Strategic Management ^{3rd Ed.}

If you want a book in strategic management, which is right up to dat, comprehensive, international, innovative, based in the real world of business and yet is easy to read and understand, then this book is for you.

This is the best book on strategic management you can buy. Here's why:

• Comprehensive
  No other text on strategy covers the subjects as fully — or as understandably — as this book
• Cases
  Over one-quarter of the book consists of full-length and single-page case studies
• Cutting Edge
  The text discusses the very latest issues and thinking in strategy, and includes fully up-to-date references and further reading
• Website
  This book has its own website which allows us to keep the text package completely up to date. No other major European text on corporate strategy offers you this resource.
• Design
  The book has a fresh, attractive and clear page design, and includes learning objectives, mini-cases, boxed examples, key terms, summaries, checklists for revision, further reading, questions and research assignments.

• Part I: Strategic Management
1. Exploring Strategic Management
• Learning Objectives
• Introducing strategy and strategic management
• Strategic management: awareness and change
• Strategic content
• E-V-R congruence
• The strategy process
• Strategy statements
• Strategic management in practice
• Summary
• Questions and research assignments
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• References
2. A Strategic Management Framework
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• Models of strategic management
• Strategic management: a framework of questions
• Self-assessment questions
• Applying the framework of questions
• Strategic management: awareness and change
• Strategic effectiveness and success
• The strategic challenge
• Strategic success, failure and competency
• Summary
• Research assignment
• References and further reading
3. Strategic Leadership and Decision Making
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• Strategic leadership
• Visionary leadership and strategic creation
• Issues in strategic leadership
• Decision making
• Risk
• Entrepreneurship
• Summary
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Questions and research assignments
• Recommended further reading
• References
4. Culture and Values
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• Aspects of culture
• Determination of culture
• Implications of culture
• Culture and strategy creation
• Culture, structure and styles of management
• Culture and power
• The search for excellence
• Changing culture
• The Japanese culture
• Summary
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Recommended further reading
• References
• Questions and research assigments
• Part II: Strategic Awareness
5. The Organizational Mission and Objectives
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• Definitions, terminology and examples
• Vision statements
• Mission statements
• Objectives: what should they be; what are they?
• Objectives of not-for-profit organizations
• The impact of personal objectives
• Social responsibility and business ethics
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Summary
• Questions and research assignments
• Recommended further reading
• References
6. Strategic Success: How Are We Doing?
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• How are we doing?
• Financial analysis
• The measurement of success in not-for-profit organizations
• A final comment
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Summary
• Questions and research assignments
• Recommended future reading
• References
• Appendix: possible performance measures for British Airways
7. Company Failure
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• Symptoms of decline
• Causes of decline
• Predicting the future
• Summary
• Questions and research assignments
• Recommended further reading
• References
• Interlude: Environmental and Resource Analysis; Synergy
• Environmental awareness and management
• SWOT analysis
• Synergy
• Sustained competitiveness
• References
8. The Business Environment
• Learning objectives
• Introduction: managing in an increasingly turbulent world
• Understanding the environment
• Managing the environment
• The business environment for UK companies
• Conclusion: competitive success
• Summary
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Questions and research assignments
• Recommended further reading
• References
9. The Competitive Environment and Competitive Advantage
• Learning objectives
• Competition: An introduction
• Competition and the structure and regulation of industry in the United Kingdom
• Analyzing an industry
• Competitive advantage
• Successful competitive strategies
• Concluding comments
• Summary
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Questions and research assignments
• Recommended further reading
• References
• Part III: The Content of Competitive Strategies
10. Competitive Advantage Through Products, Processes and Service
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• The organization's value chain
• The value chain and competitive value
• Marketing strategy
• Research and development, innovation and new products
• Speed and competitive advantage
• Operations management
• Service, not-for-profit and small businesses
• Supply chain architecture
• Service and total quality management
• Summary
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Questions and research assignments
• References
11. Competitive Advantage Through People
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• Human resource strategy
• Managing human resources
• Management and leadership
• Summary
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Questions and research assignments
• References
12. Financial Strategy
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• Financial strategy
• Financing the business
• Investments and capital budgeting
• Finance and competitive advantage
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Summary
• References
• Questions and research assignments
13. Competitive Advantage and Innovation
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• Information, information systems and information technology
• The strategic information challenge
• Information technology and competitive advantage
• Summary
• Checklist for key terms and concepts
• Questions and research assignments
• References
• Part IV: The Content of Corporate Strategy
14. Planning and Creating Corporate Strategy
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• Strategy formulation
• Planning and planning systems
• Strategic planning techniques
• Conclusion
• Summary
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Questions and research assignments
• Recommended further reading
• References
15. Strategic Alternatives and Market Entry Strategies
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• The do-nothing alternative
• The level one growth strategies
• The level two growth strategies
• Disinvestment strategies
• Strategic means
• International strategies
• The selection of a strategy
• Summary
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• References
• Questions and research assignments
16. Issues in Strategic Growth
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• Diversification and acquisition by UK companies
• Research into diversification and acquisition 
• Effective acquisition strategies
• Joint ventures and strategic alliances
• Summary
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Questions and research assignments
• Recommended further reading
• References
17. Issues in Strategic Consolidation and Recovery
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• The feasibility of recovery
• Retrenchment strategies
• Turnaround strategies
• Divestment strategies
• Management buy-outs in the UK
• Financing a buy-out
• Management buy-ins
• Managing a recession
• Strategies for declining industries
• Implementing recovery strategies
• Summary
• Questions and research assignments
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Recommended further reading
• References
18. Strategy Evaluation and Choice
• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• Corporate strategy evaluation
• Criteria for effective strategies
• Judgement
• Summary
• Checklist of key terms and concepts
• Questions and research assignments
• Recommended further reading
• References
• Part V: Strategy Implementation, Change and Control
  • Interlude; Strategy Implementation
  • Strategy → structure or structure → strategy?
  • Implementation and change
  • Problems of successful implementation
  • Successful implementation
  • References
  19. Issues in Organizational Structure
  • Learning objectives
  • Introduction
  • Structural forms
  • Structure: determinants and design
  • Business process re-engineering (BPR)
  • Checklist of key terms and concepts
  • Summary
  • Questions and research assignments
  • Recommended further reading
  • References
  20. Corporate Strategy and Corporate Management Style
  • Learning objectives
  • Introduction
  • Styles of corporate management
  • Strategic management at the corporate level
  • The role of general managers
  • Organizations in the late 1990s
  • Summary
  • Checklist of key terms and concepts
  • Questions and research assignments
  • References
  21. Issues in Strategic Resource Management
  • Learning objectives
  • Introduction
  • Corporate resource planning
  • Functional resource planning
  • Policies, procedures, plans and budgets
  • Crisis avoidance and management
  • Summary
  • Checklist of key terms and concepts
  • Questions and research assignments
  • Recommended further reading
  • References
  22. Issues in Strategic Change Management
  • Learning objectives
  • Introduction
  • Issues in the management of change
  • Strategies for implementation and change
  • Power and politics
  • Checklist of key terms and concepts
  • Summary
  • Questions and research assignments
  • Recommended further reading
  • References
  23. Final Thoughts
  • Strategic success
  • Strategic failure
  • The crisis-averse organization
  • Human resource issues
  • References
  • An Introduction to the Case Studies
  • The National Trust
  • Elm Limited
  • The British Tourist Authority (BTA)
  • Lilliput Lane (A)
  • Tesco
  • Thorn-EMI
  • The Sony Corporation
  • Edward Macbean and James B Hunter
  • Hanson (A)
  • Hanson (B)
  • Virgin

One of the better study guides in strategy, but it is a bit long.