Readings in Strategic Management

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-3
Of Strategies, Deliberate and Emergent....Pages 4-19
Managing Strategic Change....Pages 20-36
Rethinking Incrementalism....Pages 37-56
Paralysis by Analysis: is your planning system becoming too rational?....Pages 57-70
Strategic Planning for the World Wildlife Fund....Pages 71-77
Corporate Strategy and the Small Firm....Pages 78-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-85
Does Strategic Planning Improve Company Performance?....Pages 86-101
Business Policy Formulation: understanding the process....Pages 102-112
Whatever Happened to Environmental Analysis?....Pages 113-132
How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy....Pages 133-143
Portfolio Planning: uses and limits....Pages 144-161
Defining Corporate Strengths and Weaknesses....Pages 162-176
The Risky Business of Diversification....Pages 177-190
Assessing Opportunities for Diversification: an analytical approach....Pages 191-200
An Introduction to Divestment: the conceptual issues....Pages 201-218
End-game Strategies for Declining Industries....Pages 219-233
From Competitive Advantage to Corporate Strategy....Pages 234-255
The Use of Corporate Planning Models: past, present and future....Pages 256-269
Business Ethics: two introductory questions....Pages 270-279
Strategy and Ethics: Pilkington PLC....Pages 280-289
Front Matter....Pages 291-293
Choosing Strategies for Change....Pages 294-306
Strategy Implementation versus Middle Management Self-interest....Pages 307-321
The Structuring of Organizations....Pages 322-352
Configurations of Strategy and Structure: towards a synthesis....Pages 353-372
Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow....Pages 373-387
Successfully Implementing Strategic Decisions....Pages 388-396
Strategic Control: an overview of the issues....Pages 397-408
The Nature and Use of Formal Control Systems for Management Control and Strategy Implementation....Pages 409-427
Back Matter....Pages 428-439