Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages, 7th Edition

Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantage, Seventh Edition, written by the well respected authors Dess/Lumpkin/Eisner/McNamara provide solid treatment of traditional topics in strategic management as well as thorough coverage of contemporary topics such intellectual assets, entrepreneurship, innovation, knowledge management, internet strategies, crowdsourcing, environmental sustainability. The accessible writing style and wealth of new and updated illustrations, which clarify the most difficult topics, make this title an excellent resource for your students.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Strategic Analysis
Chapter 1 Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages
Chapter 2 Analyzing the External Environment of the Firm: Creating Competitive Advantages
Chapter 3 Assessing the Internal Environment of the Firm
Chapter 4 Recognizing a Firm’s Intellectual Assets: Moving beyond a Firm’s Tangible Resources

Part 2 Strategic Formulation
Chapter 5 Business-Level Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantages
Chapter 6 Corporate-Level Strategy: Creating Value through Diversification
Chapter 7 International Strategy: Creating Value in Global Markets
Chapter 8 Entrepreneurial Strategy and Competitive Dynamics

Part 3 Strategic Implementation
Chapter 9 Strategic Control and Corporate Governance
Chapter 10 Creating Effective Organizational Designs
Chapter 11 Strategic Leadership: Creating a Learning Organization and an Ethical Organization
Chapter 12 Managing Innovation and Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship

Part 4 Case Analysis
Chapter 13 Analyzing Strategic Management Cases

Appendix 1 to Chapter 13: Financial Ratio Analysis
Appendix 2 to Chapter 13: Sources of Company and Industry Information