Description
Book SynopsisRichard Whittington MA, MBA, Ph.D. is a Professor of Strategic Management at the Saïd Business School and Millman Fellow at New College, University of Oxford. He is the author of eleven books, including Opening Strategy: Professional Strategists and Practice Change, 1960 to Today (2019), and has previously been Associate Editor of the Strategic Management Journal.
Richard has had full or visiting positions at the Harvard Business School, HEC Paris, Imperial College London, the University of Toulouse, and the University of Warwick. He is active in executive education and consulting internationally.
Duncan Angwin, MA, MPhil, MBA, Ph.D. is Professor in Strategic Management at University College London and Honorary Professor at University of Nottingham. He has authored twelve books, and over fifty refereed articles in journals such as Academy of Management Learning & Education, Administrative Scien
Table of Contents
Brief Contents
- Illustrations and Thinking Differently
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Exploring Strategy features
- Exploring Strategy Online
- Digital Courseware
- Chapter 1 Introducing strategy
- Chapter 2 Working with strategy
Part I The strategic position
- Introduction to Part I
- Chapter 3 Macro-environment analysis
- Chapter 4 Industry and sector analysis
- Chapter 5 Resources and capabilities analysis
- Chapter 6 Purpose and stakeholders
- Chapter 7 Culture and strategy
- Commentary on Part I The strategy lenses
Part II Strategic choices
- Introduction to Part II
- Chapter 8 Business strategy and models
- Chapter 9 Corporate strategy
- Chapter 10 International strategy
- Chapter 11 Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Chapter 12 Mergers, acquisitions and alliances
- Commentary on Part II Strategic choices
Part III Strategy in action
- Introduction to Part III
- Chapter 13 Evaluating strategies
- Chapter 14 Strategy development processes
- Chapter 15 Implementing strategy
- Chapter 16 Leadership and strategic change
- Chapter 17 The practice of strategy
- Commentary on Part III Strategy in action
Case Studies
- Glossary
- Name index
- General index
- Acknowledgements
