Strategy and Strategists

Strategy and Strategists provides an illuminating exploration of strategy and its implications for business. Adopting a critical and reflective approach, the authors guide the reader through the complexities of strategy, clearly presenting the conflicting viewpoints and arguments in this exciting and fast-moving field. Business examples throughout the text elucidate strategy theory, providing future managers and executives with the awareness and knowledge necessary to test perspectives and draw their own conclusions. Linking literature to contemporary developments, this engaging textbook is invaluable reading for all students of strategy. Online Resource Centre: For Lecturers: PowerPoint Slides Teaching notes for long cases Guide to answering questions on readings Answers to discussion questions Sample examination questions All figures from the book For Students: Multiple choice questions Updates to the case studies Annotated weblinks Guidance to further readings 'With an emphasis on strategists and strategy implementation, this distinctive and valuable textbook avoids offering prescriptive quick-fix approaches, providing readers with the confidence to question what strategy can and cannot do for an organization.' * Charles C. Snow, Mellon Foundation Professor of Business Administration, The Pennsylvania State University * 'This book is a much-needed antidote to the many highly prescriptive superficial discussions of how strategy works.' * Dr Philip Stiles, University Senior Lecturer in Corporate Governance, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge *

PART ONE. DISCOVERING STRATEGY AND STRATEGISTS; PART TWO. FOUNDATIONS OF ADVANTAGE; PART THREE. ROUTES TO ADVANTAGE; PART FOUR. REALIZING ADVANTAGE; PART FIVE. SUSTAINING ADVANTAGE; PART SIX. REDISCOVERING STRATEGY AND STRATEGISTS