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Summary
Table of Contents
Author Biography xiii
Preface to the Eleventh Edition xv
Matching Cases to Chapters xvi
PART I INTRODUCTION 1
1 The Concept of Strategy 3
PART II THE TOOLS OF STRATEGY ANALYSIS 29
2 Goals, Values, and Performance 31
3 Industry Analysis: The Fundamentals 56
4 Further Topics in Industry and Competitive Analysis 78
5 Analyzing Resources and Capabilities 99
6 Organization Structure and Management Systems: The Fundamentals of Strategy Implementation 121
PART III BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE QUEST FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 141
7 The Sources and Dimensions of Competitive Advantage 143
8 Industry Evolution and Strategic Change 175
9 Technology-Based Industries and the Management of Innovation 203
PART IV CORPORATE STRATEGY 233
10 Vertical Integration and the Scope of the Firm 235
11 Global Strategy and the Multinational Corporation 253
12 Diversification Strategy 280
13 Implementing Corporate Strategy: Managing the Multibusiness Firm 297
Appendix: External Growth Strategies: Mergers, Acquisitions, Alliances 319
14 Current Trends in Strategic Management 328
CASES TO CONTEMPORARY STRATEGY ANALYSIS 339
Glossary G-1
Index I-1
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