Strategic Management

Brief Contents

PART ONE STRATEGY AND STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP IN DYNAMIC TIMES
1 Introducing Strategic Management 2
2 Leading Strategically Through Effective Vision and Mission 26
PART TWO THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF STRATEGY
3 Examining the Internal Environment: Resources, Capabilities,
and Activities 60
4 Exploring the External Environment: Macro and
Industry Dynamics 86
PART THREE BUSINESS, CORPORATE, AND GLOBAL STRATEGIES
5 Creating Business Strategies 122
6 Crafting Business Strategy for Dynamic Contexts 150
7 Developing Corporate Strategy 184
8 Looking at International Strategies 212
PART FOUR STRATEGY VEHICLES FOR NEW DIRECTIONS
9 Understanding Alliances and Cooperative Strategies 246
10 Studying Mergers and Acquisitions 274
PART FIVE IMPLEMENTATION, NEW VENTURES, AND GOVERNANCE
IN DYNAMIC CONTEXTS
11 Employing Strategy Implementation Levers 302
12 Considering New Ventures and Corporate Renewal 336
13 Corporate Governance in the Twenty-First Century 366

&l>For undergraduate and MBA strategic management or business policy courses.

This is the book that enables students to TRANSFER conceptual classroom LEARNING to strategic application in their professional lives.

NEW! www.MyStratLab.com

Your Strategic Management course is personalized by you and NOT the same as the course taught down the hall. So, shouldn’t your online resources be personalized as well?

MyStratLab organizes course resources so students can do strategy, no matter what your approach.. It provides robust case teaching, case learning and case analysis tools PLUS chapter specific study plans for students. MyStratLab is the ONLY Strategic Management tool that includes:

• Chapter based Readiness Quizzes
• Cases (almost every single case from the book is posted online)
• Case Teaching Notes
• Case Analysis Tools
• Financial Templates
• Team Evaluation Tools
• Interactive “How Would You Do That’s”

NEW! Interactive “How Would You Do That’s”

With this interactive feature, students have a chance to place themselves into role of a strategic decision maker at a well-known (and interesting) company. Using Excel or Interactive media, HWYDT’s clearly show students the interdependence of formulation and implementation and lets them practice their decision-making skills. Examples include:

· Mapping Your Social Network; Chapter 2

· Creating a Value Curve; Chapters 3 and 6.

NEW! Emphasis on Financial Implications and Decision-Making

Key Economic Indicator Ratios are included at the front of the book with accompanying Excel based financial templates and selected case financials can be found at www.mystratlab.com.

NEW! Chapter Opening Vignettes

All chapter openers highlight dynamic companies and their leaders who make the strategic decisions. Some updated examples include:

• Chapter 1 highlights UnderArmour and the decisions its founder Kevin Plank needed to make; Pg. 3

• Chapter 2 highlights Anne Mulcahy, the 1st female CEO in Xerox history; Pg. 31

NEW! Ethical Questions in Every Chapter

New questions have been added that require students to think about the ethical implications of decision-making.

OTHER TOPICS OF DISTINCTION

* A continued emphasis is placed on the interdependence between formulation and implementation of strategy.

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