Click to ViewUnit 1: Internal Analysis - An Integrated Approach
Introduction
Objectives
Introduction
1.1 Problems of ambiguity and uncertainty
1.2 An introduction to the activity-based view
1.3 Using activity-based analysis
1.4 Business process re-engineering
Summary
Introduction
2.1 New product development process
2.2 Organisation of research and development
2.3 First mover advantages
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Introduction
3.1 Traditional SWOT analysis
3.2 Revised SWOT analysis
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Introduction
4.1 The purpose and value of strategic architecture
4.2 Generating strategic architecture
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Unit Summary
Unit Review Activities
Commentaries on review activities
References
Further Reading
Unit 2: Organisational Structure and Strategic Control Systems
Introduction
Objectives
Introduction
1.1 The role of structure
1.2 Implications of structural factors
1.3 Choices of organisational structures
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Introduction
2.1 Role of control systems
2.2 Agency theory
2.3 Governance mechanisms
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Unit Summary
Unit Review Activities
Commentaries on review activities
References
Further Reading
Unit 3: Corporate Strategies
Introduction
Objectives
Introduction
1.1 Integration, costs and governance
1.2 Vertical integration
1.3 Horizontal integration
1.4 Virtual integration: licensing and franchising
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Introduction
2.1 Mergers and acquisitions
2.2 Diversification
2.3 Diversification and performance
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Introduction
3.1 The foundations of collaboration
3.2 Forms of collaborative strategy
3.3 The development and management of collaboration
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Unit Summary
Unit Review Activities
Commentaries on review activities
References
Further Reading
Unit 4: The Global Dimension of Strategic Management
Introduction
Objectives
Introduction
1.1 Modern international trade
1.2 Implications of global shift
1.3 National context and competitive advantage
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Introduction
2.1 Global expansion
2.2 Choosing a globalisation strategy
2.3 Choice of foreign entry mode
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3.1 The concept of culture
3.2 Cultural forms
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Unit Summary
Unit Review Activities
Commentaries on review activities
References
Further Reading
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