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Part 1 - What Is Strategy?. What is strategy?. Part 2 - The Context of Strategy. How much does industry matter?. The art of standards wars: Carl Shapiro & Hal R. Varian. Part 3 - The Reso… Mehr…

Part 1 - What Is Strategy?. What is strategy?. Part 2 - The Context of Strategy. How much does industry matter?. The art of standards wars: Carl Shapiro & Hal R. Varian. Part 3 - The Resource-Based View of Strategy. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   The Strategy Reader by Susan Segal-Horn The second edition of this successful Strategy Reader retains many of the classic readings from the previous edition, such as those by Porter, Mintzberg, Grant, Hamel and Prahalad, while adding more recent top--quality articles by prominent international scholars such as Shapiro, Teece, Hitt and Miller. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description The second edition of this successful Strategy Reader retains many of the classic readings from the previous edition, such as those by Porter, Mintzberg, Grant, Hamel and Prahalad, while adding more recent top-quality articles by prominent international scholars such as Shapiro, Teece, Hitt and Miller. New topics covered include corporate social responsibility, new technology, ethics, strategic alliances, corporate parenting, diversification, and chaos/complexity theory. Guides students through the literature with extensive editorial commentary. Provides an ideal accompaniment to any major strategy textbook. Also of interest to managers seeking to broaden their understanding of the strategic issues facing their organization. Back Cover Made up of many classic articles, this popular Strategy Reader provides a remarkable overview of continuing debates in the field of strategic management. In an extended introduction, the editor gives an overview of the development of the field of strategic management. Introductions to each section explain the thinking in each article. The second edition retains many of the classic readings from the previous edition, including those by Porter, Mintzberg, Grant, Hamel and Prahalad, while adding more recent top-quality articles by prominent international scholars such as Teece, Pascale, Bartlett and Ghoshal, Shapiro, Hitt and Ireland, Miller, and Birkinshaw. Topics covered by these new readings include ethics in strategy, corporate social responsibility, dynamic capabilities, managing strategic change, modularity in products and organisations, corporate parenting, diversification and performance, strategic alliances, evolution of the transnational, chaos/complexity theory and strategic failure. Designed to be used with any major textbook, The Strategy Reader will provide the basic structure for any course in strategic management. It will appeal to students and to managers seeking to broaden their understanding of the strategic issues facing their organization. Flap Made up of many classic articles, this popular Strategy Reader provides a remarkable overview of continuing debates in the field of strategic management. In an extended introduction, the editor gives an overview of the development of the field of strategic management. Introductions to each section explain the thinking in each article. The second edition retains many of the classic readings from the previous edition, including those by Porter, Mintzberg, Grant, Hamel and Prahalad, while adding more recent top-quality articles by prominent international scholars such as Teece, Pascale, Bartlett and Ghoshal, Shapiro, Hitt and Ireland, Miller, and Birkinshaw. Topics covered by these new readings include ethics in strategy, corporate social responsibility, dynamic capabilities, managing strategic change, modularity in products and organisations, corporate parenting, diversification and performance, strategic alliances, evolution of the transnational, chaos/complexity theory and strategic failure. Designed to be used with any major textbook, The Strategy Reader will provide the basic structure for any course in strategic management. It will appeal to students and to managers seeking to broaden their understanding of the strategic issues facing their organization. Author Biography Susan Segal-Horn is Professor of International Strategy at the Open University Business School, where she is also Chair of the Strategy MBA Programme. She is the co-author of The Dynamics of International Strategy (1999) and editor of The Challenge of International Business (1994). Table of Contents Introduction: The Development of Strategic Management Thought: Susan Segal-Horn. Part 1 - What Is Strategy?. 1. Of strategies, deliberate and emergent: Henry Mintzberg & James Waters. 2. Strategy as stretch and leverage: Gary Hamel & C. K. Prahalad. 3. What is strategy? Michael Porter. Part 2 - The Context of Strategy. 4. How much does industry matter? Richard Rumelt. 5. Strategic planning as if ethics mattered: Larue T. Hosmer. 6. Green and competitive: ending the stalemate: Michael Porter & Claas van der Linde. 7. On the limits of a firm-based theory to explain business networks: the Western bias of neo-classical economics: Nicole Woolsey Biggart & Gary Hamilton. 8. The art of standards wars: Carl Shapiro & Hal R. Varian. Part 3 - The Resource-Based View of Strategy. 9. The core competence of the corporation: C. K. Prahalad & Gary Hamel. 10. The resource-based theory of competitive advantage: implications for strategy formulation: Robert Grant. 11. Strategic assets and organisational rent: Raphael Amit & Paul Schoemaker. 12. Dynamic capabilities & strategic management: David J. Teece, Gary Pisano & Amy Shuen. Part 4 - Connections Between Strategy, Structure and Process. 13. The structuring of organisations: Henry Mintzberg. 14. Creating a sense of mission: Andrew Campbell & Sally Yeung. 15. Managing strategic change: Strategy, Culture & Action – Gerry Johnson. 16. Strategic product creation: managing new interactions of technology, markets & organisations: Ron Sanchez. Part 5 - Issues in Corporate Strategy. 17. Corporate strategy & parenting theory: Michael Goold, Andrew Campbell & Marcus Alexander. 18. Related diversification, core competences & corporate performance: Constantinos C. Markides & Peter J. Williamson. 19. Developing & managing strategic alliances, building social capital and creating value: Michael A. Hitt, R. Duane Ireland & Michael D. Santoro. Part 6 – Developing International Strategy. 20. Global strategy: an organising framework: Sumantra Ghoshal. 21. Preparing for the future: evolution of the transnational: Christopher Bartlett, Sumantra Ghoshal & Julian Birkinshaw. 22. The internationalisation of service firms: Susan Segal-Horn. 23. Entrepreneurship in multinational corporations: the characteristics of subsidiary initiatives: Julian M. Birkinshaw. Part 7 – Postscript. 24. The Icarus paradox: Danny Miller. 25. Surfing the edge of chaos: Richard T. Pascale. 26. Perspectives on strategy: Geoff Jones. Index Long Description Made up of many classic articles, this popular Strategy Reader provides a remarkable overview of continuing debates in the field of strategic management. In an extended introduction, the editor gives an overview of the development of the field of strategic management. Introductions to each section explain the thinking in each article. The second edition retains many of the classic readings from the previous edition, including those by Porter, Mintzberg, Grant, Hamel and Prahalad, while adding more recent top-quality articles by prominent international scholars such as Teece, Pascale, Bartlett and Ghoshal, Shapiro, Hitt and Ireland, Miller, and Birkinshaw. Topics covered by these new readings include ethics in strategy, corporate social responsibility, dynamic capabilities, managing strategic change, modularity in products and organisations, corporate parenting, diversification and performance, strategic alliances, evolution of the transnational, chaos/complexity theory and strategic failure. Designed to be used with any major textbook, The Strategy Reader will provide the basic structure for any course in strategic management. It will appeal to students and to managers seeking to broaden their understanding of the strategic issues facing their organization. Feature Retains classic readings from the previous edition by key thinkers in strategy such as Porter, Mintzberg, Senge, Grant, Hamel and Prahalad. Now also includes more recent articles by prominent international scholars such as Shapiro, Teece, Hitt and Miller. New topics covered include corporate social responsibility, new technology, ethics, strategic alliances, corporate parenting, diversification, and chaos/complexity theory. Guides students through the literature with extensive editorial commentary. Provides an ideal accompaniment to any major strategy textbook. Also of interest to managers seeking to broaden their understanding of the strategic issues facing their organization. Details ISBN1405126876 Author Susan Segal-Horn Short Title STRATEGY READER REV/E 2/E Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1405126876 ISBN-13 9781405126878 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Replaces 9780631209010 Edited by Susan Segal-Horn Affiliation Open University Business School Pages 568 DOI 10.1604/9781405126878 UK Release Date 2004-09-24 Imprint Wiley-Blackwell AU Release Date 2004-09-24 NZ Release Date 2004-09-24 US Release Date 2004-09-24 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Edition Description 2nd edition Year 2004 Publication Date 2004-09-24 Place of Publication Hoboken Country of Publication United States DEWEY 658.4012 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! 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