Strategy for Action – I The Logic and Context of Strategic Management /

• Main Authors: Gandellini, Giorgio (Author), Pezzi, Alberto (Author), Venanzi, Daniela (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Business,
• Subjects: Business.; Management science.; Management.; Leadership.; Business and Management.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Business and Management, general.

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Table of Contents:

• Overview of the series and of the first volume
• Part I: Defining and understanding strategic management
• 1. What is strategy?
• 2. The source of the company’s wealth
• 3. The importance (and usefulness) of modeling
• 4. A simplified conceptual model
• 5. The S-shaped curve and the opportunity costs.
• 6. The relationship between investments and value: direct and indirect tools, and professional resources
• 7. Translation of the above concepts into spreadsheett models.
• 8 Structure and contents of the subsequent chapters
• Appendix I
• Part II: Environmental analysis
• 9. Environmental variables: internal, industry, social, stakeholders
• 10. SWOT analysis
• 11. Porter’s five forces
• 12. Industry and corporate value chain
• 13. RBW and distinctive competencies
• 14. Holdup and slack
• Appendix II
• Short introduction to the second volume
• References.