Thorough yet concise, ESSENTIALS OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, Third Edition, is a brief version of the authors' market-leading text STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH. Following the same framework as the larger book, ESSENTIALS helps students identify and focus on core concepts in the field in a more succinct, streamlined format. Based on real-world practices and current thinking, the text's presentation of strategic management features an increased emphasis on the business model concept as a way of framing the issues of competitive advantage.

Cutting-edge research, new strategic management theory, and a hands-on approach allow students to explore major topics in management, including corporate performance, governance, strategic leadership, technology, and business ethics. In addition, a high-quality case program examines small, medium, and large companies--both domestic and international--so that students gain experience putting chapter concepts into real-world practice in a variety of scenarios. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version. Hill is the Hughes M. Blake Professor of Business at the University of Washington Business School in Seattle. His research interests focus on competition and competitive analysis, corporate strategy, international business, organizational structure, and corporate governance.

Hill has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals and has served on the editorial boards of several top tier journals, including the Academy of Management Review and the Strategic Management Journal. He also is the author of a successful international business textbook. An active consultant, Dr. Hill has worked with numerous companies. He has worked with Microsoft for almost 20 years and continues to be active within that organization. He received his PhD from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Jones received his PhD from the University Of Lancaster, England, and he is trained in Economics and Organizational Theory and Behavior.

His research interests include organizational design for performance, the evolution of business, and corporate-level strategy. Jones has published articles in all the major management journals and is co-author of several textbooks.

Description For undergraduate and graduate level Strategic Management courses. Get straight to the heart of important strategic management concepts. This brief text offers a concise explanation of the most important concepts and techniques in strategic management. Further, cases and simulations are a perfect supplement to Essentials of Strategic Management, while its brevity also makes it suitable for use in corporate and executive training programs.

Get straight to the heart of important strategic management concepts. This brief text offers a concise explanation of the most important concepts and techniques in strategic management. Further, cases and simulations are a perfect supplement to Essentials of Strategic Management, while its brevity also makes it suitable for use in corporate. Competitive Advantage”, 4th Edition, essentials of strategic management 4th edition mcgraw-hill - ebay - This is international student edition. Only difference between this and US copy is the cover. Everything is in English and in same order as US copy. eBay! Gamble - academic affairs - Essentials of Strategic.

This edition contains new information to reflect the latest changes in the discipline while remaining brief and to the point. For undergraduate and graduate level Strategic Management courses. Get straight to the heart of important strategic management concepts. This brief text offers a concise explanation of the most important concepts and techniques in strategic management. Further, cases and simulations are a perfect supplement to Essentials of Strategic Management, while its brevity also makes it suitable for use in corporate and executive training programs.

This edition contains new information to reflect the latest changes in the discipline while remaining brief and to the point. Get straight to the point: The brevity of this text keeps all the most important information at the forefront of your course. Provide an accessible organization of information: • The Strategic Decision-making Model—based on the underlying processes of environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation and control—is presented in chapter 1 and provides an integrated framework for readers to follow throughout the book.

• The Resource-based View of the Firm (including Barney’s VRIO framework) is presented in chapter 4 and serves as a foundation for organizational analysis. Sections on business models and value chain analysis are also used to assess a company’s strengths and weaknesses and to identify core and distinctive competencies. Make learning and studying easier: • Chapter opening vignettes appear at the beginning of each chapter where they help illustrate the coming material and reinforce the concepts that have already been discussed. • Every chapter also concludes with a list of key terms and a set of discussion questions—useful for studying purposes and for assessing knowledge before moving on to the next chapter. Stay on the cutting-edge: The fifth edition addresses many new topics, and includes updated data and illustrations. Examples of new material include: • Contrasting the agency theory with the stewardship theory. • Increased material on sustainability and moral relativism.

• PESTEL analysis has been added to environment scanning. • A discussion of brands has been added to the material on marketing resources. • Open innovation has been added to the discussion of R&D strategy.

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