Strategic Management

Kennedy, Reed; Jamison, Eli; Simpson, Joseph; Kumar, Pankaj; Kemp, Ayenda; Awate, Kiran; Manning, Kathleen

Strategic Management

dc.contributor.author	Kennedy, Reed	en
dc.contributor.author	Jamison, Eli	en
dc.contributor.author	Simpson, Joseph	en
dc.contributor.author	Kumar, Pankaj	en
dc.contributor.author	Kemp, Ayenda	en
dc.contributor.author	Awate, Kiran	en
dc.contributor.author	Manning, Kathleen	en
dc.contributor.editor	Walz, Anita R.	en
dc.contributor.illustrator	Grey, Kindred	en
dc.date.accessioned	2020-07-07T20:23:45Z	en
dc.date.available	2020-07-07T20:23:45Z	en
dc.date.issued	2020-08	en
dc.description.abstract	<br><b><i>Strategic Management</i></b> (2020) is a 343-page open educational resource designed as an introduction to the key topics and themes of strategic management. The open textbook is intended for a senior capstone course in an undergraduate business program and suitable for a wide range of undergraduate business students including those majoring in marketing, management, business administration, accounting, finance, real estate, business information technology, and hospitality and tourism. The text presents examples of familiar companies and personalities to illustrate the different strategies used by today’s firms and how they go about implementing those strategies. It includes case studies, end of section key takeaways, exercises, and links to external videos, and an end-of-book glossary. The text is ideal for courses which focus on how organizations operate at the strategic level to be successful. Students will learn how to conduct case analyses, measure organizational performance, and conduct external and internal analyses. <b>If you are an instructor reviewing, adopting, or adapting this textbook, please help us understand your use by filling out this form <a href="http://bit.ly/strategy-interest">http://bit.ly/strategy-interest. </a></b> <b>How to access this book</b> <br>This text is available in multiple formats including PDF, a low-resolution PDF which is faster to download, Open Document Format (ODT), and ePub found on the left side of your screen. It is also available online in <a href="https://pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/strategicmanagement/">Pressbooks at https://pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/strategicmanagement</a>. Softcover print versions are available at the manufacturer's lowest price in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1949373940">color interior</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1949373894">black & white interior</a>. The main landing page for this book is: <a href="https://doi.org/10.21061/strategicmanagement">https://doi.org/10.21061/strategicmanagement</a>. <b>Attribution</b> <br>This textbook was adapted for use in Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business capstone course, MGT 4394 Strategic Management, and is shared under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0">Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike 3.0 license</a>. It is adapted without attribution to the original 2010 author or publisher at their request. It is adapted from <a href="https://open.lib.umn.edu/strategicmanagement"><i>Mastering Strategic Management</i></a> which was published by the University of Minnesota Publishing in 2015 as an adaptation of the 2010 version. University of Minnesota Publishing reformatted the original text, and replaced some images and figures to make the resulting whole more shareable but did not otherwise significantly alter or update the original 2010 text. <b>Instructor ancillaries</b> <br>Powerpoint slides are available at <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/10919/102735">http://hdl.handle.net/10919/102735</a>. A test bank only for instructors is also available at <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104179">http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104179</a>. <b>Find, adapt and share resources</b> <br><a href="https://www.oercommons.org/groups/strategic-management-instructor-group/5209">Instructor Resource Portal</a> in OER Commons <b>Errata and error reporting</b> <br><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bMxvwR9yp5yE5k4F2V9FCt_V0nKhnkIKt9ahssj2i5I/edit?usp=sharing">Errata</a> <br><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmqN8ybJFDHoji-Ftvze54ZbyvGBR9-BYXDXx1yE35o98h0g/viewform">Report an Error</a> <b>Table of contents</b> <br>Chapter 1: Mastering Strategy: Art and Science <br>Chapter 2: Assessing Organizational Performance <br>Chapter 3: Evaluating the External Environment <br>Chapter 4: Evaluating the Internal Environment <br>Chapter 5: Synthesis of Strategic Issues and Analysis <br>Chapter 6: Selecting Business-Level Strategies <br>Chapter 7: Innovation Strategies <br>Chapter 8: Selecting Corporate-Level Strategies <br>Chapter 9: Competing in International Markets <br>Chapter 10: Executing Strategy through Organizational Design <br>Chapter 11: Leading an Ethical Organization: Corporate Governance, Corporate Ethics, and Social Responsibility <br>About the Author / Editorial and Production Teams <br>Version Notes <br>Glossary This work is published by Virginia Tech’s <a href="https://pamplin.vt.edu">Pamplin College of Business</a> in association with <a href="https://publishing.vt.edu">Virginia Tech Publishing</a>. <b>Suggested citation</b> <br>Kennedy, Reed. (2020) Strategic Management. Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Tech Publishing. <a href="https://doi.org/10.21061/strategicmanagement">https://doi.org/10.21061/strategicmanagement</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0">CC BY NC-SA 3.0</a> <b>Contributors</b> <br><i>About the previous author</i> <br>The publisher of the 2010 version of this book requested that they and the original author not receive attribution. <br><i>This Version</i> <br>Primary contributor: Reed B. Kennedy <br>Reviewers / contributors: Eli Jamison, Joseph Simpson, Pankaj Kumar, Ayenda Kemp, Kiran Awate, and Kathleen Manning <br>Cover design, illustration, and alternative text; student reviewer: Kindred Grey <br>Research and editorial assistant; student reviewer: Kathleen Manning <br>Managing editor: Anita Walz <br>Production editor: Robert Browder <br>Copyeditors: Grace Baggett, Lauren Holt DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.21061/strategicmanagement">https://doi.org/10.21061/strategicmanagement</a> <br>ISBN 978-1-949373-94-3 (print-color) <br>ISBN 978-1-949373-89-9 (print-black & white) <br>ISBN 978-1-949373-96-7 (ebook-PDF) <br>ISBN 978-1-949373-95-0 (ebook-Pressbooks) <a href="https://pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/strategicmanagement">https://pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/strategicmanagement</a> <b>Accessibility</b> <br>Virginia Tech Publishing is committed to making its publications accessible in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 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dc.description.sponsorship	Open Education Faculty Initiative Grant at Virginia Tech	en
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.21061/strategicmanagement	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99282	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Pamplin College of Business in association with Virginia Tech Publishing	en
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/	en
dc.subject	strategic management	en
dc.title	Strategic Management	en
dc.type	Book	en
dc.type	Learning object	en
dc.type.dcmitype	Text	en