Synopses & Reviews
Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages, Fifth Edition, by the prestigious authors Dess/Lumpkin/Eisner provide solid treatment of traditional topics in strategic management as well as thorough coverage of contemporary topics such as digital and internet strategies, innovation and corporate entrepreneurship, knowledge management, and intellectual assets. The text is rounded off by rich, relevant, and teachable cases. This texts accessible writing style and wealth of new and updated illustrations, which clarify the most difficult topics, make this text the best resource for your students.
Table of Contents
Text:
Part One: Strategic Analysis
Chapter 1 Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages
Chapter 2 Analyzing the External Environment of the Firm
Chapter 3 Assessing the Internal Environment of the Firm
Chapter 4 Recognizing a Firms Intellectual Assets: Moving beyond a Firms Tangible Resources Part Two: Strategic Formulation
Chapter 5 Business-Level Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantages
Chapter 6 Corporate-Level Strategy: Creating Value through Diversification
Chapter 7 International Strategy: Creating Value in Global Markets
Chapter 8 Entrepreneurial Strategy and Competitive Dynamics Part Three: Strategic Implementation
Chapter 9 Strategic Control and Corporate Governance
Chapter 10 Creating Effective Organizational Designs
Chapter 11 Strategic Leadership: Creating a Learning Organization and an Ethical Organization
Chapter 12 Managing Innovation and Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship Part Four: Case Analysis
Chapter 13 Analyzing Strategic Management Cases