Crafting and executing strategy concepts and readings

Includes a collection of 20 readings that amplify important topics in managing a company's strategy-making, strategy-executing process that provides students with a taste of the literature of strategic management before tackling cases or simulation projects

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thompson, Arthur A. 1940- (Author), Peteraf, Margaret Ann (Author), Gamble, John (Author), Strickland, A J III (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY McGraw-Hill/Irwin 2012
Edition:Eighteenth edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Concepts and Techniques for Crafting and Executing Strategy: What is strategy and why is it important?
  • Charting a company's direction: vision and mission, objectives, and strategy
  • Evaluating a company's external environment
  • Evaluating a company's resources, capabilities, and competitiveness
  • The five generic competitive strategies: which one to employ?
  • Strengthening a company's competitive position: strategic moves, timing, and scope of operations
  • Strategies fro competing in international markets
  • Corporate strategy: diversification and the multibusness company
  • Corporate culture and leadership: keys to good strategy. Part 2. Readings in Crafting and Executing Strategy: Section A: What is strategy and how is the process of crafting and executing strategy managed
  • Section B: Crafting strategy in single-business companies
  • Section C: Crafting strategy in diversified companies
  • Section D: Strategy, ethics, social responsibility and sustainability.