Conventional wisdom on strategy is no longer a reliable guide. In Essential Advantage, Booz & Company's Cesare Mainardi and Paul Leinwand maintain that success in any market accrues to firms with coherence: a tight match between their strategic direction and the capabilities that make them unique. Achieving this clarity takes a sharpness of focus that only exceptional companies have mastered…
Table Of Contents : Part 1. Foundation of Management Chapter 1. Managing Chapter 2. The External Environment and Organizational Culture Chapter 3. Managerial Decision Making Part 2. Planning: Delivering Strategic Value Chapter 4. Planning and Strategic Management Chapter 5. Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Chapter 6. International Management Chapter 7. Entrepreneurship Part 3…