Essentials of Strategic Management: The Quest for Competitive Advantage

by Gamble, John E.; Thompson, Arthur A., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780073530307
• ISBN10: 0073530301
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-04
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

Essentials of Strategic Managementresponds head-on to the growing requests by business faculty for a concise, theory-driven strategic management concepts and cases text. This first edition text was written with four objectives in mind: 1) Although relatively brief in length, the text would provide students with an up-to-date and thorough understanding of essential strategic management concepts and analytic tools; 2) The text would simplify the task of demonstrating student learning through course embedded assessment; 3) Like our works preceding this text, it would include especially well-written cases involving headline strategic issues; and lastly, 4) The text could serve as the theoretical foundation of a teaching approach incorporating a business strategy simulation.

Table of Contents

Strategy, Corporate Entrepreneurship, and Leadership

Strategy and the Quest for Competitive Advantage

Leadership and the Strategic Management Process

Competitive Strategy and Advantage in the Marketplace

Factors Shaping Strategic Choices

Industry and Competitive Analysis

Analyzing a Company's Competitive Strength and Cost Structure

Executing the Strategy

Superior Strategy Execution: Another Path to Competitive Advantage

Ethical Business Strategies, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Environmental Sustainability

Beyond Competitive Strategy

Strategies for Competing in International Markets

Strategies for Multi-Business Corporations

Cases In Strategic Management

Costco Wholesale Corp.-Mission, Business Model, and Strategy

The Battle in Radio Broadcasting: XM vs. Sirius vs. Local Radio vs. Internet Radio

Competition in the Bottled Water Industry in 2006

Blue Nile, Inc.-World's Largest Online Diamond Retailer

Panera Bread Company

Coach Inc.: Is Its Advantage in Luxury Handbags Sustainable?

Nucor Corporation-Competing Against Low Cost Foreign Imports

Competition in Video Game Consoles

Electronic Arts in 2007: Can It Retain Its Global Lead in Video Game Software?

Manpower Australia: Using Strategy Maps and the Balanced Scorecard Effectively

Abercrombie and Fitch: An Upscale Sporting Goods Retailer Becomes a Leader in Trendy Apparel

Monitoring Foreign Suppliers: The Challenge of Detecting Unethical Practices

Spectrum Brands' Diversification Strategy-A Success or a Failure?

Sara Lee Corp.: Retrenching to a Narrower Business Base

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