{"product_id":"supporting-strategy-9780470057179","title":"Supporting Strategy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSupporting Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e develops the concept of the strategic development process. The book begins by describing a balanced process for strategy development, spanning direction setting, strategy creation, rehearsal, evaluation and choice, leading to a continuous process of adopting strategic initiatives. It then goes on to present a practical collection of frameworks, methods and models which both individually and in combination can be used to support strategy. The collection includes: drama theory, visioning methods, problem structuring methods, resource based view of strategy, SWOT \/ TOWS analysis, system dynamics, agent based modelling, scenario planning, decision and risk analysis, financial evaluation, real options, robustness analysis and performance measurement.  \u003cp\u003eThis is a contributed work with original content written fro the book from leading academics in the field, including Maureen Meadows, Robert Berry, Jim Bryant, Adrian Caldart, Alberto Franco, Giles Hindle, Nigel H\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface ix  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The Strategic Development Process 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert G. Dyson, Jim Bryant, John Morecroft and Frances O’Brien\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Setting Direction 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Visioning: A Process for Strategic Development 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaureen Meadows and Frances O’Brien\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Achieving Strategy Coherence 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJim Bryant and Nigel Howard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Problem Structuring and the Building and Negotiation of Strategic Agendas 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlberto Franco, Jim Bryant and Giles Hindle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Creating Strategic Initiatives 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Strategy Creation – The Resource-Based View 117\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbhijit Mandal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Methods for Creating Strategic Initiatives 137\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert G. Dyson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Rehearsing Strategy 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 System Dynamics Modelling for Strategic Development 157\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartin Kunc and John Morecroft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 The Impact of Organisational Complexity in the Strategy Development Process 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdrián A. Caldart and Fernando S. Oliveira\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Creating and Using Scenarios – Exploring Alternative Possible Futures and their Impact on Strategic Decisions 211\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrances O’Brien, Maureen Meadows and Martin Murtland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Evaluating Performance 249\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Decision and Risk Analysis for the Evaluation of Strategic Options 251\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGilberto Montibeller and Alberto Franco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Performance Measurement 285\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEfstathios Tapinos and Robert G. Dyson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 A Financial Perspective on Strategic Investments 313\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert H. Berry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Flexibility, Robustness and Real Options 343\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert G. Dyson and Fernando S. Oliveira\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Combining Approaches to Support Strategic Development 367\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Gone Fishing: A Case Study 369\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJim Bryant, Maureen Meadows, John Morecroft and Frances O’Brien\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 401\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402273956183,"sku":"9780470057179","price":51.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470057179.jpg?v=1730479911","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/supporting-strategy-9780470057179","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}