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Crafting and Executing Strategy, (SIE): The Quest for Competitive Advantage: Concepts and Cases, 14/e
Art A. Thompson, University of Alabama
A.J. Strickland III, University of Alabama
John Gamble, University of South Alabama
Arun Kumar Jain, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

ISBN: 0070600899
Copyright year: 2006

This textbook is well known for its coverage of all major frameworks of atrategy in a practical and sophisticated manner, and for having a wonderful collection of cases from various sectors. Indian cases have been added at the end of the book to make it more useful for te MBA students of Indian universities/ autonomous institutions. these cases are on Boeing, Giant Bicycles, Mumbai Dabbawallahs, Nirma, BPO-ITeS, Global Trust Bank, BALCO, ICICI Bank and so on.

Special features

  • Discusses strategy in single-business as well as multi-business enterprises
  • Integrates global competition and global strategy issues across chapters
  • Discusses Porter’s 5-Forces in detail
  • Covers Mergers and Acquisitions in detail
  • Puts special emphasis on ethics, and social responsibility
  • Integrates internet strategy throughout the book
  • Uses examples and Illustration Capsules profusely
  • Gives balanced view of external competition vis-à-vis internal resource compatibility of a firm



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