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Cengage Advantage Books: Foundations in Strategic Management (with InfoTrac)

by: Harrison, Jeffrey S.; St. John, Caron H.

Cengage Advantage Books: Foundations in Strategic Management (with InfoTrac)

by: Harrison, Jeffrey S.; St. John, Caron H.

ISBN 13:
9780324259179
ISBN 10:
0324259174
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/07/2004
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

Foundations of Strategic Management provides a concise and balanced introduction to the important theories and views of the field. The authors present an up-to-date look at the most critical topics in strategy today and use examples from cutting-edge firms to help learners begin to understand and develop decision-making and analysis techniques that are relevant in all types of organizations.

1 THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESS

(16)

What Is Strategic Management?

(4)

External and Internal Environmental Analysis

(2)

Strategic Direction

(1)

Business and Corporate Strategy Formulation

(1)

Strategy Implementation and Control

(1)

Strategic Restructuring

(1)

Alternative Perspectives on Strategy Development

(5)

Determinism Versus Enactment

(2)

Deliberate Versus Emergent Strategy Formulation

(1)

Stakeholder Analysis and Management

(2)

The Resource-Based View of the Firm l

Ethics and Social Responsibility

(1)

The Case for Going Global

(2)

Key Points Summary

(1)

References

(2)

2 THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

(22)

The Broad Environment

(5)

Socio-cultural Forces

(2)

Economic Forces

(1)

Technological Forces

(1)

Political/Legal Forces

(1)

The Task Environment

(9)

Competitive Forces

(4)

External Stakeholders and Environmental Uncertainty

(1)

Partnering with External Stakeholders

(3)

Strategic Groups

(1)

Key Points Summary

(1)

References

(5)

3 THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION 38

The Internal Environment

(12)

The Chief Executive Officer

(2)

Boards of Directors and Agency Costs

(3)

Employees and Culture

(1)

Internal Resources and Competitive Advantage

(4)

Assessing Internal Strengths and Weaknesses

(3)

Establishment of Strategic Direction

(4)

Organizational Mission

Business Definition

(1)

Organizational Vision

(1)

Purpose and Ethics

(1)

Key Points Summary

(1)

References

(2)

4 BUSINESS STRATEGY

(18)

Growth Strategies

(4)

Internal Growth Strategies

(2)

External Growth Strategies

(1)

Stability Strategies

(1)

Timing of Growth Strategies

(1)

Generic Competitive Strategies

(6)

Cost Leadership

(2)

Differentiation

(1)

Best Cost

(1)

Focus

(1)

Changes in Strategy Over Time

(3)

Key Points Summary

(1)

References

(2)

5 CORPORATE STRATEGY

(20)

Development of Corporate Strategy

(11)

Single Business/Concentration

(1)

Vertical Integration

(2)

Diversification Strategies

(2)

Diversification Methods

(5)

Portfolio Management

(4)

Boston Consulting Group Matrix

(3)

The General Electric Business Screen

(1)

Key Points Summary

(1)

References

(3)

6 STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION

(24)

Functional Strategies

(9)

Marketing Strategy

(1)

Operations Strategy

(1)

Research and Development Strategy

100

(1)

Information Systems Strategy

101

(1)

Human Resources Strategy

102

(1)

Financial Strategy

102

(1)

Integrating Functional Strategies

103

(4)

Business-Level Structures

107

(4)

Functional Structure

107

(1)

Product/Market Structure

108

(2)

Project Matrix Structure

110

(1)

Network Structure

111

(1)

Corporate-Level Structures

111

(7)

Multidivisional Structure

113

(1)

Strategic Business Unit Structure

114

(1)

Corporate Matrix Structure

115

(2)

Transnational Structure

117

(1)

Key Points Summary

118

(1)

References

118

(2)

7 STRATEGIC CONTROL AND RESTRUCTURING

120

(20)

Strategic Control Systems

122

(9)

Feedback Controls

124

(4)

Concurrent Controls

128

(1)

Feedforward Controls

129

(2)

Comprehensive Strategic Control Systems

131

(1)

Strategic Restructuring

131

(6)

Refocusing Corporate Assets

133

(1)

Retrenchment

134

(1)

Chapter 11 Reorganization

135

(1)

Leveraged Buyouts

135

(1)

Structural Reorganization

136

(1)

Key Points Summary

137

(1)

References

137

(3)

8 STRATEGIES IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT

140

(17)

Globalization of Business

142

(3)

Competitive Advantages of Nations

145

(1)

Global Businesses

146

(1)

Global Business Strategies

147

(3)

Global Product/Market Approach

147

(1)

Global Expansion Tactics

148

(1)

Enhancing Global Business Strategies

149

(1)

Global Corporate Strategies

150

(1)

Executing Global Strategies

151

(1)

The Challenge of the Future

152

(2)

Key Points Summary

154

(1)

References

155

(2)

APPENDIX 1 PREPARING A STRATEGIC ANALYSIS

157

(11)

Structuring an Environmental Analysis

158

(4)

Industry Analysis

158

(1)

External Stakeholders and the Broad Environment

159

(2)

Strategic Issues Facing the Industry

161

(1)

Structuring an Organizational Analysis

162

(2)

Evaluation of the Internal Environment

162

(1)

Identification of Resources and Capabilities

163

(1)

Performance Evaluation

163

(1)

Sources of Competitive Advantage

164

(1)

Developing a Strategic Plan

164

(4)

Strategic Direction and Major Strategies

165

(1)

Evaluation of Opportunities and Recommendations

165

(2)

Implementation and Control

167

(1)

A Note to Students

168

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