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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: The concept of Strategy
Introduction and objectives
The role of strategy in success
A brief history of strategy
Strategy today
Strategic management of not-for-profit organizations
The approach taken in this book
Summary
Summary table
Further reading
Self-study questions
Notes
2: Industry analysis
Introduction and objectives
From environmental analysis to industry analysis
The determinants of industry profit: Demand and competition
Analysing industry attractiveness
Applying industry analysis to forecasting industry profitability
Using industry analysis to develop strategy
Defining an industry
Reviewing the five forces of competition framework
Segmentation analysis
Dealing with dynamic competition
From industry attractiveness to competitive advantage: Identifying key success factors
Summary
Summary table
Further reading
Self-study questions
Notes
3: Resources and capabilities
Introduction and objectives
The role of resources and capabilities in strategy formulation
Identifying the organization’s resources and capabilities
Appraising resources and capabilities
Developing strategy implications
Summary
Summary table
Further reading
Self-study questions
Notes
4: The nature and sources of competitive advantage
Introduction and objectives
How competitive advantage emerges and is sustained
Types of competitive advantage: Cost and differentiation
Porter’s generic strategies and being ‘stuck in the middle’
Summary
Summary table
Further reading
Self-study questions
Notes
5: Industry evolution and strategic change
Introduction and objectives
The industry lifecycle
Managing organizational adaptation and strategic change
Managing strategic change
Summary
Summary table
Further reading
Self-study questions
Notes
6: Technology-based industries and the management of innovation
Introduction and objectives
Competitive advantage in technology-intensive industries
Strategies to exploit innovation: How and when to enter
Competing for standards
Implementing technology strategies: Creating the conditions for innovation
Summary
Summary table
Further reading
Self-study questions
Notes
7: Corporate strategy
Introduction and objectives
The scope of the firm
Key concepts for analysing firm scope
Diversification
Vertical integration
Managing the corporate portfolio
Summary
Summary table
Further reading
Self-study questions
Notes
8: Global strategies and the multinational corporation
Introduction and objectives
The implications of international competition for industry analysis
Analysing competitive advantage in an international context
The international location of production
How should firms enter foreign markets?
Multinational strategies: Global integration vs. national differentiation
Strategy and organization within the multinational corporation
Summary
Summary table
Further reading
Self-study questions
Notes
9: Realizing strategy
Introduction and objectives
From strategy to execution
Organizational design: The fundamentals of organizing
Organizational design: Choosing the right structure
Organizational culture
Summary
Summary table
Further reading
Self-study questions
Notes
10: Current trends in strategic management
Introduction and objectives
The new environment of business
New directions in strategic thinking
Redesigning organizations
The changing role of managers
Summary
Summary table
Further reading
Self-study questions
Notes
Glossary
Index
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