Strategic management

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Strategic management

Alex Miller

Irwin/McGraw Hill, c1998

3rd ed

  • : International ed

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Includes indexes

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ISBN 9780070430143

Description

Miller clearly takes a stand. The text emphasizes developing a competitive advantage for the purpose of achieving superior financial performance. This central focus forms an integrating theme demonstrated from the start by the, "Architecture of Strategy" framework. The nature of strategic management is changing in such a way that all managers, regardless of organizational level or functional specialty, are becoming more involved in helping formulate and implement strategies for the entire business. Every case was selected because it illustrates this concept in practice

Table of Contents

Part 1 Perspectives on Strategic ManagementChapter 1 The Content of StrategyChapter 2 The Process of Strategic ManagementPart 2 Strategic AnalysisChapter 3 External AnalysisChapter 4 Internal AnalysisPart 3 Strategy FormulationChapter 5 Operations-Level StrategyChapter 6 Business-Level StrategyChapter 7 Corporate-Level StrategyChapter 8 International-Level StrategyPart 4 Strategy ImplementationChapter 9 the Challenges of Change and Organizational LearningChapter 10 Context LeversChapter 11 System LeversChapter 12 Action LeversPart 5 Cases In Strategic Management:ApparelCase 1: Jim Thompson Thai Silk CompanyCase 2: CabrioleMachine MaintenanceCase 3: Product Engineering, Inc.Case 4: WindrockPlasticsCase 5: Fraser River Plastics, LtdCase 6: Badger Plastics: The Acquisition ProcessSnacksCase 7: Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.: "Yo! I'm Your CEO!"Case 8: Tootsie Roll, Inc.RubberCase 9: Goodyear: The Gault YearsCase 10: Titeflex Corporation: The Turnaround ChallengeAirlinesCase 11: ValuJet and the U.S. Airline Industry in 1996Case 12: Southwest AirlinesComputer IndustryCase 13: Dell Computer CorporationCase 14: CHIPCOM, Inc.: Trouble AheadCase 15: Intel's Internet EntanglementAnalysisCase 16: The Hue-Man Experience BookstoreCase 17: Akron Zoological Park, 1994Case 18: Handguns at Wal-MartCase 19: Canon: Competing on CapabilitiesFormulationCase 20: Motorola, Inc.Case 21: Perdue Farms, Inc.-1995Case 22: Ryka, Inc.-1994Case 23: From Rags Come RichesCase 24: Reader's Digest AssociationCase 25: Birra MorettiCase 26: Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Global Fast-Food IndustryCase 27: Whirlpool's Quest for Global LeadershipCase 28: Becton Dickinson: Worldwide Blood Collection TeamImplementationCase 29: SOR, Inc.: Issues of Implementation of TQMCase 30: Kyocera Corporation, 1996Case 31: General Electric: Managerial Practices Under Jack WelchCase 32: W. L. Gore and Associates, Inc.Case 33: The Lincoln Electric Company, 1996Case 34: The Snowflake Potato DivisionCase 35: Robin HoodCase 36: Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney's Transnational Manager
Volume

: International ed ISBN 9780071154017

Description

Miller clearly takes a stand. The text emphasizes developing a competitive advantage for the purpose of achieving superior financial performance. This central focus forms an integrating theme demonstrated from the start by the, "Architecture of Strategy" framework. The nautre of strategic management is changing in such a way that all managers, regardless of organizational level or functional speciality, are becoming move involved in helping formulate and implement strategies for the entire businss. Every Case was selected because it illustrated this concept in practice.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Perspectives on strategic management: the content of strategy
  • the process of strategic management. Part 2 Strategic analysis: external analysis
  • internal analysis. Part 3 Strategy formulation: operations-level strategy
  • business-level strategy
  • corporate-level strategy
  • international-level strategy. Part 4 Strategy implementation: the challenges of change and organizational learning
  • context levers
  • systems levers
  • action levers. Part 5 Cases: apparel - case 1 - Jim Thompson Thai Silk Company, case 2 - Cabriole Machine Maintenance, case 3 - Product Engineering, Inc., case 4 - Windrock Plastics, case 5 - Fraser River Plastics Ltd., case 6 - Badger Plastics - the acquisition process
  • snacks - case 7 - Ben & Jerry's Homemade - yo! I'm your CEO, case 8 - Tootsie Roll, Inc.
  • rubber - case 9 - Goodyear - the Gault years, case 10 - Titeflex Corporation - the turnaround challenge
  • airlines - case 11 - Valujet and the US airline industry in 1996, case 12 - Southwest Airlines
  • computer industry - case 13 - Dell Computer Corporation, case 14 - CHIPCOM, Inc. - trouble ahead, case 15 - Intel's Internet entanglement
  • analysis - case 16 - the Hue-Man Experience Bookstore, case 17 - Akron Zoological Park, 1994, case 18 - handguns at Wal-Mart, case 19 - anon - competing on capabilities
  • formulation - case 20 - Motorola, Inc., case 21 - Perdue Farms, Inc. - 1995, case 22 - Ryka, Inc. - 1994, case 23 - from rags comes riches, case 24 - Reader's Digest Association, case 25 - Birra Moretti, case 26 Kentucky Fried Chicken and the global fast food industry, case 27 - Whirlpool's quest for global leadership, case 28 - Becton Dickinson - worldwide blood collection team
  • implementation - case 29 - SOR, Inc. - issues of implementation of TQM, case 30 - Kyocera Corporation, 1996, case 31 - General Electric - managerial practices under Jack Welch, case 32 - W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc., case 33 - the Lincoln Electric Company, 1996, case 34 - the Snowflake Potato Division, case 35 - Robin Hood, case 36 - Dennis Hightower - Walt Disney's transnational manager.

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