Contemporary Strategy Analysis: Concepts, Techniques, Applications (Blackwell Business) (Paperback)

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“Grant excels in combining accessibility and rigor in his coverage of difficult concepts in corporate strategy. His Contemporary Strategy Analysis is one of the best available textbooks for advanced undergraduates and MBAs.” George Yip, LondonBusinessSchool

"The new edition of Grant's extraordinarily well-written textbook has the same accessible style as prior editions. This comprehensive textbook makes complicated material understandable and clear. The many new capsule examples of recent business events as well as text material based on new research keep the book completely up-to-date. The book also contains revisions of core materials for even greater clarity. Students rave about this book." Constance Helfat, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

"By skillfully weaving scholarly ideas with modern-day issues, Contemporary Strategy Analysis provides students of strategy with a leading edge textbook that links the practical realities of strategic management to the intellectual foundations of strategic thinking." Ari Ginsberg, New York University, Stern School of Business --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

This text has a rigorous approach to business strategy analysis and is particularly suitable for courses in business policy and business strategy. The guiding principle of the book is to focus upon the fundamental determinants of business success - competitive advantage - and it draws heavily upon the concepts and theoretical insights of industrial economics. This edition features increased coverage of the behavioural aspects of strategy, including the design of organization and management systems, the setting of performance targets and evaluation performance, and the strategic planning process in corporations. Also included is new material on: the process view; goals and performance; dynamic aspects of the analysis of industry and competition; organizational capability and organizational knowledge; strategy implementation; and strategic management in the new millennium. Providing a global perspective throughout, the book provides an up-to-date introduction to business strategy analysis for undergraduate and MBA students, and is accompanied by a comprehensive instructor's manual.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 461 pages
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers; 3rd edition (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0631207805
• ISBN-13: 978-0631207801
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,034,787 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Written with a healthy criticisim of different approaches, October 1, 1998

By A Customer

I used this book during my MBA in City University Business School, London and found it extremely helpful. It covers most of ground and guides the reader through different approaches showing them their pros and cons. It takes the magic out of many complicated concepts and make them accessiable. In some few parts it lacks detail but if taken as an introductry book to business strategy, it serves that purpose well. As a strategy consultant, I always keep it on my self with my favorite "The Mind Of The Strategist".

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great road map for strategic thinking, June 14, 1999

By	Gustavo H. Ramos (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great book by someone who is serious about the subject! No "The Art of Strategy according to Lord Nelson" or the like. After reading the book, the reader will be able to think about strategy and judge strategic thinking as applied to real cases. But, better still, it will make the reader curious about strategy and willing to look further into some of the many good references given in the book.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative guide to organisational strategic alignment, May 20, 1999

By A Customer

This book is a core reading in a UK distance-learning MBA programme to which I am enlisted. The author successfully covers the main areas of current strategic thinking in a style that is easy-to-understand and jargon free. I'm glad that the author pays particular attention to organisational resourced-based capabilities and their alignment to key success factors as an enabler for successful implementation (strategic implementation being the main area where many organisations fail).