The Cores of Strategic Management

Katsuhiko Shimizu (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

152 Seiten

2011
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-88700-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Most strategic management textbooks seem to stem from the old belief that ‘more is always better’. But in this age of data deluge, many are calling for a return to the basics. If students can master the core concepts and learn how to apply these basics, they are bound to be better equipped to approach and resolve even the most complex problems.


This book, unlike most textbooks, focuses on the core concepts of strategic management, aiming to help students understand the basic ideas of the field more clearly, rather than overloading them with new, peripherally-related information. With cases designed to help students apply their deeper understanding of the core concepts, this book will equip any student with the solid grounding in strategic management fundamentals needed to succeed in the academic and professional arena.

Autor

Katsuhiko (Katsu) Shimizu is a Professor of Organization Theory and Strategic Management at Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University in Japan. Previously, he served University of Texas at San Antonio for ten years. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and MBA from Tuck school at Dartmouth College. His research has been published in various top journals including Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, and Journal of Management Studies. He is serving the editorial review boards for Academy of Management Journal of Management Studies, and Journal of International Management.

Inhalt

Main topics

1. Prologue

2. What is strategy?






3Cs



Strategy is about strengths



Trade-off

Mini-case

McDonald’s

3. External Environment Analysis






Industry



Five-force Analysis



Switching Costs

4. Internal Environment Analysis






Tangible vs. Intangible Resources



Economies of Scale



Vertical Integration vs. Outsourcing

Mini-case

Southwest Airlines

5. Business-Level Strategy






Cost Strategy



Vale Strategy



First Mover Advantages vs. Disadvantages



Recap

Mini-Case

Starbucks Coffee

6. Corporate-Level Strategy






Why Diversification?



Diversification and Synergy



Risks of Synergy

Mini-Case

Gateway

7. M&A, Alliances, and International Strategy






M&A and Alliances



International Strategy

Mini-Case

Daimler-Chrysler

8. Leadership and Decision Making






Courage



Decision Making and Biases



Decision Change

9. Strategy Implementation






Strategy Implementation

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 10 Line drawings, black and white; 15 Halftones, black and white
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 249 g
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
• ISBN-10: 0-415-88700-3 / 0415887003
• ISBN-13: 978-0-415-88700-7 / 9780415887007
• Zustand: Neuware