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Crafting and executing strategy : the quest for competitive advantage : concepts and cases / Arthur A. Thompson, Jr., A.J. Strickland III, John E. Gamble and Arun K. Jain

By: Thompson, Arthur AContributor(s): Strickland III, A.J | Gamble, John E | Jain, Arun KMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New Delhi : McGraw-Hill Publications, 2010Edition: 16th edDescription: xxxix, various pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 25 cmISBN: 9780070146723Subject(s): Strategic planning | Strategic planning -- Case studiesDDC classification: 658.401
Contents:
Concepts and techniques for crafting and executing strategy -- Introduction and overview -- What is strategy and why is it important? -- The managerial process of crafting and executing strategy -- Core concepts and analytical tools -- Evaluating a company's external environment -- Analyzing a company's resources and competitive position -- Crafting a strategy -- The five generic competitive strategies: which one to employ? -- Supplementing the chosen competetive strategy: other important strategy choices -- Competing in foreign markets -- Tailoring strategy to fit specific industry and company situations -- Diversification: strategies for managing a group of businesses -- Strategy, ethics, and social responsibility -- Executing the strategy -- Building an organization capable of good strategy execution -- Managing internal operations: actions that facilitate strategy execution -- Corporate culture and leadership: keys to good strategy execution -- Cases -- Crafting strategy in single-business companies -- Costco wholesale corporation: mission, business model, and strategy -- Shearwater adventures ltd. -- The battle in radio broadcasting: XM vs. Sirius vs. local radio vs. internet radio -- Competition in the bottled water industry in 2006 -- Blue Nile, Inc.: World's largest online diamond retailer -- Eat2eat.com -- Panera Bread Company -- Coach Inc.: is its advantage in luxury handbags sustainable? -- Nucor corporation: competing against low-cost steel imports -- The YMCA of London, Ontario -- Wild Oats Market, Inc. -- Zune: Microsoft's entry into the digital music player market -- Skywest Inc. and the regional airline industry -- Competition in video game consoles: Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo battle for supremacy -- Electroni Arts in 2007: Can it retain its global lead in video game software? -- Sun microsystems -- Toyota's strategy and initiatives in Europe: the launch of the Aygo -- Econet wireless international's expansion across Africa -- Crafting strategy in diversified companies -- PepsiCo in 2007: strategies in increase shareholder value -- Spectrum brands': diversification strategy: a success or a failure? -- Sara Lee corporation: retrenching to a narrower range of businesses -- Executing strategy and strategic leadership -- Robin Hood -- Dilemma at Devil's Den -- Enterprise rent-a-car -- Manpower Australia: using strategy maps and the balanced scorecard effectively -- Abercrombie & Fitch: an upscale sporting goods retailer becomes a leader in trendy apparel -- New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. -- Ryanair: European pioneer of budget airline travel -- Strategy, ethics, and social responsibility -- Monitoring foreign suppliers: the challenge of detecting unethical practices -- Queensland rainforest resort -- Smithfield foods' vertical integration strategy: is it environmentally correct?
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Concepts and techniques for crafting and executing strategy --
Introduction and overview --
What is strategy and why is it important? --
The managerial process of crafting and executing strategy --
Core concepts and analytical tools --
Evaluating a company's external environment --
Analyzing a company's resources and competitive position --
Crafting a strategy --
The five generic competitive strategies: which one to employ? --
Supplementing the chosen competetive strategy: other important strategy choices --
Competing in foreign markets --
Tailoring strategy to fit specific industry and company situations --
Diversification: strategies for managing a group of businesses --
Strategy, ethics, and social responsibility --
Executing the strategy --
Building an organization capable of good strategy execution --
Managing internal operations: actions that facilitate strategy execution --
Corporate culture and leadership: keys to good strategy execution --
Cases --
Crafting strategy in single-business companies --
Costco wholesale corporation: mission, business model, and strategy --
Shearwater adventures ltd. --
The battle in radio broadcasting: XM vs. Sirius vs. local radio vs. internet radio --
Competition in the bottled water industry in 2006 --
Blue Nile, Inc.: World's largest online diamond retailer --
Eat2eat.com --
Panera Bread Company --
Coach Inc.: is its advantage in luxury handbags sustainable? --
Nucor corporation: competing against low-cost steel imports --
The YMCA of London, Ontario --
Wild Oats Market, Inc. --
Zune: Microsoft's entry into the digital music player market --
Skywest Inc. and the regional airline industry --
Competition in video game consoles: Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo battle for supremacy --
Electroni Arts in 2007: Can it retain its global lead in video game software? --
Sun microsystems --
Toyota's strategy and initiatives in Europe: the launch of the Aygo --
Econet wireless international's expansion across Africa --
Crafting strategy in diversified companies --
PepsiCo in 2007: strategies in increase shareholder value --
Spectrum brands': diversification strategy: a success or a failure? --
Sara Lee corporation: retrenching to a narrower range of businesses --
Executing strategy and strategic leadership --
Robin Hood --
Dilemma at Devil's Den --
Enterprise rent-a-car --
Manpower Australia: using strategy maps and the balanced scorecard effectively --
Abercrombie & Fitch: an upscale sporting goods retailer becomes a leader in trendy apparel --
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. --
Ryanair: European pioneer of budget airline travel --
Strategy, ethics, and social responsibility --
Monitoring foreign suppliers: the challenge of detecting unethical practices --
Queensland rainforest resort --
Smithfield foods' vertical integration strategy: is it environmentally correct?

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