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245 1 0 _aCrafting and executing strategy :
_bthe quest for competitive advantage : concepts and cases
_cArthur A. Thompson... [et al.].
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250 _aEuropean ed.
260 _aLondon :
_bMcGraw-Hill Irwin,
_cc2013.
300 _axliv, 630 p. :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c27 cm.
020 _a9780077137236
650 7 _aStrategic planning
_2sears
650 7 _aStrategic planning
_xCase studies
_2sears
520 _aExplains the core concepts and key theories in strategy and illustrate them with practical, managerial examples students can really relate to.
700 _aPeteraf, Margaret A.
700 1 0 _aGamble, John E.
700 1 _aStrickland, A. J.
700 _aJanes, Alex
700 _aSutton, Ciara
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPart 1: Concepts and techniques for crafting and executing strategy Section A: an overview 1. What is strategy? Section B: strategy context 2. Leading the process of crafting and executing strategy 3. Evaluating an organizations external environment 4. Evaluating a companys resources and capabilities Section C: strategic decisions 5. Strategies for competitive advantage: generic strategies and beyond 6. Strategies for changing the game: new ways of operating and altering the scope of operations 7. Strategies for international growth 8. Strategies for managing a group of businesses: Diversification 9. Strategies for sustainability: people, planet, profit Section D: Executing the strategy 10. Building and organization capable of good strategy execution 11. Managing internal operations: actions that promote good strategy execution 12. Corporate culture and leadership: keys to good strategy execution Part 2: Cases 1. Reinventing Accor 2. Apple and the Retail Industry for Specialist Consumer Products in the UK 3. Netflix: Can it Recover from its Strategy Mistakes? 4. The O-fold Innovation for Preventing Wrinkles: A Good Business Opportunity? 5. Studio 100: A Growth Story of a Showcase in Show Business 6. Ferretti Group: Navigating Through Stormy Seas 7. Starbucks: Evolving into a Dynamic Global Organization 8. Rhino Capture in Kruger Park 9. Robin Hood 10. NIS: Geopolitical Break Through of Strategic Failure 11. KYAIA 12. IBS Centre for Management Research.
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