Business Strategy: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780230218581 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 392 str.

David Campbell

Opis

Business Strategy is ideal for those approaching strategy for the first time. The authors' user-friendly writing style and innovative pedagogical features ensure students engage more readily with the material, so that complex strategic concepts are grasped quickly and easily.

Case studies help students to digest all the theoretical knowledge through practical examples and bring the subject to life. The book is accompanied by Strategic Planning Software (SPS), a platform where students can develop real-life strategic plans.

The book is a new edition of a successful text published by Butterworth Heinemann in its second edition in 2002.

Spis treści

PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STRATEGIC PROCESS.- Strategy and strategic management.- Perspectives on strategy.- PART II: INTERNAL ANALYSIS.- The business context, products and services.- Business competences, activities and processes.- Knowledge, talent, culture and innovation.- Financial analysis, audit and performance.- Information systems and technology.- Strengths, weaknesses and strategic competence.- PART III: EXTERNAL ANALYSIS.- Analysis of the macroenvironment.- Markets, and analysis of the competitive environment.- The international and global context.- Opportunities, threats and strategic position.- PART IV: THE BUSINESS STRATEGY.- Competitive advantage and strategy.- Evaluation and selection of strategies.- Strategic development: direction and mechanisms.- PART V: STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT.- Strategic implementation.- Change management and leadership.- PART VI: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BUSINESS STRATEGY.- The web, new technology and new organisational forms.- Quality.- Social responsibility and business ethics.- Emerging markets and industry superpowers.- Index.

O autorze

DAVID CAMPBELL is Professor of Accounting and Business Ethics at Newcastle University Business School, UK

DAVID EDGAR is Professor of Strategy and Business Transformation in the Department of Management at Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

GEORGE STONEHOUSE is Professor of Strategic Management and Dean of Edinburgh Napier University Business School, UK

Blurb

Business Strategy is ideal for those approaching strategy for the first time. The authors' user-friendly writing style and innovative pedagogical features ensure students engage more readily with the material, so that complex strategic concepts are grasped quickly and easily. The book is accompanied by Strategic Planning Software (SPS), a platform where students can evaluate, formulate and implement specific company strategies – bringing the real world of business into the classroom with authentic research and analysis based activity.

Key Features:

• Ensures students have access to all topical issues – includes dedicated chapters on CSR, financial analysis, new technologies and emerging markets
• Excellent international case studies of varying lengths help students digest theory through practical examples, bringing the subject-matter to life
• Innovative pedagogy including 'Guru Guides' (bite-sized bios of key thinkers in the field) and an on-page glossary to define complex issues as they appear
• A range of student learning and teacher resource materials, including bonus case studies, Powerpoint slides and self-test questions available at www.palgrave.com/business/campbell
• AND includes free access to SPS at www.planning-strategy.com where students can solve real business problems