Based on the reputable US text the 2nd Southern African Edition of Crafting & Executing Strategy covers what every senior-level or entry-level MBA student in Southern Africa needs to know about crafting, executing and aligning business strategies, through presentation of core concepts and analytical techniques. A separate case and readings sections build on the main text by demonstrating the theory in practice. The core concepts are explained in language that Southern African students can grasp and provide relevant examples as used by small, medium and large SA companies.

Crafting and Executing Strategy has been revised and updated specifically with its European readers in mind. Building upon the success of previous editions, it continues to explain the core concepts and key theories in strategy and illustrate them with practical, managerial examples students can really relate to. Brand new features have been developed to encourage readers to go beyond learning and to apply their knowledge to from a diverse range of real-life scenarios including global brands, SMEs, public sector and not-for-profit organizations.

Presenting the most recent developments in research and strategy, this text applies these theories and illustrates their implementation in business cases.

Based on the reputable US text, the 2nd Southern African Edition of "Crafting & Executing Strategy" covers what every senior-level or entry-level MBA student in Southern Africa needs to know about crafting, executing and aligning business strategies, through presentation of core concepts and analytical techniques. A separate case and readings sections build on the main text by demonstrating the theory in practice. The core concepts are explained in language that Southern African students can grasp and provide relevant examples as used by small, medium and large SA companies.

Crafting and Executing Strategy: South African Edition is an adaptation of the worldwide market-leading text by Thompson, Strickland and Gamble. The aim of the book is to effectively and interestingly cover what every senior-level or MBA student in South Africa needs to know about crafting, executing and aligning business strategies. Crafting and Executing Strategy contains a wealth of South African examples and illustration capsules as well as five South African cases to accompany five international cases. The selection includes cases on black economic empowerment, banking, wine, clothing, luxury goods, motor cycle and retail industries. The flexible combination of text, readings and cases allows instructors to teach concepts and analytical tools while also providing a taste of the stimulating literature in strategic management. If required, instructors have the option of packaging access to two different McGraw-Hill Online Simulation Games with the book - either the Business Strategy Game or GLO-BUS (visit http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/sim for more information on these simulation games).

This title responds head-on to the growing requests by business faculty for a concise, theory-driven strategic management concepts and cases text.

This engaging collection of case studies provides students and entrepreneurs with an insight into the world of business in South Africa, providing a practical view of marketing and management issues. Written by entrepreneurs and business executives, the collection provides a unique “inside” perspective on issues that challenge the local business community and highlights some of the successes, frustrations, and challenges that are common in business today.

This book explains how an organization can measure and manage performance with the Balanced Scorecard methodology. It provides extensive background on performance management and the Balanced Scorecard, and focuses on guiding a team through the step-by-step development and ongoing implementation of a Balanced Scorecard system. Corporations, public sector agencies, and not for profit organizations have all reaped success from the Balanced Scorecard. This book supplies detailed implementation advice that is readily applied to any and all of these organization types. Additionally, it will benefit organizations at any stage of Balanced Scorecard development. Regardless of whether you are just contemplating a Balanced Scorecard, require assistance in linking their current Scorecard to management processes, or need a review of their past measurement efforts, Balanced Scorecard Step by Step provides detailed advice and proven solutions.