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Essentials of Strategic Management For undergraduate and graduate level strategic management courses. Hunger/Wheelen is a concise book that covers the most important concepts and techniques in strategic management.

Table of Contents:
Preface ix PART I : INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 1 Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Strategic Management 1 1.1 The Study of Strategic Management 2 1.2 Initiation of Strategy:Triggering Events 4 1.3 Basic Model of Strategic Management 5 1.4 Strategic Decision Making 11 Chapter 2 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility 17 2.1 Corporate Governance: Role of the Board of Directors 18 2.2 Corporate Governance: Role of Top Management 24 2.3 Social Responsibilities and Ethics in Strategic Decision Making 26 PART I I : SCANNING THE ENVIRONMENT 32 Chapter 3 Environmental Scanning and Industry Analysis 32 3.1 Environmental Scanning 33 3.2 Industry Analysis: Analyzing the Task Environment 38 3.3 Competitive Intelligence 48 3.4 Forecasting 49 3.5 Synthesis of External Factors–EFAS 51 Chapter 4 Internal Scanning: Organizational Analysis 55 4.1 Resource-Based View of the Firm 55 4.2 Business Models 58 4.3 Value-Chain Analysis 59 4.4 Scanning Internal Resources and Capabilities 61 4.5 Synthesis of Internal Factors–IFAS 72 PART I I I : STRATEGY FORMULATION 76 Chapter 5 Strategy Formulation: Situation Analysis and Business Strategy 76 5.1 Situational (SWOT) Analysis 76 5.2 Review of Mission and Objectives 80 5.3 Generating Alternative Strategies Using a TOWS Matrix 81 5.4 Business Strategies 82 Chapter 6 Strategy Formulation: Corporate Strategy 93 6.1 Corporate Strategy 94 6.2 Directional Strategy 94 6.3 Portfolio Analysis 101 6.4 Corporate Parenting 105 Chapter 7 Strategy Formulation: Functional Strategy and Strategic Choice 109 7.1 Functional Strategy 110 7.2 The Sourcing Decision: Location of Functions and Competencies 114 7.3 Strategies to Avoid 114 7.4 Strategic Choice: Selection of the Best Strategy 115 7.5 Development of Policies 120PART IV: STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTROL 122 Chapter 8 Strategy Implementation: Organizing for Action 1228.1 What Is Strategy Implementation? 123 8.2 Who Implements Strategy? 123 8.3 What Must Be Done? 124 8.4 How Is Strategy to Be Implemented? Organizing for Action 125 8.5 International Issues in Strategy Implementation 136 Chapter 9 Strategy Implementation: Staffing and Leading 138 9.1 Staffing 139 9.2 Leading 143Chapter  10 Evaluation and Control 151 10.1 Evaluation and Control in Strategic Management 152 10.2 Measuring Performance 153 10.3 Strategic Information Systems 160 10.4 Guidelines for Proper Control 161 10.5 Strategic Incentive Management 161 PART V: INTRODUCTION TO CASE ANALYSIS 165 Chapter 11 Suggestions for Case Analysis 16511.1 The Case Method 165 11.2 Frameworks for Case Analysis 165 11.3 Researching the Case Situation 166 11.4 Financial Analysis: A Place to Begin 166 11.5 Using the Strategic Audit in Case Analysis 172 Appendix 11.A Suggested Techniques for Case Analysis and Presentation 174 A. Case Analysis 174 B. Written Report 175 C. Oral Presentation by Teams 175 Appendix 11.B Resources for Case Research 177 A. Company Information 177 B. Economic Information 177 C. Industry Information 177 D. Directory and Index Information on Companies and Industries 178 E. Ratio Analysis Information 178 F. Online Information 178 Appendix 11.C Strategic Audit of a Corporation 179 I. Current Situation 179 II. Corporate Governance 179 III. External Environment: Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) 180 IV. Internal Environment: Strengths and Weaknesses (SWOT) 180 V. Analysis of Strategic Factors (SWOT) 184 VI. Strategic Alternatives and Recommended Strategy 184 VII. Implementation 184 VIII. Evaluation and Control 185


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780135041086
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Edition: International ed of 4th revised ed
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: International Edition
  • Width: 180 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0135041082
  • Publisher Date: 10 Jul 2008
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Spine Width: 9 mm
  • Weight: 304 gr


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