Crafting and executing strategy
Subtitle: the quest for competitive advantage : concepts and readings
By: Arthur A. Thompson, The University of Alabama, Margaret A. Peteraf, Dartmouth College, John E. Gamble, University of South Alabama, A. J. Strickland III, The University of Alabama
Contributors: Peteraf, Margaret A.; Gamble, John E.; Strickland, A. J.
Edition: NINETEENTH EDITION.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780077537074
Subjects: Business planning; Strategic planning
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Concepts and techniques for crafting and executing strategy; title: What is strategy and why is it important?; title: Charting a company's direction : its vision, mission, objectives, and strategy; title: Evaluating a company's external environment; title: Evaluating a company's resources, capabilities, and competitiveness; title: The five generic competitive strategies: which one to employ; title: Strengthening a company's competitive position : strategic moves, timing, and scope of operations; title: Strategies for competing in international markets; title: Corporate strategy : diversification and the multibusiness company; title: Ethics, corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability, and strategy; title: Building an organization capable of good strategy execution : people, capabilities, and structure; title: Managing internal operations : actions that promote good strategy execution; title: Corporate culture and leadership: keys to good strategy execution; title: Readings in crafting and executing strategy; title: The perils of bad strategy; title: How to identify new business models; title: Strategy making: the approach matters; title: The real job of boards; title: Which strategy when?; title: A shared fate; title: Adaptability: the new competitive advantage; title: Dynamic capabilities : a guide for managers; title: Profiting when customers choose value over price; title: Competing against free; title: The new M&A playbook; title: Adding value through offshoring; title: Is your emerging-market strategy local enough?; title: Strategic orchestration; title: Diversification : best practices of the leading companies; title: Successful divestitures need proper cultivation; title: How to do well and do good; title: Managing moral distress : a strategy for resolving ethical dilemmas; title: The role of perceived benefits of training in generating affective; title: Commitment and high value of firms; title: The learning enterprise; title: Why operational excellence matters; title: Using knowledge brokering to improve business processes; title: Corporate culture : its value as a resource for competitive; title: Advantage; title: What matters now; title: Photo credits PC-1; title: Indexes; title: Organization I-1; title: Name I-13; title: Subject I-18.