Loose-Leaf for Crafting and Executing Strategy: Concepts and Cases

by Thompson, Arthur; Gamble, John; Strickland, A.

• ISBN13: 9781260157185
• ISBN10: 1260157180
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781260152227, 9781264250134
• Edition: 22nd
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2019-01-28
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Table of Contents

PART 1 Concepts and Techniques for  Crafting and Executing Strategy

1 What Is Strategy and Why Is It Important?

2 Charting a Company’s Direction 

3 Evaluating a Company’s External Environment 

4 Evaluating a Company’s Resources, Capabilities, and  Competitiveness 

5 The Five Generic Competitive Strategies 

6 Strengthening a Company’s Competitive Position 

7 Strategies for Competing in International  Markets

8 Corporate Strategy 

9 Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Sustainability, and Strategy

10 Building an Organization Capable of Good Strategy  Execution: People, Capabilities, and Structure

11 Managing Internal Operations 

12 Corporate Culture and Leadership 

PART 2 Cases in Crafting and Executing Strategy

1 Mystic Monk Coffee

2 Airbnb In 2018 C-6 

3 Wil’s Grill C-11 

4 Costco Wholesale in 2018: Mission, Business Model,  and Strategy C-17 

5 Competition in the Craft Beer Industry in 2018 C-41 

6 Fixer Upper: Expanding the Magnolia Brand C-51 

7 Under Armour’s Turnaround Strategy in 2018:  Efforts to Revive North American Sales and  Profitability C-56 

8 MoviePass—Are Subscribers Loving It to  Death? C-80 

9 TOMS Shoes: Expanding Its Successful One  For One Business Model C-92 

10.Lola’s Market: Capturing A New Generation

11 iRobot in 2018: Can the Company Keep the  Magic? C-107 

12 Chipotle Mexican Grill’s Strategy in 2018: Will the New CEO Be Able to Rebuild Customer Trust and Revive Sales Growth? C-120 

13 Twitter Inc. in 2018: Too Little Too Late? C-138 

14 Netflix’s Strategy in 2018: Does the Company Have Sufficient Competitive Strength to Fight Off Aggressive Rivals? C-149 

15 Walmart’s Expansion into Specialty Online Retailing C-162 

16 Amazon.com, Inc.: Driving Disruptive Change in the U.S. Grocery Market C-171 

17 Aliexpress: Can It Mount a Global Challenge to Amazon? C-184 

18 Tesla Motors in 2018: Will the New Model 3 Save the Company? C-191 

19 Mattel Incorporated in 2018: Can Ynon Kreiz Save the Toys? C-216 

20 Shearwater Adventures Ltd. C-232 

21 TJX Companies: It’s Strategy in Off-Price Home Accessories and Apparel Retailing C-240 

22 IKEA’s International Marketing Strategy in China C-251 

23 PepsiCo’s Diversification Strategy in 2018: Will the Company’s New Businesses Restore its Growth? C-265 

24 The Walt Disney Company: Its Diversification Strategy in 2018 C-277 

25 Robin Hood C-291 

26 Dilemma at Devil’s Den C-293 

27 Nucor Corporation in 2018: Contending with the Challenges of Low-Cost Foreign Imports and Launching  Initiatives to Grow Sales and Market Share C-296 

28 Vail Resorts, Inc. C-331 

29 Starbucks in 2018: Striving for Operational Excellence and Innovation Agility C-351 

30 Concussions in Collegiate and Professional Football: Who Has Responsibility to Protect Players? C-377 

31 Chaos at Uber: The New CEO’s Challenge C-392 

32 Profiting from Pain: Business and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic C-406