Strategic management : theory and application

By:

Arellano, Cristina; Ramanarayanan, Ananth

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2008 Oxford University Press New DelhiDescription: Pbk xxiv,822 pISBN:

978-0199560295

Subject(s):

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DDC classification:

658.4012 HAB

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Contents:

Part One: Core Concepts Chapter 1: Strategy and the Organization Chapter 2: What is Strategic Management? Part Two: Assessing Fit and Distinctiveness Chapter 3: Understanding the Influence of the Environment Chapter 4: Distinctiveness (1): Competitive Stance Chapter 5: Distinctiveness (2): Scope, Scale and Diversity Chapter 6: Distinctiveness (3): The Value Chain Part Three: Assessing The Sustainability of Advantage Chapter 7: The Resource-based View of the Firm Chapter 8: Architecture, Structure and Culture Chapter 9: The Management of Complex Organization Chapter 10: Knowledge, Learning and Innovation Part Four: From Strategic Analysis to Strategy Formulation Chapter 11: Assessing Organizational Performance and Setting Strategic Priorities Chapter 12: Options and Strategic Methods Chapter 13: Strategies in Profit-making Contexts Chapter 14: Strategies in International Contexts Chapter 15: Strategies Where Profit is Not the Main Objective Part Five: Strategy Implementation 16: Effecting Organizational Change 17: Making Strategy Happen

Summary: Strategic Management: Theory and Application is an undergraduate and postgraduate student-focused text which provides an emphasis on skills development. The features provided throughout the book promote the development of critical thinking, analytical rigour and creativity skills. The text is structured to include a variety of learning features including real-life applications, four running cases, what can go wrong boxes, theoretical debates, using evidence, creative strategising, end-of-chapter cases and longer cases. These place emphasis on realism through recent, illustrative examples of what can go wrong with even the most well-conceived strategies as well as demonstrating the relevance of the theory to real-life practice. The balanced approach to theory and application summarises relevant economic, sociological and organisation-theoretic concepts, without attempting to artificially force these into inappropriate theoretical 'boxes'. With a highly accessible writing style, this text it is an invaluable learning tool for all students in this area.

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Part One: Core Concepts
Chapter 1: Strategy and the Organization
Chapter 2: What is Strategic Management?
Part Two: Assessing Fit and Distinctiveness
Chapter 3: Understanding the Influence of the Environment
Chapter 4: Distinctiveness (1): Competitive Stance
Chapter 5: Distinctiveness (2): Scope, Scale and Diversity
Chapter 6: Distinctiveness (3): The Value Chain
Part Three: Assessing The Sustainability of Advantage
Chapter 7: The Resource-based View of the Firm
Chapter 8: Architecture, Structure and Culture
Chapter 9: The Management of Complex Organization
Chapter 10: Knowledge, Learning and Innovation
Part Four: From Strategic Analysis to Strategy Formulation
Chapter 11: Assessing Organizational Performance and Setting Strategic Priorities
Chapter 12: Options and Strategic Methods
Chapter 13: Strategies in Profit-making Contexts
Chapter 14: Strategies in International Contexts
Chapter 15: Strategies Where Profit is Not the Main Objective
Part Five: Strategy Implementation
16: Effecting Organizational Change
17: Making Strategy Happen

Strategic Management: Theory and Application is an undergraduate and postgraduate student-focused text which provides an emphasis on skills development. The features provided throughout the book promote the development of critical thinking, analytical rigour and creativity skills. The text is structured to include a variety of learning features including real-life applications, four running cases, what can go wrong boxes, theoretical debates, using evidence, creative strategising, end-of-chapter cases and longer cases. These place emphasis on realism through recent, illustrative examples of what can go wrong with even the most well-conceived strategies as well as demonstrating the relevance of the theory to real-life practice. The balanced approach to theory and application summarises relevant economic, sociological and organisation-theoretic concepts, without attempting to artificially force these into inappropriate theoretical 'boxes'. With a highly accessible writing style, this text it is an invaluable learning tool for all students in this area.

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