
Mastering Strategic Management- 1st Canadian Edition
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Description
Contents
Reviews
Language
English
ISBN
Unknown
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedications
Table Of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
About the Book
Chapter 1
Mastering Strategy: Art and Science
Defining Strategic Management and Strategy
Intended, Emergent, and Realized Strategies
The History of Strategic Management
Understanding the Strategic Management Process
Conclusion
Chapter 2
Leading Strategically
Vision, Mission, and Goals
Assessing Organizational Performance
The CEO as Celebrity
Entrepreneurial Orientation
Conclusion
Chapter 3
Evaluating the External Environment
The Relationship between an Organization and Its Environment
Evaluating the General Environment
Evaluating the Industry
Mapping Strategic Groups
Conclusion
Chapter 4
Managing Firm Resources
Resource-Based Theory
Intellectual Property
Value Chain
Beyond Resource-Based Theory: Other Views on Firm Performance
SWOT Analysis
Conclusion
Chapter 5
Selecting Business-Level Strategies
Understanding Business-Level Strategy through “Generic Strategies”
Cost Leadership
Differentiation
Focused Cost Leadership and Focused Differentiation
Best-Cost Strategy
Stuck in the Middle
Conclusion
Chapter 6
Supporting the Business-Level Strategy: Competitive and Cooperative Moves
Making Competitive Moves
Responding to Competitors’ Moves
Making Cooperative Moves
Conclusion
Chapter 7
Competing in International Markets
Advantages and Disadvantages of Competing in International Markets
Drivers of Success and Failure When Competing in International Markets
Types of International Strategies
Options for Competing in International Markets
Conclusion
Chapter 8
Selecting Corporate-Level Strategies
Concentration Strategies
Vertical Integration Strategies
Diversification Strategies
Strategies for Getting Smaller
Portfolio Planning and Corporate-Level Strategy
Conclusion
Chapter 9
Executing Strategy through Organizational Design
The Basic Building Blocks of Organizational Structure
Creating an Organizational Structure
Creating Organizational Control Systems
Legal Forms of Business
Conclusion
Chapter 10
Leading an Ethical Organization: Corporate Governance, Corporate Ethics, and Social Responsibility
Boards of Directors
Corporate Ethics and Social Responsibility
Understanding Thought Patterns: A Key to Corporate Leadership?
Conclusion
About the Authors
Appendix 1: Mastering Strategic Management Powerpoints
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