Essentials of strategic management : the quest for competitive advantage / John E. Gamble, Margaret A. Peteraf, and Arthur A. Thompson, Jr.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Strategy, business models, and competitive advantage -- Strategy formulation, execution, and governance -- Evaluating a company's external environment -- Evaluating a company's resources, capabilities, and competitiveness -- The five generic competitive strategies -- Strengthening a company's competitive position: strategic moves, timing, and scope of operations -- Strategies for competing in international markets -- Corporate strategy: diversification and the multibusiness company -- Ethics, corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability, and strategy -- Superior strategy execution-another path to competitive advantage

"The standout features of this seventh edition of Essentials of Strategic Management are its concisely written and robust coverage of strategic management concepts and its compelling collection of cases. The text presents a conceptually strong treatment of strategic management principles and analytic approaches that features straight-tothe-point discussions, timely examples, and a writing style that captures the interest of students. While this edition retains the 10-chapter structure of the prior edition, every chapter has been reexamined, refined, and refreshed. New content has been added to keep the material in line with the latest developments in the theory and practice of strategic management. Also, scores of new examples have been added, along with fresh Concepts & Connections illustrations, to make the content come alive and to provide students with a ringside view of strategy in action. The fundamental character of the seventh edition of Essentials of Strategic Management is very much in step with the best academic thinking and contemporary management practice. The chapter content continues to be solidly mainstream and balanced, mirroring both the penetrating insight of academic thought and the pragmatism of real-world strategic management"-- Provided by publisher.