Competing for Advantage [Paperback]

Robert E. Hoskisson (Author), Michael A Hitt (Author), R. Duane Ireland (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0324271581 | ISBN-13: 978-0324271584 | Publication Date: February 21, 2003 | Edition: 1

Competing for Advantage summarizes the latest strategic management research and practice, using current examples and a straightforward style to make it accessible to both experienced practitioners and new managers. The authors connect theory to practice, illustrating the process and tools used in strategic analysis and implementation to create a sustainable competitive advantage. Further, the text examines the critical issues of today?s business environment including chapters on both strategic leadership and corporate governance. Competing for Advantage is an outstanding resource for those wanting to better understand and more effectively participate in their organization?s strategic management process.

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About the Author

Robert E. Hoskisson is a Professor of Strategic Management and he holds the W. P Carey Chair in the Department of Management at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He formerly was on the faculty at the University of Oklahoma as well as Texas A&M University. He also has a special appointment at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He received his Ph.D. for the University of California-Irvine. His interest in Strategic Management topics has allowed him to teach overview as well topical courses in strategic management at undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels. He has taught topical courses international strategy and strategic alliances. His teaching and research expertise in these areas has been recognized winning award such as the 1998 award for Outstanding Academic Contributions to Competitiveness, American Society for Competitiveness and the William G. Dyer Distinguished Alumni Award given at the Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University. Dr. Hoskisson's articles have been published in prestigious journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, and Journal of Management Studies. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and a charter member of the Academy of Management Journals Hall of Fame. Dr. Hoskisson has completed three years of service as a representative at large on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Management and currently is on the Board of Directors of the Strategic Management Society.

Distinguished Professor Michael A. Hitt holds Chairs in Business Leadership and New Ventures at Texas A&M University and received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. His recent publications include Downscoping: How to Tame the Diversified Firm (Oxford University Press), Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization (South-Western), and Creating Value Through Mergers and Acquisitions (Oxford University Press). His journal articles have appeared in such journals as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Studies, Journal of Management Studies, and Journal of Management. He has served on the editorial review boards of several journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Executive, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of World Business, and Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences. Furthermore, he served as consulting editor (1988-90) and editor (1991-1993) of Academy of Management Journal. He was co-editor of a 1995 special issue for Strategic Management Journal on Technological Transformation and the New Competitive Landscape. He has been or is currently a co-editor for special issues of Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, and Academy of Management Executive. He is a past president of the Academy of Management. He received the 1996 Award for Outstanding Academic Contributions to Competitiveness and the 1999 Award for Outstanding Intellectual Contributions to Competitiveness Research, awarded by the American Society for Competitiveness. He is a member of the Academy of Management Journal's Hall of Fame and a Fellow in the Academy of Management.

R. Duane Ireland holds the Foreman R. and Ruby S. Bennett Chair in Business in the Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. He teaches courses at all levels (undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and executive). He has won multiple awards for his teaching during his career. His research, which focuses on diversification, innovation, corporate entrepreneurship, and strategic entrepreneurship, has been published in a number of journals as well as served as a member of the editorial review board for journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, and Academy of Management Executive. . He received awards for the best article published in Academy of Management Executive (1999) and Academy of Management Journal (2000). In 2001, his coauthored article published in Academy of Management Executive won the Best Journal Article in Corporate Entrepreneurship Award from the U.S. Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (USASBE). He is a Research Fellow in the National Entrepreneurship Consortium. He received the 1999 Award for Outstanding Intellectual Contributions to Competitiveness Research from the American Society for Competitiveness and the USASBE Scholar in Corporate Entrepreneurship Award (2004). Currently, he is an Associate Editor for Academy Management Journal. Previously, he served as a representative-at-large on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Management.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub; 1 edition (February 21, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324271581
• ISBN-13: 978-0324271584
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
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