 78
5 Analyzing Resources and Capabilities 99
6 Organization Structure and Management Systems: The Fundamentals of Strategy Implementation 121
PART III BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE QUEST FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 141
7 The Sources and Dimensions of Competitive Advantage 143
8 Industry Evolution and Strategic Change 175
9 Technology-Based Industries and the Management of Innovation 203
PART IV CORPORATE STRATEGY 233
10 Vertical Integration and the Scope of the Firm 235
11 Global Strategy and the Multinational Corporation 253
12 Diversification Strategy 280
13 Implementing Corporate Strategy: Managing the Multibusiness Firm 297
Appendix: External Growth Strategies: Mergers, Acquisitions, Alliances 319
14 Current Trends in Strategic Management 328
CASES TO CONTEMPORARY STRATEGY ANALYSIS 339
Glossary G-1
Index I-1
Preface to the Eleventh Edition xv
Matching Cases to Chapters xvi
PART I INTRODUCTION 1
1 The Concept of Strategy 3
PART II THE TOOLS OF STRATEGY ANALYSIS 29
2 Goals, Values, and Performance 31
3 Industry Analysis: The Fundamentals 56
4 Further Topics in Industry and Competitive Analysis 78
5 Analyzing Resources and Capabilities 99
6 Organization Structure and Management Systems: The Fundamentals of Strategy Implementation 121
PART III BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE QUEST FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 141
7 The Sources and Dimensions of Competitive Advantage 143
8 Industry Evolution and Strategic Change 175
9 Technology-Based Industries and the Management of Innovation 203
PART IV CORPORATE STRATEGY 233
10 Vertical Integration and the Scope of the Firm 235
11 Global Strategy and the Multinational Corporation 253
12 Diversification Strategy 280
13 Implementing Corporate Strategy: Managing the Multibusiness Firm 297
Appendix: External Growth Strategies: Mergers, Acquisitions, Alliances 319
14 Current Trends in Strategic Management 328
CASES TO CONTEMPORARY STRATEGY ANALYSIS 339
Glossary G-1
Index I-1