Essentials of strategic management : the quest for competitive advantage /

Gamble, John

Essentials of strategic management : the quest for competitive advantage / [book] John E. Gamble, Arthur A. Thompson, Jr., Margaret A. Peteraf - 3rd ed. - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2013. - xl, 519 p. : col ill.

Includes index

Concepts and techniques for crafting and executing strategy -- What is strategy and why is it important? -- Charting a company's direction : vision and mission, objectives and strategy -- What are the industry's driving forces of change and what impact will they have? -- Evaluating a company's resources, cost position, and competitiveness -- The five generic competitive strategies -- Supplementing the chosen competitive strategy : other important business -- Strategies for competing in international markets -- Corporate strategy : diversification and the multibusiness company -- Strategy, ethics, and corporate social responsibility -- Superior strategy execution : another path to competitive advantage -- Cases in crafting and executing strategy -- Indexes -- Organization -- Subject -- Name

9780078029288 (alk. paper) 9780071318129 0078029287 (alk. paper)


Strategic planning
Business planning
Competition
Strategic planning--Case studies

HD30.28 / .G353E 2013