Strategic Management: Text & Cases

PART 1 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS 


1 Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages  
2 Analyzing the External Environment of the Firm: Creating Competitive Advantages 
3 Assessing the Internal Environment of the Firm 
4 Recognizing a Firm’s Intellectual Assets: Moving beyond a Firm’s Tangible Resources 


PART 2 STRATEGIC FORMULATION 


5 Business-Level Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantages 
6 Corporate-Level Strategy: Creating Value through Diversification 
7 International Strategy: Creating Value in Global Markets 
8 Entrepreneurial Strategy and Competitive Dynamics 


PART 3 STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION 


9 Strategic Control and Corporate Governance  
10 Creating Effective Organizational Designs  
11 Strategic Leadership: Creating a Learning Organization and an Ethical Organization 
12 Managing Innovation and Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship 


PART 4 CASE ANALYSIS 


13 Analyzing Strategic Management Cases 
     Cases 
     Indexes

Overview

Strategic Management: Text and Cases, now in its ninth edition, continues its tradition of being
readable, relevant, and rigorous. Its engaging writing style minimizes jargon to maximize readability. The book provides examples from management practice and societal themes, including environmental sustainability, ethics, globalization, entrepreneurship, and data analytics, to make the content relevant and present a balanced outlook in all the fields. It draws on the latest research done by management scholars and insights from executives to balance accessibility with rigor.




Key Features


•  Topics that require students to develop insights on how to address complex issues and understand how
   strategy concepts can enhance their career success are reinforced using sections like “Issues for Debate”
   and “Reflecting on Career Implications”
• The concepts are explained using ample examples from the management practice in the text and this is
   further reinforced with the “Strategy Spotlights” section

• Separate chapters on role of intellectual assets in value creation (Chapter 4), entrepreneurial strategy and
   competitive dynamics (Chapter 8), and fostering entrepreneurship in established organizations (Chapter
   12) are included in this book

• Throughout the text, examples are provided from a wide range of companies and government to
   demonstrate how data analysis is done by them

• An exhaustive coverage of international business/international management is given

• The section “Executive Insights: The Strategic Management Process” introduces a nationally recognized
   leader and explores several key issues related to strategic management

• At the end of each chapter, there are four different types of questions/exercises that should help students
   assess their understanding and application of material – Summary review questions,

• Experiential exercises, Application questions and exercises, and Ethics questions

• Key strategy concepts are introduced in a clear and concise manner and are followed by relevant and
   interesting examples from business practice

• The text provides a solid grounding in ethics, globalization, environmental sustainability, and technology

• Many of the key concepts taught in the book can be applied to start-up firms and smaller businesses, which
  is important particularly for students who have plans to work in such firms