Strategic Thinking: An Executive Perspective [Paperback]

Cornelis A. DeKluyver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000 | ISBN-10: 0130209953 | ISBN-13: 978-0130209955 | Edition: 1st

For graduate and executive level courses in Strategic Management and Strategic Thinking. Technology and global events are changing the corporate environment at a furious pace. For a corporation to succeed, it must keep up with these changes and with new ways of strategic thinking. This book is one of the only brief, up-to-date, truly readable overviews of the field of strategy-an ideal companion volume to case analysis. It is more comprehensive than other texts, which focus only on a particular aspect of strategy or deal strictly with more tactical operational issues. The book's conversational tone, topical coverage, and practical approach provide a broad perspective on the major issues in strategy development. Topics are placed in context through the use of real examples and, where appropriate, relevant historical references.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1st edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130209953
• ISBN-13: 978-0130209955
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,622,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A much needed concise guide to strategic management, February 25, 2000

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Tim Wakeley (University of Bath, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strategic Thinking: An Executive Perspective (Paperback)

It's probably the most accessible strategy book I've come across in the last 10 years and it will form the core of my executive development teaching from now on. Prof. de Kluyver has written a much needed text. It should prove ideal for busy executives and MBA students who want to get a handle on the latest issues in strategic management without having to wade through the typically lengthy tomes that tend to characterise this field. In just 141 pages of text the author covers many of the key topics on the agenda of strategic managers today and somehow manages to do so without sacrificing depth. I would recommend this book to practising managers and business students alike. For educational purposes it is an ideal first step on the road to the original source articles that comprise the cutting edge of the strategy literature.