Contemporary Strategy Analysis
Contemporary Strategy Analysis

Author: Robert M. Grant

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-01-05

Total Pages: 776

ISBN-13: 1119120845

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A strategy text on value creation with case studies The ninth edition of Contemporary Strategy Analysis: Text and Cases focuses on the fundamentals of value creation with an emphasis on practicality. Topics in this edition include: platform-based competition and ecosystems of related industries; the role of strategy making processes; mergers, acquisitions and alliances; and strategy implementation. Within the twenty case studies, students will find leading companies that are familiar to them. This strategy analysis text is suitable for MBA and advanced undergraduate students.

Contemporary Strategy Analysis
Contemporary Strategy Analysis

Author: Robert M. Grant

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2013-01-22

Total Pages: 842

ISBN-13: 9781119941897

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Robert M. Grant combines a highly accessible writing style with a concentration on the fundamentals of value creation and an emphasis on practicality in this leading strategy text. In this new edition, he includes an even greater focus on strategy implementation that reflects the needs of firms to reconcile scale economies with entrepreneurial flexibility, innovation with cost efficiency, and globalization with local responsiveness. This edition also incorporates some of the key strategic issues of today including: post-financial crisis adjustment, the continuing rise of China, India and Brazil, and the increased emphasis on ethics and sustainability. Coverage is also provided on strategy in not-for-profit organizations. Contemporary Strategy Analysis, Text and Cases 8th Edition combines the text with an updated collection of 20 case studies. It is suitable for both MBA and advanced undergraduate students. Additional teaching resources are also available for instructors, including an instructor’s manual, case teaching notes, test bank, teaching slides, case video clips and extra cases. All of these resources can be accessed via the companion website: www.contemporarystrategyanalysis.com

Contemporary Strategy Analysis and Cases
Contemporary Strategy Analysis and Cases

Author: Robert M. Grant

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-04-05

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0470747099

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NEW! Combined Text & Cases Version Considered by many to be the best textbook on Strategy, Contemporary Strategy Analysis 7th edition builds on the strengths of previous editions by introducing students to the core concepts and principles of strategy. In this most accessible strategy text, Robert M. Grant combines clarity of exposition with concentration on the fundamentals of value creation and an emphasis on practicality. In this seventh edition, a greater focus on strategy implementation reflects the needs of firms to reconcile scale economies with entrepreneurial flexibility, innovation with cost efficiency, and globalization with local responsiveness. Rob Grant eloquently combines theory with current real world examples and practice using a clearly written, logical and comprehensive style. Contemporary Strategy Analysis 7th edition is suitable for both MBA and advanced undergraduate students. Full teachings notes to the cases will be available upon publication at the companion website www.contemporarystrategyanalysis.com Contemporary Strategy Analysis 7th Edition is also available in a text only version – ISBN: 9780470747100

Cases in Contemporary Strategy Analysis
Cases in Contemporary Strategy Analysis

Author: Robert M. Grant

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 2003-07-25

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 9781405111805

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Used in conjuction with the best-selling text Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 4th edition, this collection of new cases represents a continuing commitment to examining current business theory in the context of real business situations. New, in-depth international cases, with a focus on today’s technological advances. Can be used alongside the best-selling textbook Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 4th edition or as a stand-alone text due to its broad view. Cases include Madonna, The U.S airline industry, Wal-Mart, On-line broking strategies, Laura Ashley, Daimler, the Virgin Group, Eastman Kodak, Harley Davidson, The Royal Dutch/Shell Group, the Virgin Group and others.

Contemporary Strategy Analysis
Contemporary Strategy Analysis

Author: Robert M. Grant

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2021-11-22

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 1119815231

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The updated new edition of the market-leading strategic analysis textbook, addressing the emerging challenges that businesses face in an increasingly complex and dynamic environment In Contemporary Strategy Analysis, expert strategist and lecturer Robert M. Grant equips management students and working professionals with the concepts, frameworks, and techniques needed to make better strategic decisions. Designed to be accessible to readers from different backgrounds and with varying levels of experience, this classic textbook combines a rigorous approach to business strategy with real-world examples of current practice and highly relevant case studies personally written by the author. Contemporary Strategy Analysis focuses on the essential tasks of strategy, showing readers how to use the tools of strategy analysis to identify, analyze, and exploit the sources of superior business performance to secure competitive advantage. The eleventh edition examines the role of strategy in a world reshaped by the Covid-19 pandemic and discusses a wide range of trending topics — such as the corporate social responsibility movement and environmental, social, and governance innovation — presented alongside fully integrated business models and up-to-date examples of business model innovation. Perfect for undergraduate and MBA students of business, Contemporary Strategy Analysis has also proven influential with consultants, executives, and others engaged in the strategic direction of a modern enterprise.

Contemporary Strategy Analysis
Contemporary Strategy Analysis

Author: Robert M. Grant

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 551

ISBN-13: 9780631231363

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Special features of the fourth edition include: increased coverage of value creation in electronic commerce and the strategy implications of information technology; a new section on the "New Economy" and what it means for competition and profit; the incorporation of recent contributions to strategy theory and strategy practice (including the creation and development of organizational capability, winner-takes-all markets, network externalities and competition for standards, complexity and self-organization, strategic innovation); the relating of analytical frameworks to their real-world business applicationsl; revised figures and applications, making the book even more user-friendly for both instructors and students. For sample chapters, an instructor's manual and PowerPoint slides visit www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/grant.

Cases to Accompany Contemporary Strategy Analysis
Cases to Accompany Contemporary Strategy Analysis

Author: Robert M. Grant

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2010-03-01

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 9780470686331

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This popular casebook is now available in a more compact and updated edition. In response to requests from instructors and students for cases that require less reading time, all the cases are shorter than those in previous editions. Written by Rob Grant to accompany his text, Contemporary Strategy Analysis 7th edition, each case is designed to enable students to apply particular concepts and techniques of strategy analysis. New cases include: Manchester United: Preparing for Life without Ferguson Starbucks Easyjet vs. Ryanair DVD Wars Google Further cases, including the US Airline Industry, Ford and the World Automobile Industry, Richard Branson and the Virgin group of Companies, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Harley-Davidson and General Electric & Jeff Immelt have been updated to 2009. These contemporary cases allow students unparalleled insight into determinants of competition; the basis of competitive advantage; the challenges of developing new organizational capabilities; the design of strategies for exploiting innovation; and the opportunities and pitfalls of internationalization. Used alongside the Contemporary Strategy Analysis text, or as a standalone resource, the cases allow today's students and executives to apply key strategy concepts and frameworks to top-level decision making at companies that face critical strategic challenges. Full teachings notes to the cases will be available upon publication at the companion website www.contemporarystrategyanalysis.com

Foundations of Strategy
Foundations of Strategy

Author: Robert M. Grant

Publisher: Wiley Global Education

Published: 2015-07-20

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1119050197

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Foundations of Strategy, Canadian Edition is a concise text aimed at both undergraduate and MBA students. With the needs of these students in mind, the authors made sure that the text was written in an accessible style, with a clear, comprehensive approach and sound theoretical depth. An excellent set of current and in-depth Canadian and global cases will show students how to apply the strategy concepts in real-world scenarios. Today’s strategy modules are delivered in a wide variety of different formats to a wide range of audiences. Instructors frequently find themselves faced with the challenge of delivering their modules in relatively short time frames to student groups with very diverse educational and employment backgrounds. This text is designed to assist instructors in meeting this challenge by covering the core aspects of strategy as concisely as possible without losing academic depth.

Cases to Accompany Contemporary Strategy Analysis
Cases to Accompany Contemporary Strategy Analysis

Author: Robert M. Grant

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13:

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The cases in this book have been written specially to accompany the leading strategy text, Contemporary Strategy Analysis, Fifth Edition (Blackwell, 2005). The cases are designed to illuminate the utilization the key strategic management concepts and frameworks described in the textbook. They deal with prominent companies facing the challenge of competitive international markets. This edition of Cases to Accompany Contemporary Strategy Analysis, Fifth Edition features updated versions of previous cases, including: Madonna; Laura Ashley Holdings plc; the US airline industry; Ford and the world.