Modern Strategic Analysis: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications (4th Edition)

Author: (USA) Grant
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: As a best-selling textbook on strategic management for senior undergraduate and MBA students, Modern Strategic Analysis is widely recognized for its rigorous approach to business strategy analysis. The book introduces students to fundamental strategic concepts and principles. It reflects current academic thought and management practices and provides students with the tools needed to formulate and implement strategies to improve the performance of the organizations they join. In the fourth edition, the entire content has been thoroughly revised and updated. The fourth edition features:
Added content on value creation in e-commerce and the strategic significance of information technology
A new chapter discussing the "new economy" and its implications for competition and profits
Recent developments in current strategic theory and practice
The emergence and development of organizational capabilities
The "winner-takes-all" market
Network externalities and standard competition
Complexity and self-organization
Strategic innovation
Linking analytical frameworks to their applications in real-world businesses
Revised data and applications to make the book more suitable for both instructors and students