Strategic Management

Taking a truly international approach, Strategic Management offers you comprehensive coverage of all the core areas of business strategy in a reader-friendly way.

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Richard Lynch is Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management at Middlesex University, London, England. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Portsmouth, England. He originally studied at UMIST, Leeds University and the London Business School. He then spent over 20 years in business with well-known companies such as J Walter Thompson, Kraft Jacobs Suchard and Dalgety Spillers in positions in marketing and strategic management. During the early 1980s, he was a director of two public companies before setting up his own consultancy company specialising in European and international strategy. In the 1990s he became increasingly involved in Higher Education, eventually taking a full-time professorship in 1998. He retired from his full-time post in December 2004 but remains highly active in teaching, research and writing, including work at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, the School of Economics and Management at Wuhan University, China and Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He has written five previous books on international marketing and strategy as well as a number of original research papers with colleagues for various academic journals and research conferences. His current research interests include projects on global, entrepreneurial and sustainability strategies, particularly with regard to companies from emerging countries like China and India.

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Taking a truly international approach, Strategic Management offers you comprehensive coverage of all the core areas of business strategy in a reader-friendly way. Thoroughly updated and with the addition of four brand-new authors, the tenth edition features: Balanced treatment of prescriptive and emergent models of strategic management. Application of strategic theory to key areas such as technology and innovation, sustainability, entrepreneurial and public sector strategy. Cutting-edge content on navigating change in the strategic environment, digital transformation strategies and the role of strategic groups. 15 brand new case studies showcasing real-life examples from recognisable brands such as Coca-Cola, Airbnb, Apple, Tesla, Toyota, Alibaba, Samsung, Starbucks and UK banks, plus updated case material throughout. A range of practical tools to support your learning, including summaries of key strategic principles, strategic project ideas, critical reflections, questions and further reading. Suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate study. Professor Richard Lynch is Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management at Middlesex University, London. Dr Oliver Barish is Lecturer in Management at Birkbeck Business School, Birkbeck, University of London. Dr Vinh Sum Chau is Senior Lecturer in Strategy at Kent Business School, University of Kent. Dr Charles Thornton is Lecturer in Service Operations Management and Business Strategy at Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth. Dr Karl Warner is Lecturer in Strategy at Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow.

Inhalt

Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Strategic Management
Chapter 2 A Review of Theory and Practice
Part 2 Strategic Analysis and Purpose
Chapter 3 Analysing the Strategic Environment
Chapter 4 Analysing Resources and Capabilities
Chapter 5 Strategy Dynamics
Chapter 6 Prescriptive Purpose Delivered through Mission, Objectives and Ethics
Chapter 7 Purpose Emerging from Innovation, New Resources and Technologies
Part 3 Developing the Strategy
Chapter 8 Developing Business-level Strategy Options
Chapter 9 Developing Corporate-level Strategy Options
Chapter 10 Strategy Evaluation and Development: The Prescriptive Process
Chapter 11 Finding the Strategic Route Forward from Knowledge, Learning and Networks
Chapter 12 Organisational Structure, Style and People Issues
Part 4 The Implementation Process
Chapter 13 Implementing and Controlling the Strategic Plan
Chapter 14 Green Strategy and Sustainability
Chapter 15 Managing Strategic Change
Part 5 Different Strategy Contexts
Chapter 16 Strategic Leadership
Chapter 17 Entrepreneurial Strategy
Chapter 18 Government, Public Sector and Not-for-profit Strategies
Chapter 19 International Expansion and Globalisation Strategies