Mastering Strategy

The fastest way to become a master of global business strategy!

• Strategizing to maximize the opportunities provided by technology and globalization. </LI>
• Alliances, M&A strategy, and maximizing shareholder value.
• Original contributions from world-class strategists, including C.K. Prahalad, Henry Mintzberg, John Kay, Noel Tichy, and Chan Kim.

Mastering Strategy brings together The Financial Times outstanding 12-part series on business strategy: the best in cutting-edge thinking from the world's leading strategists. Edited for easy reading and rapid application to your business, it's your single source for everything you need to become a master of 21st century business strategy! The book starts with two insightful essays on the current state of business strategy, and how it got here. Next, you'll review today's best approaches to business strategy in relationship to the firm and its economic situation; the general business environment; globalization; and technology. There are essays on Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) strategy; shareholder value and governance; risk reduction; leadership; sector strategies; alliances; knowledge management; operations; manufacturing, and more. Mastering Strategy contains original contributions from world-class thinkers such as C.K. Prahalad, Henry Mintzberg, John Kay, Noel Tichy, Chan Kim, and others. It delivers all the best ideas in 21st century strategy, in exceptionally actionable form. For every executive, manager, and business owner interested in business strategy.

From the Editors of The Financial Times, with contributions from leading business faculty at the University of Chicago, University of Michigan, and INSEAD, Oxford University, London.

Contents

• Introduction
• History/State of Strategy
• Strategy and Micro-Economics
• Strategy and the General Business Environment
• Strategy and Globalization
• Strategy and Organizational Structures
• Strategy and Technology
• Mergers and Acquisition Strategy
• Strategy and Shareholder Value/Governance
• Strategy and Risk Management
• Leadership and Strategy
• Strategy and People
• Sector Strategies
• Strategic Alliances
• Strategy and Knowledge
• Strategy and Operations/Manufacturing
• Fresh Challenges for the Future

• Subject index
• Organization index
• Name index