Business strategy : an introduction /

Campbell, David J.

Business strategy : an introduction / David Campbell, David Edgar, George Stonehouse. - 3rd ed. - Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - xxvi, 363 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: -- PART 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STRATEGIC PROCESS -- Chapter 1: Strategy and strategic management -- PART 2: INTERNAL ANALYSIS -- Chapter 2: The business organisation: competences and activities -- Chapter 3: Human resources and culture -- Chapter 4: Financial analysis and performance indcators -- Chapter 5: Products and markets -- PART 3: EXTERNAL ANALYSIS -- Chapter 6: Analysis of the macroenvironment -- Chapter 7: Analysis of the competitive environment -- Chapter 8: Competitive advantage: strategies, knowledge and core competences -- PART 4: STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT -- Chapter 9: Evaluation and selection of strategies -- Chapter 10: Strategic implementation -- Chapter 11: Strategic development: direction and mechanisms -- Chapter 12: Quality, operations, performance and benchmarking -- Chapter 13: International and global strategies -- Chapter 14: Social responsibility and business ethics -- Chapter 15: Strategic management: present and future trends -- Glossary of key terms -- Index.

"Business Strategy: An Introduction is an accessible textbook providing a straightforward and comprehensive guide to strategic management for undergraduate students of business and management. It presents complex issues and concepts in a clear and concise manner and is a definitive guide for those new to the subject"--

9780230218581 (pbk.)


Business planning.
Strategic planning.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics

HD30.28 / .C356 2011