Strategic Management

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Half Title Page
3. Title Page
4. Copyright
5. Contents
6. Acknowledgments
7. Preface
8. Chapter 1 What Is Strategy?
   1. Introduction
   2. Strategy Formulation: Concepts and Dimensions
   3. The Strategy Formulation Process
9. Chapter 2 Strategy and Performance
   1. Introduction
   2. Strategy and Performance: A Conceptual Framework
   3. Evaluating Strategic Options
10. Chapter 3 Analyzing the External Strategic Environment
    1. Introduction
    2. Globalization
    3. The Technology Revolution
    4. Corporate Social Responsibility—A New Business Imperative
    5. Risk and Uncertainty
11. Chapter 4 Analyzing an Industry
    1. Industry Influences a Company’s Options and Outcomes
    2. What Is an Industry?
    3. Industry Evolution
    4. Methods for Analyzing an Industry
12. Chapter 5 Analyzing a Company’s Strategic Resource Base
    1. Introduction
    2. Strategic Resources
    3. Global Supply-Chain Management
    4. Forces for Change
    5. Stakeholder Analysis
    6. Creating a Green Corporate Strategy
13. Chapter 6 Formulating Business Unit Strategy
    1. Introduction
    2. SBU Disruptions Come from Myriad Sources
    3. Foundations
    4. Formulating a Competitive Strategy
    5. Porter’s Generic Business Unit Strategies
    6. Value Disciplines
    7. Designing a Profitable Business Model
14. Chapter 7 Business Unit Strategy: Contexts and Special Dimensions
    1. Introduction
    2. One Cause to Reconsider an SBU Strategy
    3. Emerging, Growth, Mature, and Declining Industries
    4. Fragmented, Deregulating, Hypercompetitive, and Internet-Based Industries
    5. Business Unit Strategy: Special Dimensions
15. Chapter 8 Global Strategy: Fundamentals
    1. Introduction
    2. Global Strategy as Business Model Change
    3. Ghemawat’s Generic ”AAA” Global Strategy Framework
    4. Which ”A” Strategy Should a Company Choose?
    5. The Need for Global Strategic Management
16. Chapter 9 Global Strategy: Adapting the Business Model
    1. Introduction
    2. Globalizing the Value Proposition
    3. Globalizing the Sourcing Dimension
17. Chapter 10 The Board’s Role in Strategic Management
    1. Introduction
    2. What is the Proper Role of the Board in Strategy Development?
    3. Creating a Meaningful Role for the Board
    4. Dealing with Special Situations
    5. Monitoring Strategy Implementation: Choosing Metrics
    6. Creating a Strategy Focused Board
18. Notes
19. Index