Strategic Management Books

New and Published Books

1. Servitization, IT-ization and Innovation Models

   Two-Stage Industrial Cluster Theory

   Edited by Hitoshi Hirakawa, Kaushalesh Lal, Shinkai Naoko, Norio Tokumaru

   This book looks at two-stage industrial cluster theory and new innovation models in the context of the IT-ization and servitization of products. The formation of industrial clusters, such as export processing zones and special economic zones, has been the preferred mechanism for developing...

   Published January 17th 2013 by Routledge
2. Innovation and Business Partnering in Japan, Europe and the United States

   Edited by Ruth Taplin

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Innovation studies and partnering/collaborative alliances are rapidly growing areas of interest. Originally combining the two areas, this book examines the role of business partnering as a pathway to innovation for small and medium enterprises – SMEs. This text outlines global and regional trends,...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Competitive Intelligence, Analysis and Strategy

   Creating Organisational Agility

   Edited by Sheila Wright

   The Holy Grail for most organisations is the successful attainment, and retention, of inimitable competitive advantage. This book addresses the question of how to leverage the unique intangible assets of an organisation: its explicit, implicit, acquired and derived knowledge. The refreshingly...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
4. Strategic Operations Management

   3rd Edition

   By Steve Brown, John Bessant, Richard Lamming

   This revitalized new edition of Strategic Operations Management focuses on the four core themes of operations strategy, a vital topic for any company's objectives: strategy, innovation, services, and supply. Expertly authored by a team of Europe's top scholars in the field, the text is enhanced by...

   Published December 3rd 2012 by Routledge
5. Strategic Management in the Arts

   By Lidia Varbanova

   Strategic Management in the Arts looks at the unique characteristics of organisations in the arts and culture sector and shows readers how to tailor a strategic plan to help these diverse organizations meet their objectives. Strategic management is an essential element that drives an organisation...

   Published November 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. Management Frameworks

   Aligning Strategic Thinking and Execution

   By Jacques Kemp, Andreas Schotter, Morgen Witzel

   Today’s business organizations, especially large ones, are complex places; difficult to manage and to control. Much of this complexity is self-induced and too much of the management of these organizations is done on an ad hoc basis. Different reporting, control and management systems are used in...

   Published November 8th 2012 by Routledge
7. Strategic Management and Online Selling

   Creating Competitive Advantage with Intangible Web Goods

   By Susanne Royer

   Series: Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies

   Focusing on Business to Customer (B2C) internet business, and on firms that offer intangible products and/or services that can be directly consumed via the world wide web, Strategic Management and Online Selling also covers immaterial products and online news information or home banking....

   Published November 1st 2012 by Routledge
8. Mergers and Acquisitions

   The Critical Role of Stakeholders

   Edited by Helén Anderson, Virpi Havila, Fredrik Nilsson

   Series: Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies

   A merger or acquisition is usually a challenging endeavor with a single ultimate aim: to create value for the owner. However, stakeholder theory shows how such a narrow and one-sided focus is detrimental to value-creation in general – not only for other stakeholders within and outside the...

   Published October 28th 2012 by Routledge
9. Innovation Policy Challenges for the 21st Century

   Edited by Deborah Cox, John Rigby

   Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

   As the economies of western countries move from primarily resource-based to knowledge-based, and trade liberalization limits what governments can do through direct action, the landscape of innovation is changing and policymakers must react accordingly. This exciting new book examines the challenges...

   Published October 18th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Awakening Giant (Routledge Revivals)

    Continuity and Change in ICI

    By Andrew Pettigrew

    First published in 1985, this book is about Imperial Chemical Industries’ response to the changing social, political, business and economic environment over the past twenty years. Using personal interviews and archival material, Andrew Pettigrew examines the evolution of business strategy,...

    Published October 14th 2012 by Routledge