Corporate strategy and firm growth
Subtitle: creating value for shareholders
By: Angelo Dringoli
Series: New perspectives on the modern corporation; New perspectives on the modern corporation
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cheltenham; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780857938275
Subjects: Economic aspects; Economic value added; Case studies; Business planning; Strategic planning
Description: This book explores the conditions for growth that can create value for shareholders, focusing on the main strategies adopted by firms including horizontal expansion, vertical integration and product diversification. To evaluate whether or not a particular growth strategy is successful, the author examines the economic fundamentals of each strategy and presents analytical models of both internal development and external acquisition. He moves on to present four case studies of successful companies to highlight how a firm chooses and implements a defined growth strategy. This stimulating integrated analysis will appeal to researchers and students in business administration as well as managers, entrepreneurs and consultants involved in strategic management.--publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-244) and index.