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245	0	0	_aCrafting and executing strategy : _bthe quest for competitive advantage : concepts and cases.
250			_a18th ed. / _bArthur A. Thompson ... [et al.].
260			_aNew York : _bMcGraw-Hill/Irwin, _cc2012.
300			_a1 v. (various pagings) : _bcol. ill. ; _c27 cm.
500			_a"International student edition"--Cover.
500			_aIncludes index.
500			_aRev. ed. of: Crafting and executing strategy / Arthur A. Thompson. 18th ed. 2010.
505	0		_aConcepts and techniques for crafting and executing strategy -- Introduction and overview -- What is strategy and why is it important? -- Charting a company's direction: vision and mission, objectives, and strategy -- Core concepts and analytical tools -- Evaluating a company's external environment -- Evaluating a company's resources, capabilities, and competitiveness -- Crafting a strategy -- The five generic competitive strategies: which one to employ? -- Strengthening a company's competitive position: strategic moves, timing, and scope of operations -- Strategies for competing in international markets -- Corporate strategy: diversification and the multibusiness company -- Ethics, corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability, and strategy -- Executing the strategy -- Building an organization capable of good strategy execution: people, capabilities, and structure -- Managing internal operations: actions that promote good strategy execution -- Corporate culture and leadership: keys to good strategy execution -- Cases in crafting and executing strategy -- Crafting strategy in single-business companies -- Mystic Monk Coffee -- Whole Foods Market in 2010: vision, core values, and strategy -- The O-Fold Innovation for Prevention Wrinkles: a good business opportunity? -- Competition among the North American warehouse clubs: Costco Wholesale versus Sam's Club versus BJ's Wholesale -- Competition in energy drinks, sports drinks, and vitamin-enhanced beverages -- Netflix's business model and strategy in renting movies and TV episodes -- Redbox's strategy in the movie rental industry -- Cash Connection: are its payday lender strategy and its business model ethical? -- Blue Nile Inc. in 2010: will its strategy to remain number one in online diamond retailing work? -- Apple Inc. in 2010 -- Gap Inc. in 2010: is the turnaround strategy working? -- Google's strategy in 2010 -- SkyWest, Inc., and the regional airline industry in 2009 -- Silver Ships' strategy in the military and workboat industry -- Skype ve
520			_aFully revised, this new edition features new perspectives, reflects the best academic thinking, & has strengthened correlation with new research. Chapter content remains solidly mainstream & balanced, mirroring the pragmatism of real-world strategic thinking.
650	1	0	_aStrategic planning.
650	1	0	_aStrategic planning _vCase studies.
655		0	_aCase studies. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01423765.
700	1		_aThompson, Arthur A., _d1940-
700	1		_aThompson, Arthur A., _d1940- _tCrafting and executing strategy.
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