"Essentials of Strategic Management" by Charles W. L. Hill, Gareth R. Jones (Repost)

The goal of this edition is to explain in a clear, comprehensive, but concise way why strategic management is important to people, the companies they work for, and the societies in which they live.

Brief Contents
Preface
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Chapter 1: The Strategy-Making Process
Chapter 2: Stakeholders, the Mission, Governance, and Business Ethics
PART 2: THE NATURE OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Chapter 3: External Analysis: The Identification of Opportunities and Threats
Chapter 4: Building Competitive Advantage
PART 3: BUILDING AND SUSTAINING LONG-RUN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Chapter 5: Business-Level Strategy and Competitive Positioning
Chapter 6: Strategy in the Global Environment
Chapter 7: Corporate-Level Strategy and Long-Run Profitability
PART 4: STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION
Chapter 8: Strategic Change: Implementing Strategies to Build and Develop a Company
Chapter 9: Implementing Strategy Through Organizational Design
PART 5: CASES IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Case 1: Boeing Commercial Aircraft: Comeback?
Case 2: Apple Computer
Case 3: Amazon.com
Case 4: Blockbuster's Challenges in the Video Rental Industry
Case 5: Whole Foods Market: Will There Be Enough Organic Food to Satisfy the Growing Demand?
Case 6: 3M in 2006
Case 7: Philips versus Matsushita: A New Century, a New Round
Case 8: Mired in Corruption—Kellogg Brown & Root in Nigeria
Notes
Test Prepper Answers
Index

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