Friday, December 19, 2008

Digital Business or Strategic Management and Business Policy

Digital Business: Concepts and Strategies

Author: Coupey

As businesses adapt to the realities of the digital world and build on the hard-won insights of the digital business pioneers, increasing importance is placed on the need to understand how traditional concepts of business strategy and implementation are influenced by the Internet, and to identify the novel aspects of business that are made possible by the Internet. That is why this book was written.

  • How do you succeed in the digital business environment?
  • How do you make the transition from offline to online?
  • What aspects of your business will be affected, and how should you manage them?

Digital Business: Concepts and Strategies, Second Edition. will help you develop the skills necessary to understand and integrate Internet technology and characteristics into business activity for attaining strategic objectives.



Read also The Road to Love Canal or Data Statistics and Decision Models with Excel

Strategic Management and Business Policy

Author: Tom Wheelen

This comprehensive book offers an engaging look into new and traditional strategic management topics. Its thorough coverage helps readers develop an understanding of the wide range of theories and research available in this field—from competitive strategy and industry analysis to environmental trends and ethics. Integration of international issues throughout provides an essential understanding of global economics and its impact on business activities in any location. This book contains the latest research and examples of well-known and not-so-well known companies dealing with complicated strategic issues. . For directors of strategic planning, competitive intelligence analysts, and strategic planners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Booknews

New edition of a text on traditional and new strategic management topics. Wheelen (Trinity College) and Hunger (Iowa State U.) present 14 chapters and 32 case studies that focus on developing an understanding of strategic management concepts, research, and theories; a framework of analysis for identifying central issues and courses of action in complex cases; conceptual skills; the emerging global economy and its potential impact on business activities; the role of corporate governance in strategic management; application of previously learned concepts; research capabilities for gathering key data; present and future environments in which corporations must function; and analytical and decision-making skills for dealing with complex problems in an ethical manner. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)



Table of Contents:
Ch. 1Basic concepts in strategic management1
Ch. 2Corporate governance34
Ch. 3Ethics and social responsibility in strategic management55
Ch. 4Environmental scanning and industry analysis71
Ch. 5Internal scanning : organizational analysis104
Ch. 6Strategy formulation : situation analysis and business strategy137
Ch. 7Strategy formulation : corporate strategy163
Ch. 8Strategy formulation : functional strategy and strategic choice188
Ch. 9Strategy implementation : organizing for action213
Ch. 10Strategy implementation : staffing and directing238
Ch. 11Evaluation and control261
Ch. 12Strategic issues in managing technology and innovation291
Ch. 13Strategic issues in entrepreneurial ventures and small businesses316
Ch. 14Strategic issues in not-for-profit organizations338
Ch. 15Suggestions for case analysis353
Cases in strategic management

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