Strategic Management 2000 (*)

0-13-020995-3

2000, Now

SUMMARY, For graduate and executive level courses in Strategic Management and Strategic Thinking.

Technology and global events are changing the corporate environment at a furious pace. For a corporation to succeed, it must keep up with these changes and with new ways of strategic thinking. This book is one of the only brief, up-to-date, truly readable overviews of the field of strategy—an ideal companion volume to case analysis. It is more comprehensive than other texts, which focus only on a particular aspect of strategy or deal strictly with more tactical operational issues. The book's conversational tone, topical coverage, and practical approach provide a broad perspective on the major issues in strategy development. Topics are placed in context through the use of real examples and, where appropriate, relevant historical references.

PRENTICE HALL

0-201-39827-3

2000, Now

SUMMARY, The book provides a comprehensive and lively introduction to strategy with a balanced coverage of planned and emergent strategies, as well as the influence of chaos and complexity theories. Throughout, the distinction between corporate and business level strategy is emphasised and they are treated separately when considering analysis, synthesis, implementation and control. All this is presented within a student-centred teaching and learning package and amply illustrated with short and long cases from a wide variety of organisations.

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FINANCIAL TIMES / PRENTICE HALL

0-273-64303-7

2000, Now

SUMMARY, This new edition of Corporate Strategy builds on the strengths and uniqueness of the first edition. This is the only text that provides comprehensive coverage of both rational and creative approaches to strategy. International coverage, which also marked out the first edition, has been expanded with the addition of a chapter on the global issues that affect strategy formulation.

The structure of the book can be adapted for use on a variety of short, modular strategy courses and on more advanced courses. With a teaching package that includes a lecturer's manual, OHPs, extra long cases and an interactive website, Corporate Strategy provides the lecturer and student with a flexible and exciting learning resource

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FINANCIAL TIMES / PRENTICE HALL

0-273-64342-8

2000, Now

SUMMARY, This text provides a range of interesting and exciting case material, ready to use in isolation or in conjunction with latest edition of Ricard Lynch’s Corporate Strategy. Each chapter contains up to six cases from the Financial Times newspaper relating to a specific topic. The chapters are supported by a brief commentary to explain the theory in that section. The cases are relevant and up to date and reflect the consistently excellent standart of FT journalism. The structure of the cases book matches exactly that of Comporate Strategy.

FINANCIAL TIMES / PRENTICE HALL

0-273-64212-X

2000, Now

SUMMARY, Ralph Stacey continues to question the view that organisations operate and succeed in relatively stable environments. He argues that in order to succeed in uncertainty and continual change, organisations need to create new perspectives and learn from the chaos within which they operate.

This new edition of Strategic Management and Organisational Dynamics continues to focus on this radically different approach to strategic management. The central tenets of this approach have to do with unpredictability and the limitations of control, and therefore it argues against the rational models of planning and control covered in other strategy textbooks. This is done by emphasising the importance of narrative, conversation and learning from one's own experience as the central means by which we can gain understanding and knowledge of strategy in organisations.

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FINANCIAL TIMES / PRENTICE HALL

0-201-61543-6

2000, Now

SUMMARY, KEY BENEFIT: Comprehensive and fully updated, this book provides an engaging look into new and traditional strategic management topics. Wheelen and Hunger help readers develop an understanding of the wide range of theories and research available in this field, from competitive strategy and industry analysis to environmental trends and ethics. KEY TOPICS: Provides a wealth of real corporate cases—on companies such as Vermont Teddy Bear, Apple Computer, and the Walt Disney Company—to help readers apply knowledge to real-world situations; includes 24 new or revised cases. Integrates international issues throughout to provide an essential understanding of global economics and its impact on business activities in any location. Helps readers apply concepts, skills, and techniques to real-world corporate problems. Explains key theories underlying strategic management. Forecasts what the corporate world will be like in the year 2010. MARKET: Ideal for executives and managers looking for a reference on strategic management.

ADDISON WESLEY LONGMAN

0-13-080740-0

1998, Now

SUMMARY, The latest edition of this highly successful text covers all the underlying concepts, analytical methods and processes of development, selection, formulation and implementation of strategy.

Instructor's Manual (0-13-010993-2). PowerPoint Slides (0-13-010994-0).

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PRENTICE HALL EUROPE

0-13-080739-7

1998, Now

SUMMARY, The latest edition of this highly successful text covers all the underlying concepts, analytical methods and processes of development, selection, formulation and implementation of strategy.

Instructor's Manual (0-13-010993-2). PowerPoint Slides (0-13-010994-0).

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PRENTICE HALL EUROPE

0-13-570680-7

1998, Now

SUMMARY, Exploring Techniques of Analysis and Evaluation in Strategy, aims to provide an expanded coverage of the techniques of strategic management, thereby complementing the main text. The book contains nineteen articles of which 9 are written by the Strategic Planning Society's Workshop Leaders. The articles are practical rather than discursive, and each one deals with an individual tool or technique that is useful for effective strategic management. The tools and techniques fall into three categories which will be used to carry out:
Strategic Analysis.

Strategic Choice.

Strategic Implementation.

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PRENTICE HALL

EUROPE

0-13-263856-8

1998, Now

SUMMARY; Linked directly to Exploring Corporate Strategy, Exploring Strategic Change focuses on the implementation of strategic change, rather than strategy formulation. It expands on the implementation issues covered in Exploring Corporate Strategy, and can be used as a stand-alone text for any course focusing on the management of change. The aim throughout is to get the reader to consider the range of change interventions available to a manager needing to implement change, and when the different change tools and techniques should be employed.

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PRENTICE HALL EUROPE

0-13-570102-3

1998, Now

SUMMARY; Linked directly to Exploring Corporate Strategy, this book examines how a united view of strategic and financial issues can become a practical reality.

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PRENTICE HALL

EUROPE

0-273-63430-5

1999, Now

SUMMARY; This text seeks to present and explain the concepts, techniques, frameworks and methodologies of strategic management in a concise, straightforward way. It gives the reader all the essential information needed to identify central issues in strategic management and planning and hence be able to make up his or her own mind on the best approaches to strategic problems. The major amendment for the second edition is a new chapter on the (physical) environmental aspects of corporate strategy, incorporating sustainable development,
legal constraints, EU and Third World influences, codes of practice, packaging and labelling, and other critical issues. Also, significant additions are made to pan-company marketing, strategic vision and thrust, contingency planning, management of service, strategic flexibility and fit, market-led change, theories of internationalisation, ethical dilemmas, downsizing, and relationship marketing. The planning and control material is placed into a wider contextual framework.

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FINANCIAL TIMES MANAGEMENT

0-13-356486-X

1998, Now

SUMMARY; Designed to help experienced students and managers who are involved in, or who will be involved in, trying to debate their firm's strategy. The emphasis is on trying to answer some fundamental questions about the firm's future direction. In addressing these questions, some analytical techniques and frameworks are explained. The emphasis is on the quality of the strategy debate, and the concepts explained are "tools for thought", none of which can give the right answer to the strategy problem, but all of which can help students and executives structure a strategy debate.

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PRENTICE HALL

0-13-184508-X

1996, Now

SUMMARY; This book concentrates on the strategic role and importance of production/operations, enabling the firm to be competitive in global markets. The first chapter, on strategic issues, provides an important framework for the rest of the book. Human resource management and new product development are given chapters of their own, and the chapter on manufacturing strategy provides an exhaustive discussion of key areas.
Endorsements
"There is no single text that I can think of which is as soundly written on the subject as this one. The perspective is clearly based on 20/20 vision, the toolkit is knowledgeably and freshly laid out and the supporting evidence described by a person obviously and freshly laid out and the supporting evidence described by a person obviously master of his subject." Dr Tom Mullen, Strathclyde Graduate Business School, University of Strathclyde "A timely book which is a step ahead of competing texts by demanding proper consideration be given to production and human resource operations in the top planners' inner sanctum. This text demonstrates how to achieve competitive and desired results. Strategy and tactics are rarely so thoroughly examined in a way to help the manager and employer alike to meet the new global challenge of the 21st century. Dr Manton C Gibbs, Professor of Strategic Studies, International Journal of Commerce and Management

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PRENTICE HALL

EUROPE

0-13-528858-8

1998, Now

SUMMARY; For Undergraduate and Graduate Strategic Management courses. Written from the perspective that both the cases and the conceptual foundation must be considered from the Asian-Pacific perspective when studying business strategies in the Asia-Pacific region.

PRENTICE HALL

0-13-080785-0

1999, Now

SUMMARY; For an undergraduate/graduate level course in Strategic Management and Business Policy.

Communicating both the excitement and value of strategic management, this popular, lively and conversational text reflects the effect our rapidly changing world has on strategic management theory and practice. Designed in functional four-color, it continues to offer a popular practitioner-oriented perspective, numerous Experiential Exercises, and now incorporates the most up-to-date compilation of real-world company cases ever assembled in a business policy text. It integrates three very contemporary themes throughout each chapter—globalization, the natural environment, and technology—and focuses on skill-building in all major areas of strategy formation, implementation, and evaluation.

PRENTICE HALL

0-13-080783-4

1999, Now

SUMMARY; Provides all of the cases for Strategic Management, 7/e. (Also available in PHCC). _

PRENTICE HALL

0-13-080784-2

1999, Now

SUMMARY; Concepts only version of Strategic Management: concepts and cases._

PRENTICE HALL

0-13-291477-8

1995, Now

SUMMARY; Introduction to Competitive Strategy. The Cusyomer Mix. The Product Matrix. Enviromental Analysis. The Future. Strategic Choice. Joint Developments and Acquisitions. Implementation Through Internal Development. Consclusion.

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PRENTICE HALL EUROPE

0-201-35729-1

1999, Now

SUMMARY, For a first-year MBA strategy course grounded in business strategy.

Pankaj Ghemawat, respected and renowned Harvard Business School professor, has designed and written a business strategy text designed to help students master a body of analytical tools and develop an integrative point of view when making strategic choices.

ADDISON WESLEY LONGMAN

0-13-462946-9

1996, Now

SUMMARY; Hax and Mailuf offer a pragmatic approach to strategic management, offering practicing managers and business students a disciplined process that facilitates the formulation and implementation of strategy. Conceptual--does not include cases.

PRENTICE HALL

0-13-455858-8

1996, Now

SUMMARY; This collection of readings, edited by Henry Mintzberg, is combined with cases from James Brian Quinn. Together they present an up–to–date look at how actual companies act strategically and the research driving them.

PRENTICE HALL PAPERBACK EDITION

0-13-494964-1

1998, Now

SUMMARY; This collection of readings, edited by Henry Mintzberg, presents an up–to–date look at how actual companies act strategically and the research driving them. This text is derived from The Strategy Process: Concepts, Contexts, and Cases 3/E ('96).

PRENTICE HALL

0-13-675984-X

1998, Now

SUMMARY; For Graduate Level Courses in Strategic Management and Business Policy. This collection of readings and cases, edited by Henry Mintzberg, Brian James Quinn, and Sumantra Ghoshal, is derived from The Strategy Process: Concepts, Contexts, and Cases 3/E ('96), but contains European cases.

Would you like a more international case selection than Mintzberg's U.S. edition?

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PRENTICE HALL

0-13-695677-7

1999, Now

SUMMARY; Mintzberg’s latest book builds on his reputation as the world’s foremost authority on strategic management.The Strategy Safari seeks to examine the entire field of strategic management thought. The book describes ten distinct schools of thought on how strategy is formed, beforegoing on to ask whether it is possible to understand all of them through one all-encompassing definition.

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PRENTICE HALL EUROPE

0-13-453580-4

1999, Now

SUMMARY; Strategy in Action is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the best-selling title Strategic Thinking.
Strategy in Action emphasises the basic simplicity of much of strategic management theory, but acknowledges the complexity of using this theory to make decisions and implement successful change. The author looks critically at various theoretical approaches to strategy and also highlights some of the practical issues that have arisen as a result of technological innovation and change. The text provides an explanation of the Hierarchy of Objectives and distinguishes between strategic and financial objectives and performance. It also provides a way of incorporating ethical considerations in the basic strategic model of business.

Instructor's Manual (0-13-616996-1).

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PRENTICE HALL EUROPE

0-273-61250-6

1995, Now

SUMMARY; This text provides a clear awareness of the problems of management in an increasingly competitive and turbulent environment. Rather than trying to encompass the myriad of different ideas on this subject, it concentrates on the relatively few classic theories, concepts and models. The outcome is a clear picture of both organisational and management behaviour and the internal and external factors that influence them.

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FINANCIAL TIMES MANAGEMENT

0-13-681750-5

1998, Now

SUMMARY; FEATURES: Includes discussions on key topics, such as corporate governance, corporate restructuring, reconfiguring/reengineering, and horizontal structure. Includes separate chapters on strategic management in world marketplace and strategic management concepts in not-for-profit organizations.

PRENTICE HALL

0-13-681750-5

1998, Now

SUMMARY; Features: Features unique Strategic Insight boxesto demonstrate how a variety of domestic and international companies succeed or fail at implementing theories. Covers concept of stakeholder goals by integrating economics, finance and management literature.

PRENTICE HALL

0-13-628801-4

1998, Now

SUMMARY; Includes the 23 cases found in the combined concepts and cases edition, plus 16 additional cases.

PRENTICE HALL