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Strategic Management

Strategic management is challenging and dangerous. A complex web of differing theories and approaches, it continuously emerges and evolves. More intuitive than rational, it offers significant benefits if done well, potentially catastrophic results if done badly. Colin White's contemporary text reflects the challenges of formulating, implementing and monitoring strategy in practice, discussing theories and approaches in the context of real-world practice around the globe. By acknowledging the complex reality of strategy and presenting examples from a wide range of international organizations, this book will enable you to: ·Understand the challenges you will encounter when implementing strategy in practice. ·Develop your own strategic approaches and solutions to real-life situations and dilemmas. ·Acquire the latest thinking in this constantly developing subject. ·Appreciate the critical role of implementation, monitoring and risk within organizations. ·Consider the global nature of strategy for multinational corporations. This text is accompanied by an extensive companion website for both students and lecturers. Visit www.palgrave.com/business/white for access to additional case studies, links to other sites, a searchable glossary of terms and a full complement of lecturer resources. COLIN WHITE is a Professor in the Graduate School of Management at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. The school, which he established, has an international reputation, with links to over 100 universities worldwide, and offers teaching and training programs throughout Asia. Also available is a companion website with extra features to accompany the text, please take a look by clicking below - http://www.palgrave.com/business/white/index.asp

strategic activity, the manager focuses on tactical or operational activity. The
entrepreneur formulates a strategy, the manager implements that strategy.
Conceptually the distinction is clear. The situation from the perspective of strategy
is also clear. The strategist must allow for both entrepreneurial and managerial
inputs: • Strategists must sometimes play the role of entrepreneur; they must be
entrepreneurial in their attitudes, confronting the need to innovate as part of
strategy making.

Strategic Management for the Plastics Industry

Dealing with Globalization and Sustainability, Second Edition

Any general management book can give you the basics of quality assurance, strategic planning, logistics, and more. But how do you apply that knowledge to a company that requires not only sound business practices but also sound science to succeed? And how do you deal with the impact of globalized competition, a fluctuating world economy, and growing pressure from environmental groups and government regulators? Revised and updated throughout, Strategic Management for the Plastics Industry: Dealing with Globalization and Sustainability, Second Edition continues to combine coverage of management best practices with coverage of issues specific to the plastics industry. The author outlines the fundamentals of polymer manufacturing, compounding, distribution, processing, and auxiliary products that make this industry unique, and shows how these factors affect management decisions. Using case studies and examples, he demonstrates the thinking behind successful managerial choices and illustrates what errors to avoid. The book also explains the interrelationships between technologies, markets, business sectors, and strategies in the plastics industry. Topics include company culture, staffing, how to manage internal growth, the "dos and don’ts" of acquisitions, and much more. The material is based on the author’s more than 55 years of experience, extensive research, and interviews with managers throughout the industry. What’s New in This Edition A new chapter on globalization and sustainability All chapters revised and updated Updated case studies, and one new case study The book is written for a broad audience, including aspiring professionals who wish to become managers, managers who want to round out their skills, consultants to the industry, and university students and faculty in plastics engineering and polymer chemistry departments. The combination of experience-based insights and research-based strategies make this an essential resource to help you operate productively, manage effectively, and grow in the global marketplace. CRC Press Authors Speak Watch a video of Roger F. Jones speaking about his book.

1.1 Why a Management Book for the Plastics Industry There are a great many
excellent books on industrial management written from a very broad standpoint
but none appear to deal with the specific conditions of the plastics industry. The
plastics industry has become a major part of the world economy during the last
half of the 20th century. Although extensive industry restructuring taking place
since the 1990s has led some observers to believe that plastics is now a mature
business ...

Enterprise-Wide Strategic Management

Achieving Sustainable Success Through Leadership, Strategies, and Value Creation

A fresh, holistic approach to strategic management in the modern business environment.

Strategic management: Historical aspects and contemporary perspectives
Introduction Strategic management is a high—level management construct that is
well defined and understood by most executives, strategic leaders, strategists,
practitioners, and business scholars. It initially focused on strategic leadership,
business policies, and long-range planning. It evolved from the poorly articulated
management constructs involving business policy during the 19505 and earlier to
the more ...

Strategic Management of Global Manufacturing Networks

Aligning Strategy, Configuration, and Coordination

The preceding process of globalization and the continuously rising competitive pressure on manufacturing companies in more developed economies unveiled the limits of classical site-focused optimization approaches. The focus of network optimization shifts ever more towards an integrative view of manufacturing networks, striving for a harmonization of the strategy-, configuration- and coordination levels. This book presents such an integrative approach to the strategic management of manufacturing networks. Besides strategic network requirements, this book discusses the derivation of an optimal global footprint and the optimization of network coordination activities. Special attention is paid to the site roles concept, especially to the concept of 'lead factory'. A large number of up-to-date cases from the producing industry enrich the book and provide the reader with vivid examples for the application of the presented concepts. Hence, this book is a must-read for both practitioners and academic researchers.

This chapter completes the book – for the time being – with a look at the
institutionalisation of network management and a short recap. Regarding
institutionalisation, we want to cover the role of process owners in particular,
which could play a key role in establishing network management organisationally
, much like OPEX initiatives. As was noted previously, we provide a further
collection of case studies from industry projects carried out by us in the appendix,
to help illustrate the ...

Strategic Management for the Public Services

This is an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of strategic management in the public sector.

This book came to be written for one main reason: there are many public services
managers engaged in strategic management and yet they have few written
sources of guidance and insight relating to the practical problems of public
services strategic management. This stands in stark contrast to the situation of the
practitioner in private sector strategic management. I responded positively to an
invitation to write this book for several reasons. First, I thought there was now
enough ...

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

CONCEPTS AND CASES

Primarily intended for the postgraduate students of commerce and management, this compact text covers all the topics prescribed in almost all universities and autonomous institutes in India. Each concept is explained with the help of many real-life examples from the Indian context. Considering the fact that the understanding of the concept of strategic intent is prerequisite to the understanding of strategic management, the chapter on strategic intent is included which brings out the differences between various elements of strategic intent. It also covers the current happenings in the businesses from the Indian context. Similarly, a topic on strategic choice has been discussed at length because of the fact that BCG growth-share matrix and GE nine-cell matrix are extremely useful in making a strategic decision in real life. Besides, the book contains ten case studies on various topics of strategic management such as environmental appraisal, critical success factors, SWOT analysis, strategic intent, strategic choice, business level strategy formulation and choice of growth strategy. All these cases are provided with authentic industry specific data. Firms are chosen from different businesses thereby giving business-specific flavour and a broad understanding of various business domains.

They believed that contracting business is built upon trust—mutual trust between
clients and contractors, between suppliers and contractors and between
management and the employees. It is, therefore, mandatory to become worthy of
trust from all quarters. The mission statement includes infrastructure construction
such as roads and bridges and industrial and commercial real estate construction
. Mission includes competitive price as it is of strategic importance to ASPL. The
mission ...

Strategic Management of Built Facilities

The effective management of facilities can significantly improve business productivity. In this textbook the authors provide an overview of facility economics and outline the way in which businesses and facility managers can get better value from their physical assets. Students on facilities management and property related degrees will find this an invaluable introduction.

Information may be qualitative or quantitative, but must be relevant, current and
sufficiently detailed to support ongoing management decisions. Today all
information management systems are computer-based, and increasingly web-
enabled. The key to successful information management is the underpinning
technology and communication strategy. An open architecture will enable
information to be used for a wide variety of applications and be available from
different geographical ...

Strategic Management: Concepts: Competitiveness and Globalization

Examine strategic management with the market-leading text that sets the standard for the most intellectually rich, yet thoroughly practical, analysis of strategic management today. Written by highly respected experts Hitt, Ireland, and Hoskisson, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION, CONCEPTS AND CASES, Eleventh Edition, combines the latest cutting-edge research and strategic management trends with ideas from some of today's most prominent scholars. This is the only text that integrates the classic industrial organization model with a resource-based view of the firm to give you a complete understanding of how today's businesses use strategic management to establish a sustained competitive advantage. A strong global focus and examples from more than 600 emerging and leading companies place ideas into context within an inviting, practical presentation. A wealth of learning features and more than 30 all-new compelling cases examine a broad range of critical issues confronting managers today. Engaging video cases, CengageNOWTM online learning tools, and a complete electronic business library help keep your study current and relevant. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION provides the solid understanding you need to effectively apply strategic management tools and techniques for increased performance and tomorrow's competitive advantage. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Perspectives, Academy of Management Executive, Journal of World Business,
California Management Review, and 26 co-authored books. In 2010, Times
Higher Education listed him as one of the most highly cited scholars in
economics, finance, and management. He is currently an associate editor of the
Strategic ManagementJournal and serves on the Editorial Review board of the
Academy of Management Journal. Professor Hoskisson has served on several
editorial boards for ...

Strategic Management and Online Selling

Creating Competitive Advantage with Intangible Web Goods

Focusing on Business to Customer (B2C) internet business, and on firms that offer intangible products and/or services that can be directly consumed via the world wide web, Strategic Management and Online Selling also covers immaterial products and online news information or home banking. Considering how firms with similar specific characteristics are able to realize competitive advantages, this topical book discusses an area of particular contemporary importance and increasing academic study.

realization. from. strategic. management. theory. In this chapter different concepts
from strategic management theory are analyzed with regard to their contribution
to the explanation of competitive advantage realization. The aim is to deliver the
theoretical basis for the fourth chapter, where competitive advantage realization
with intangible web goods is addressed. Strategic management theory consists
of various (competing) streams and schools often with very different backgrounds
.

Strategic Management

Core Concepts from the Internet

Many textbooks have been published in the academic field of study known as Strategic Management. Some are written to meet the guidelines set forth by specialized accrediting agencies; others, to impart the results of research or scholarly activities. Whatever the reason for publication, all textbooks in this field of study cover its core concepts. A core concept in a given academic discipline is one that is central to the field. All scholars may not agree that it is “correct,” yet it heavily influences their thinking (through acceptance, modification, or rejection) and is likely to stand the test of time. The application of these concepts to the professional situations of the student is in a constant state of change. How do business schools attempt to accommodate this constant state of change? Current instructional practice in most business schools is to present the core concept via an established textbook and require students to demonstrate competency in the concept by conducting a case analysis or some other experiential activity. The case study assignment requires the student to assess the situation as presented in the case, consider this assessment in light of the core concept(s) studied, and develop solutions for the case that are based on the core concept(s). In the end, students learn to apply traditional textbook-based concepts to traditional problems. Yet, as has been reported in the media, “the Internet has changed everything.” Has the Internet changed the relevancy of Strategic Management core concepts? The assumption of this book is that the relevancy of the time-tested core concepts has not changed. What the Internet has changed is access to these core concepts. It is now possible for anyone to learn the core concepts of Strategic Management, or any other field of study, via the Internet. This real-time access to information can be used to revolutionize the application of core concepts to the professional lives of those who learn them.

Management. Knowledge is power in the business community. More and more
educational conferences are being held on knowledge. In order to run a
company appropriately, there must be a knowledge executive. The knowledge
executive requires vision, creativity, and to be technology wise. There must also
be a knowledge-based strategy. The knowledge—based strategy extends
beyond executives to employees throughout the organization. Knowledge
revolves heavily around ...