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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to Strategic Management | |
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| Basic Concepts of Strategic Management | |
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| The Study of Strategic Management | |
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| Initiation of Strategy: Triggering Events | |
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| Basic Model of Strategic Management | |
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| Strategic Decision Making | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Notes | |
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| Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility | |
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| Corporate Governance: Role of the Board of Directors | |
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| Corporate Governance: Role of Top Management | |
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| Social Responsibilities and Ethics in Strategic Decision Making | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Notes | |
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| Scanning the Environment | |
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| Environmental Scanning and Industry Analysis | |
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| Environmental Scanning | |
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| Industry Analysis: Analyzing the Task Environment | |
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| Competitive Intelligence | |
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| Forecasting | |
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| Synthesis of External Factors-EFAS | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Notes | |
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| Internal Scanning: Organizational Analysis | |
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| Resource-Based View of the Firm | |
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| Business Models | |
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| Value-Chain Analysis | |
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| Scanning Internal Resources and Capabilities | |
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| Synthesis of Internal Factors-IFAS | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Notes | |
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| Strategy Formulation | |
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| Strategy Formulation: Situation Analysis and Business Strategy | |
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| Situational (SWOT) Analysis | |
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| Review of Mission and Objectives | |
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| Generating Alternative Strategies Using a TOWS Matrix | |
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| Business Strategies | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Notes | |
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| Strategy Formulation: Corporate Strategy | |
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| Corporate Strategy | |
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| Directional Strategy | |
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| Portfolio Analysis | |
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| Corporate Parenting | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Notes | |
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| Strategy Formulation: Functional Strategy and Strategic Choice | |
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| Functional Strategy | |
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| The Sourcing Decision: Location of Functions and Capabilities | |
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| Strategies to Avoid | |
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| Strategic Choice: Selection of the Best Strategy | |
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| Development of Policies | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Notes | |
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| Strategy Implementation and Control | |
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| Strategy Implementation: Organizing for Action | |
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| What Is Strategy Implementation? | |
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| Who Implements Strategy? | |
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| What Must Be Done? | |
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| How Is Strategy to be Implemented? Organizing for Action | |
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| International Issues in Strategy Implementation | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Notes | |
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| Strategy Implementation: Staffing and Leading | |
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| Staffing | |
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| Leading | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Notes | |
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| Evaluation and Control | |
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| Evaluation and Control in Strategic Management | |
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| Measuring Performance | |
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| Strategic Information Systems | |
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| Guidelines for Proper Control | |
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| Strategic Incentive Management | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Notes | |
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| Introduction to Case Analysis | |
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| Suggestions for Case Analysis | |
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| The Case Method | |
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| Frameworks for Case Analysis | |
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| Researching the Case Situation | |
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| Financial Analysis: A Place to Begin | |
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| Using the Strategic Audit in Case Analysis | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Notes | |
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| Suggested Techniques for Case Analysis and Presentation | |
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| Case Analysis | |
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| Written Report | |
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| Oral Presentation by Teams | |
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| Resources for Case Research | |
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| Company Information | |
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| Economic Information | |
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| Industry Information | |
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| Directory and Index Information on Companies and Industries | |
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| Ratio Analysis Information | |
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| Online Information | |
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| Strategic Audit of a Corporation | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| Corporate Governance | |
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| External Environment: Opportunities and Threats | |
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| Internal Environment: Strengths and Weaknesses | |
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| Analysis of Strategic Factors (SWOT) | |
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| Strategic Alternatives and Recommended Strategy | |
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| Implementation | |
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| Evaluation and Control | |
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| Index | |