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  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0470971274
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0470971277
  • Author:  Robert M. Grant

Foundations of Strategy is a new concise text aimed at both undergraduate students and Masters students. With the needs of these students in mind, Robert Grant and Judith Jordan write in an accessible style, with a clear, comprehensive approach and sound theoretical depth.

Extensive teaching materials such as Case Teaching notes, an Instructor’s Manual, Test Bank and PPT slides are available on an accompanying website – www.foundationsofstrategy.com

The website also features extra, longer cases written by Robert Grant and access to a simulation for use in teaching.

Students have access to the entire text as an e-book with embedded video clips for each case study, and self test questions to check understanding.

 

Table of Content:

  1. 1: The concept of Strategy
  2. Introduction and objectives
  3. The role of strategy in success
  4. A brief history of strategy
  5. Strategy today
  6. Strategic management of not-for-profit organizations
  7. The approach taken in this book
  8. Summary
  9. Summary table
  10. Further reading
  11. Self-study questions
  12. Notes
  13. 2: Industry analysis
  14. Introduction and objectives
  15. From environmental analysis to industry analysis
  16. The determinants of industry profit: Demand and competition
  17. Analysing industry attractiveness
  18. Applying industry analysis to forecasting industry profitability
  19. Using industry analysis to develop strategy
  20. Defining an industry
  21. Reviewing the five forces of competition framework
  22. Segmentation analysis
  23. Dealing with dynamic competition
  24. From industry attractiveness to competitive advantage: Identifying key success factors
  25. Summary
  26. Summary table
  27. Further reading
  28. Self-study questions
  29. Notes
  30. 3: Resources and capabilities
  31. Introduction and objectives
  32. The role of resources and capabilities in strategy formulation
  33. Identifying the organization’s resources and capabilities
  34. Appraising resources and capabilities
  35. Developing strategy implications
  36. Summary
  37. Summary table
  38. Further reading
  39. Self-study questions
  40. Notes
  41. 4: The nature and sources of competitive advantage
  42. Introduction and objectives
  43. How competitive advantage emerges and is sustained
  44. Types of competitive advantage: Cost and differentiation
  45. Porter’s generic strategies and being ‘stuck in the middle’
  46. Summary
  47. Summary table
  48. Further reading
  49. Self-study questions
  50. Notes
  51. 5: Industry evolution and strategic change
  52. Introduction and objectives
  53. The industry lifecycle
  54. Managing organizational adaptation and strategic change
  55. Managing strategic change
  56. Summary
  57. Summary table
  58. Further reading
  59. Self-study questions
  60. Notes
  61. 6: Technology-based industries and the management of innovation
  62. Introduction and objectives
  63. Competitive advantage in technology-intensive industries
  64. Strategies to exploit innovation: How and when to enter
  65. Competing for standards
  66. Implementing technology strategies: Creating the conditions for innovation
  67. Summary
  68. Summary table
  69. Further reading
  70. Self-study questions
  71. Notes
  72. 7: Corporate strategy
  73. Introduction and objectives
  74. The scope of the firm
  75. Key concepts for analysing firm scope
  76. Diversification
  77. Vertical integration
  78. Managing the corporate portfolio
  79. Summary
  80. Summary table
  81. Further reading
  82. Self-study questions
  83. Notes
  84. 8: Global strategies and the multinational corporation
  85. Introduction and objectives
  86. The implications of international competition for industry analysis
  87. Analysing competitive advantage in an international context
  88. The international location of production
  89. How should firms enter foreign markets?
  90. Multinational strategies: Global integration vs. national differentiation
  91. Strategy and organization within the multinational corporation
  92. Summary
  93. Summary table
  94. Further reading
  95. Self-study questions
  96. Notes
  97. 9: Realizing strategy
  98. Introduction and objectives
  99. From strategy to execution
  100. Organizational design: The fundamentals of organizing
  101. Organizational design: Choosing the right structure
  102. Organizational culture
  103. Summary
  104. Summary table
  105. Further reading
  106. Self-study questions
  107. Notes
  108. 10: Current trends in strategic management
  109. Introduction and objectives
  110. The new environment of business
  111. New directions in strategic thinking
  112. Redesigning organizations
  113. The changing role of managers
  114. Summary
  115. Summary table
  116. Further reading
  117. Self-study questions
  118. Notes
  119. Glossary
  120. Index
  121. End User License Agreement

 

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