This fine book gives a good introduction to why you need to consider the "invisible" resources in an organisation, and how to focus on building them. The text is very readable, and far away from typical american "verboseness" in mega-sized textbooks. I think this is a textbook that should be read by all business students, to understand more about the issues of resources and assets that go into…
What better place to start a book on implementing new corporate strategy than with AT&T during its landmark breakup in 1984. Amid this grand upheaval, Wharton management professor Hrebiniak had an enlightening conversation with colleague Randy Tobias, then a division head at AT&T and later CEO of Eli Lilly. Tobias confided that his biggest leadership challenge was not in coming up with a new st…
TABLE OF CONTENTS Part. 1 The Concepts and Techniques of Strategic Management 1 The Strategic Management Process: An Overview 2 The Three Strategy-Making Tasks: Developing a Strategic Vision, Setting Objectives, and Crafting a Strategy 3 Industry and Competitive Analysis 4 Company Situation Analysis 5 Strategy and Competitive Advantage 6 Matching Strategy to a Company’s Situation 7 …