This brief text offers a concise explanation of the most important concepts and techniques in strategic management. Further, cases and simulations are a perfect supplement to Essentials of Strategic Management, while its brevity also makes it suitable for use in corporate and executive training programs.

This edition contains new information to reflect the latest changes in the discipline while remaining brief and to the point.

Part 1: Introduction to Strategic Management
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts of Strategic Management
Chapter 2: Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
Part 2: Scanning the Environment
Chapter 3: Environmental Scanning and Industry Analysis
Chapter 4: Internal Scanning: Organizational Analysis
Part 3: Strategy Formulation
Chapter 5: Strategy Formulation: Situation Analysis and Business Strategy
Chapter 6: Strategy Formulation: Corporate Strategy
Chapter 7: Strategy Formulation: Functional Strategy and Strategic Choice
Part 4: Strategy Implementation and Control
Chapter 8: Strategy Implementation: Organizing for Action
Chapter 9: Strategy Implementation: Staffing and Leading
Chapter 10: Evaluation and Control
Part 5: Introduction to Case Analysis
Chapter 11: Suggestions for Case Analysis