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Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Chapter 1 What Is Strategy and Why Is It Important?
- Chapter 2 The Managerial Process of Crafting and Executing Strategy
- Chapter 3 Evaluating a Company's External Environment
- Chapter 4 Evaluating a Company's Resources and Competitive Position
- Chapter 5 The Five Generic Competitive Strategies: Which One to Employ?
- Chapter 6 Supplementing the Chosen Competitive Strategy: Other Important Strategy Choices
- Chapter 7 Competing in Foreign Markets
- Chapter 8 Tailoring Strategy to Fit Specific Industry and Company Situations
- Chapter 9 Diversification Strategies for Managing a Group of Businesses
- Chapter 10 Strategy, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
- Chapter 11 Building an Organization Capable of Good Strategy Execution
- Chapter 12 Managing Internal Operations: Actions That Promote Good Strategy Execution
- Chapter 13 Corporate Culture and Leadership: Keys to Good Strategy Execution
- Case 1 Costco Wholesale Corporation: Mission, Business Model, and Strategy
- Case 2 Shearwater Adventures Ltd.
- Case 3 The Battle in Radio Broadcasting: XM vs. Sirius vs. Local Radio vs. Internet Radio
- Case 4 Competition in the Bottled Water Industry in 2006
- Case 5 Blue Nile Inc.: World's Largest Online Diamond Retailer
- Case 6 Eat2Eat.com
- Case 7 Panera Bread Company
- Case 8 Coach Inc.: Is Its Advantage in Luxury Handbags Sustainable?
- Case 9 Nucor Corporation: Competing against Low-Cost Steel Imports
- Case 10 The YMCA of London, Ontario
- Case 11 Wild Oats Markets, Inc.
- Case 12 Zune: Microsoft's Entry into the Digital Music Player Market
- Case 13 SkyWest Inc. and the Regional Airline Industry
- Case 14 Competition in Video Game Consoles: Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo Battle for Supremacy
- Case 15 Electronic Arts in 2007: Can It Retain Its Global Lead in Video Game Software?
- Case 16 Sun Microsystems
- Case 17 Toyota's Strategy and Initiatives in Europe: the Launch of the Aygo
- Case 18 Econet Wireless International's Expansion across Africa
- Case 19 PepsiCo in 2007: Strategies to Increase Shareholder Value
- Case 20 Spectrum Brands' Diversification Strategy: A Success or a Failure?
- Case 21 Sara Lee Corporation: Retrenching to a Narrower Range of Businesses
- Case 22 Robin Hood
- Case 23 Dilemma at Devil's Den
- Case 24 Enterprise Rent-a-Car
- Case 25 Manpower Australia: Using Strategy Maps and the Balanced Scorecard Effectively
- Case 26 Abercrombie & Fitch: An Upscale Sporting Goods Retailer Becomes a Leader in Trendy Apparel
- Case 27 New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc.
- Case 28 Ryanair: European Pioneer of Budget Airline Travel
- Case 29 Monitoring Foreign Suppliers: The Challenge of Detecting Unethical Practices
- Case 30 Queensland Rainforest Resort
- Case 31 Smithfield Foods' Vertical Integration Strategy: Is It Environmentally Correct?
- Endnotes
- Indexes
- NAME INDEX
- SUBJECT INDEX
