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Foundations in Strategic Management

by HARRISON/ST JOHN

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1st

ISBN13:

9780538878449

ISBN10:

0538878444

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

7/22/1997

Publisher(s):

South-Western College Pub

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Based on a traditional approach to teaching Strategic Management, this text provides students with a concise yet comprehensive foundation and instructors with room to supplement with material of their choosing. With their text Strategic Management of Organizations and Stakeholders, 2e coming out concurrently with this abbreviated text, Harrison and St. John are proven writers in their field, able to successfully condense the subject matter without compromising on quality or depth. Their comprehensive text is also offered in a Cases version with accompanying case notes, making a perfect companion for the smaller Foundations.

1 THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESS

(16)

What Is Strategic Management?

(4)

External and Internal Environmental Analysis

(1)

Strategic Direction

(1)

Business and Corporate Strategy Formulation

(1)

Strategy Implementation and Control

(1)

Strategic Restructuring

(1)

Alternative Perspectives on Strategy Development

(4)

Determinism versus Enactment

(2)

Deliberate versus Emergent Strategy Formulation

(1)

Stakeholder Analysis and Management

(1)

The Resource-Based View of the Firm

(1)

Ethics and Social Responsibility

(2)

The Case for Going Global

(1)

Key Points Summary

(3)

2 THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

(20)

The Broad Environment

(5)

Global Sociocultural Forces

(2)

Global Economic Forces

(1)

Global Technological Forces

(1)

Global Political/Legal Forces

(1)

The Task Environment

(8)

Competitive Forces

(4)

Customers

(2)

Suppliers

(1)

Existing Competitors

(1)

Potential Competitors/Entry Barriers

(1)

Indirect Competitors/Substitutes

(1)

External Stakeholders and Environmental Uncertainty

(2)

Partnering with External Stakeholders

(2)

Key Points Summary

(2)

Appendix 2: Strategic Groups

(3)

3 THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION

(20)

The Internal Environment

(10)

The Chief Executive Officer

(2)

Boards of Directors and Agency Costs

(1)

Employees and Culture

(1)

Internal Resources and Competitive Advantage

(3)

Uniquely Valuable Resources

(2)

Financial Resources

(1)

Assessing Internal Strengths and Weaknesses

(3)

Value Chain Analysis

(1)

Functional Analysis

(2)

Establishment of Strategic Direction

(4)

Organizational Mission

(1)

Business Definition

(1)

Organizational Vision

(2)

Enterprise Strategy and Ethics

(1)

Key Points Summary

(4)

4 BUSINESS STRATEGY

(18)

Growth Strategies

(3)

Internal Growth Strategies

(1)

External Growth Strategies

(1)

Stability Strategies

(1)

Timing of Growth Strategies

(1)

Generic Competitive Strategies

(7)

Cost Leadership

(3)

High-Capacity Utilization

(1)

Economies of Scale

(1)

Technological Advances

(1)

Learning/Experience Effects

(2)

Differentiation

(1)

Best Cost

(2)

Focus

(1)

Changes in Strategy Over Time

(5)

Key Points Summary

(3)

5 CORPORATE STRATEGY

(24)

Development of Corporate Strategy

(8)

Single Business/Concentration

(2)

Vertical Integration

(2)

Diversification

(4)

Unrelated Diversification

(1)

Related Diversification

(3)

Diversification Methods

(5)

Internal Venturing

(1)

Acquisitions

(1)

Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures

(3)

Key Points Summary

(1)

Appendix 5: Portfolio Management

(8)

Boston Consulting Group Matrix

(2)

General Electric Business Screen

(6)

6 STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION

100

(24)

Managing Functional Strategies

102

(6)

Marketing Strategy

102

(1)

Operations Strategy

103

(1)

Research and Development Strategy

104

(1)

Information Systems Strategy

104

(1)

Human Resources Strategy

105

(1)

Financial Strategy

106

(1)

Integrating Functional Strategies

107

(1)

Structuring to Support Strategy

108

(7)

Business-Level Structures

108

(7)

Functional Structure

108

(3)

Product/Market Structure

111

(3)

Project Matrix Structure

114

(1)

Network Structure

115

(1)

Corporate-Level Structures

115

(6)

Multidivisional Structure

116

(1)

Strategic Business Unit Structure

117

(1)

Corporate Matrix Structure

118

(1)

Transnational Structure

119

(2)

Key Points Summary

121

(3)

7 STRATEGIC CONTROL AND RESTRUCTURING

124

(18)

Strategic Control Systems

126

(6)

Feedback Controls

128

(1)

Concurrent Controls

129

(1)

Feedforward Controls

131

(1)

Designing a Strategic Control System

132

(4)

Determination of Control Factors

132

(1)

Using Strategic Control Information

133

(3)

Strategic Restructuring

136

(3)

Refocusing Corporate Assets

136

(1)

Retrenchment

137

(1)

Chapter 11 Reorganization

138

(1)

Leveraged Buyouts

138

(1)

Structural Reorganization

139

(1)

Key Points Summary

139

(3)

8 STRATEGIC CHALLENGES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

142

(13)

International Expansion

144

(8)

Global Strategies

145

(3)

Global Product/Market Approach

145

(1)

Global Expansion Tactics

146

(1)

Enhancing Global Business-Level Strategies

147

(1)

Foreign Business Environments

148

(4)

Evaluating Foreign Investments

149

(1)

Competitive Advantages of Nations

150

(2)

The Challenge of the Future

152

(1)

Key Points Summary

153

(2)

CASE NOTE

155

(12)

Preparing a Strategic Analysis

155

(1)

Structuring an Environmental Analysis

156

(3)

Industry Analysis

156

(1)

External Stakeholders and the Broad Environment

157

(2)

Factors That Influence Demand

157

(1)

Factors That Influence Cost Structures

158

(1)

Strategic Issues Facing the Industry

159

(1)

Structuring an Organizational Analysis

159

(3)

Evaluation of the Internal Environment

160

(1)

Identification of Resources and Capabilities

160

(1)

Performance Evaluation

161

(1)

Identification of Sources of Competitive Advantage

161

(1)

Developing a Strategic Plan

162

(3)

Strategic Direction and Major Strategies

162

(1)

Evaluation of Opportunities and Recommendations

163

(1)

Implemention and Control

164

(1)

A Note to Students

165

(2)

INDEX

167

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