The author team of Professors John McGee, Howard Thomas and David Wilson combine their extensive experience of teaching and consulting in strategy with cutting edge research to form an exciting new textbook. Marrying comprehensive coverage of strategy with an incisive and analytical approach, the new text is ideal for undergraduate and MBA students taking a strategic management, corporate strategy or business policy module.The book sets out to provide students with an understanding of the core concepts and economics of strategy, laying the foundations for analysing strategy on a variety of levels. With a strong emphasis on practice, the book explores contemporary topics, including risk management, strategic change, corporate governance, the learning organization and the implementation of strategy for performance and process improvement. The theory is complemented by thorough pedagogy throughout and a range of excellent case examples and longer cases* furnish students with the practical applications needed to fully appreciate the consequences of strategic decisions

Strategy

Business & Money

WILSON, David

Thomas, Howard

McGee, John

Management & Leadership

McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.

Based on in-depth study of the electronics giant Philips, "Corporate Strategy, Public Policy and New Technologies" examines the key factors which have determined the success or failure of new technologies and the global competitiveness of firms within a major European consumer industry. Drawing on the insights gained from intensive empirical research into the company's growth, structure and competitive strategy, the book traces the reciprocal influences of Philips and of European Community policymaking on each other and on the development of the industry since the 1970s. The core of the book focuses on detailed case studies of three major technological initiatives, and analyses the reasons for their success or failure: the European VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) industry and Philips' VCR 2000 format; Philips and the development of the European HDTV (High Definition Television) system; and Philips' CD-i (Compact Disc-interactive) project. All three studies raise important issues of competition, collaboration, technology and the role of public policy, with a firm theoretical grounding in the most relevant and up-to-date academic research. In addition to providing an instructive analysis of the performance of an industry at the levels of the firm, the state and the European Community, the book emphasises that the strategies and policies discussed were adopted largely in response to the global challenge from the USA and, above all, Japan.

Corporate Strategy, Public Policy and New Technologies: Philips and the European Consumer Electronics Industry (Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy, 4)

Dai, Xiudian

Xiudian Dai, Dai

Economics

Emerald Publishing Limited

With an independent air: Encounters during a lifetime of broadcasting

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

Creating a New Management University

Wilson, Alex

Lee, Michelle P.

Routledge

Creating a New Management University: Tracking the Strategy of Singapore Management University (SMU) in Singapore (1997–2019/20)

The Molecular Life of Plants

A stunning landmark co-publication between the American Society of Plant Biologists and Wiley-Blackwell. The Molecular Life of Plants presents students with an innovative, integrated approach to plant science. It looks at the processes and mechanisms that underlie each stage of plant life and describes the intricate network of cellular, molecular, biochemical and physiological events through which plants make life on land possible. Richly illustrated, this book follows the life of the plant, starting with the seed, progressing through germination to the seedling and mature plant, and ending with reproduction and senescence. This "seed-to-seed" approach will provide students with a logical framework for acquiring the knowledge needed to fully understand plant growth and development. Written by a highly respected and experienced author team The Molecular Life of Plants will prove invaluable to students needing a comprehensive, integrated introduction to the subject across a variety of disciplines including plant science, biological science, horticulture and agriculture.

Science & Math

Ougham, Helen

Waaland, Susan

Jones, Russell L.

Biological Sciences

Wiley/Blackwell

A series of wide-ranging practical applications of the issues, problems, and drawbacks of carrying out practical risk analysis. Each application contained is written up in case history form to illustrate both the formulation and implementation problems involved in real-world applications. Also contains a series of notes developed by the authors that can be used for generating additional case discussion. Intended as a companion volume to Risk Analysis and Its Applications.

Practical Risk Analysis: An Approach Through Case Histories

Hertz, David Bendel

wiley

Business schools have come under fire in recent years with criticisms centring on their academic rigour and the relevance of business education to the 'real' world of management. Alongside this ongoing debate, increasing international competition and media rankings have led to a fierce struggle between business schools for positioning and differentiation. These are among the challenges that are faced by the dean of the modern-day business school. In this book, Fernando Fragueiro and Howard Thomas show how deans of business schools can meet such challenges in terms of strategic direction setting and the execution of their leadership role. Drawing on their invaluable experience as deans of highly successful business schools, they present a series of case studies to show how leaders of five leading business schools (IMD, LBS, INSEAD, IAE and Warwick) have built effective strategies in the context of internal and external political pressures.

Strategic Leadership in the Business School: Keeping One Step Ahead

Fragueiro, Fernando

Cambridge University Press

Once Upon a Time, God

Religion & Spirituality

Lakeland Pbs.

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