Mastering Strategy: Cutting-Edge Issues in Corporate Strategy

Author: Jointly edited by the University of Chicago Business School and others, translated by Wang Zhihui
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Publishing Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Jointly edited by the University of Chicago Business School, European Business School, University of Michigan Business School, and Sa?d Business School at the University of Oxford! The essence of new ideas from world-class strategic experts like Henry Mintzberg, offering multi-dimensional perspectives and insightful interpretations on strategy! This book brings you new ideas from top business schools worldwide. These cutting-edge and rich new ideas cover all important strategic issues from mergers and acquisitions, risk, technology, and alliances to knowledge, corporate governance, globalization, and leadership. The contributors are all world-class strategic experts, including Henry Mintzberg, C.K. Prahalad, John Kay, Noel Tichy, and Jin Can, who seamlessly combine new thinking on strategy with the strategic practices of leading companies. It provides a multi-dimensional perspective and detailed explanations of the most important principles in strategic management and its new directions for development in the 21st century. The 16 units in this book reflect the topic arrangements used by top business schools in their teaching. Each unit begins with a brief introduction summarizing the theme of the section, and the summaries after each article help readers quickly identify the content of interest. The list of suggested readings will be helpful for those who wish to further research or consult references.