Strategy

by Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Porter, Michael E.

• ISBN13: 9780875842431
• ISBN10: 0875842437
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-12-01
• Publisher: Harvard Business School Pr

Summary

What makes up an effective strategy? This collection of Harvard Business Review articles offers insight and practical advice from the leaders in the field: Michael Porter, Kenichi Ohmae, Steven Wheelwright, Gary Hamel, and C.K. Prahalad, among others. They show how advantage can and should be extracted from many sources, from marketing and joint ventures to financial analysis. Strategy provides managers with the best thinking available on how to make the critical decisions that determine business success. A Harvard Business Review Book.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Cynthia A. Montgomery
Michael E. Porter
Part I Business Strategy
The Origin of Strategy	3	(8)
Bruce D. Henderson
How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy	11	(16)
Michael E. Porter
Sustainable Advantage	27	(12)
Pankaj Ghemawat
Time---The Next Source of Competitive Advantage	39	(22)
George Stalk, Jr.
Getting Back to Strategy	61	(16)
Kenichi Ohmae
Part II Linking Competitive Strategy and Functional Strategy
Information Technology Changes the Way You Compete	77	(12)
F. Warren McFarlan
Competing through Manufacturing	89	(24)
Steven C. Wheelwright
Robert H. Hayes
Financial Goals and Strategic Consequences	113	(22)
Gordon Donaldson
Part III Evolving Nature of International Competition
The Competitive Advantage of Nations	135	(36)
Michael E. Porter
Tap Your Subsidiaries for Global Reach	171	(16)
Christopher A. Bartlett
Sumantra Ghoshal
The Globalization of Markets	187	(18)
Theodore Levitt
Managing in a Borderless World	205	(20)
Kenichi Ohmae
Part IV Corporate Strategy and Firm Scope
From Competitive Advantage to Corporate Strategy	225	(32)
Michael E. Porter
The Enduring Logic of Industrial Success	257	(20)
Alfred D. Chandler
The Core Competence of the Corporation	277	(24)
C.K. Prahalad
Gary Hamel
Beyond Products: Services-Based Strategy	301	(14)
James Brian Quinn
Thomas L. Doorley
Penny C. Paquette
The Strategic Benefits of Logistics Alliances	315	(18)
Donald J. Bowersox
Part V The Process of Making Strategy
Many Best Ways to Make Strategy	333	(14)
Michael Goold
Andrew Campbell
Scenarios: Uncharted Waters Ahead	347	(32)
Pierre Wack
Selecting Strategies That Create Shareholder Value	379	(24)
Alfred Rappaport
Crafting Strategy	403	(20)
Henry Mintzberg
Part VI Corporate Governance
Eclipse of the Public Corporation	423	(26)
Michael C. Jensen
Directors' Responsibility for Corporate Strategy	449	(12)
Kenneth R. Andrews
About the Contributors	461	(4)
Index	465