Shortlisted for the 2013 Chartered Management Institute textbook award Practicing Strategy broke new ground when it first published byafocusing on the strategy-as-practice approach, which considers strategy not only as something an organisationahasabut something which its membersado. The new edition deals with a selection of topics that have been central in recent academic debates in the strategy-as-practice area and includes O 7 New chapters on topics such as Chief Executive Officers, Middle Managers, Strategic Alignment and Strategic Ambidexterity in line with developments in the field O New case studies throughout including Narayana health, the turnaround of Reliant group and relocating a business school O Tutor and student access to online resources inlcude additional readings, an Instructors Manual, PowerPoint slides, author podcasts and videos. Aimed ataundergraduate and postgraduate students taking advanced strategy modules and practitioners alike.
Chapter 1: Practicing Strategy: Foundations and Importance SECTION A - PRACTITIONERS Chapter 2: Chief Executive Officers Chapter 3: Chief Strategy Officers (CSOs) Chapter 4: Strategy Teams Chapter 5: Middle Managers Chapter 6: Strategy Consultants SECTION B - PRACTICES Chapter 7: Strategy Tools Chapter 8: Influencing Strategy through Discourse SECTION C - PRAXIS Chapter 9: Strategic Alignment: The ESCO Model Chapter 10: Practicing Strategy across Firms: Insights from M&As Chapter 11: Strategic Ambidexterity: Dealing with Tensions SECTION D - CASE STUDIES Chapter 12: Teaching Strategy using the Strategy-as-Practice approach Chapter 13: Strategic Leadership and Innovation at Apple Inc. Chapter 14: Centrica - Strategizing in Multi-Utility Chapter 15: Narayana Health: Bringing Quality Healthcare to the Masses Chapter 16: A Reliable Recovery? Chapter 17: Marconi - When Strategists Hit the Perfect Storm Chapter 18: Lafarge vs. Blue Circle: Practices in a Hostile Takeover Chapter 19: Room for Improvement? Relocating a Business School Chapter 20: Strategy-making 2.0: Strategy Development Process at the Wikimedia Foundation
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