TY - BOOK AU - Gamble,John AU - Thompson,Arthur A. TI - Essentials of strategic management: the quest for competitive advantage / SN - 9780071318129 U1 - 658.4012 PY - 2013/// CY - New York, NY : PB - McGraw-Hill/Irwin, KW - Strategic planning KW - Business planning KW - Competition KW - Case studies N1 - Has index; Concepts and techniques for crafting and executing strategy -- What is strategy and why is it important? -- Charting a company’s direction : vision and mission, objectives and strategy -- What are the industry’s driving forces of change and what impact will they have? -- Evaluating a company’s resources, cost position, and competitiveness -- The five generic competitive strategies -- Supplementing the chosen competitive strategy : other important business -- Strategies for competing in international markets -- Corporate strategy : diversification and the multibusiness company -- Strategy, ethics, and corporate social responsibility -- Superior strategy execution : another path to competitive advantage -- Cases in crafting and executing strategy -- Indexes -- Organization -- Subject -- Name ER -