Strategic Management Theory An Integrated Approach

by Hill, Charles W. L.; Jones, Gareth R.

• ISBN13: 9780538751070
• ISBN10: 053875107X
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-14
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

This leading strategy text presents the complexities of strategic management through up-to-date scholarship and hands-on applications. Highly respected authors Charles Hill and Gareth Jones integrate cutting-edge research on topics including corporate performance, governance, strategic leadership, technology, and business ethics through both theory and cases. Based on real-world practices and current thinking in the field, the Ninth Edition of Strategic Management features an increased emphasis on the changing global economy and its role in strategic management. The high-quality case study program contains 30 cases covering small, medium, and large companies of varying backgrounds. All cases are available in the main student text or the core case text.

Table of Contents

Introduction To Strategic Management

Strategic Leadership: Managing the Strategy-Making process for Competitive Advantage

External Analysis: The Identification of Opportunities and Threats

The Nature Of Competitive Advantage

Internal Analysis: Distinctive Competencies, Competitive Advantage, and Profitability

Building Competitive Advantage Through Functional-Level Strategy

Strategies

Building Competitive Advantage Through Business-Level Strategy

Business-Level Strategy and the Industry Environment

Strategy and Technology

Strategy in the Global Environment

Corporate-Level Strategy: Horizontal Integration, Vertical Integration, and Strategic Outsourcing

Corporate-Level Strategy: Related and Unrelated Diversification

Implementing Strategy

Corporate Performance, Governance, and Business Ethics

Implementing Strategy in Companies That Compete in a Single Industry

Implementing Strategy in Companies That Compete across Industries and Countries

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