This text focuses on SWOT (Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. It includes all new cases, and contains a unique chapter on not-for-profit organisations.

Introduce your students to strategic management with the market-leading text that sets the standard for the most complete, relevant presentation. Written by highly respected experts and prestigious instructors, Hitt, Ireland and Hoskissons, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION, CONCEPTS AND CASES, 10E provides an intellectually rich, yet thoroughly practical, analysis of strategic management today. This unique text is the only one that integrates the classic industrial organization model with a resource-based view of the firm to give students a complete understanding of how today's businesses use strategic management to establish a sustained competitive advantage. The authors combine the latest, cutting-edge research and strategic management trends with ideas from some of today's most prominent scholars. A strong global focus and carefully selected examples from more than 600 emerging and established companies place ideas into context within an inviting, practical presentation. A wealth of learning features, experiential exercises and more than 30 all-new compelling cases examine a broad range of critical issues confronting managers today. Engaging, updated video cases, CNOW online teaching tools, and a complete electronic business library help keep issues current and relevant. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION provides the solid understanding your students need to effectively apply strategic management tools and techniques to increase performance and their organization's competitive advantage. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION, 6th Edition provides the most accurate, relevant, and completepresentation of strategic management today. Authors Michael A. Hitt, R. Duane Ireland, and Robert E. Hoskisson thoroughly revised eachchapter, weaving cutting-edge ideas, research, and modern practice to create a presentation that captures the dynamic nature of the field.The authors integrate the traditional industrial organizational model of strategic management with the more modern resource-based viewof the firm to explain how firms use the strategic management process to build a sustained competitive advantage.

In a business world characterised by change, turbulence and corporate scandals, strategy is more crucial today than ever before. Far too often top management develops a strategy for the company that is never communicated to or understood by other levels.

This edition consists of 35 cases representing a myriad of strategy topics and types of firms and industries. The authors have meticulously reviewed hundreds of cases to create this package.

Using an integrated strategic management process to explain what organisations should do to increase strategic competitiveness and achieve higher performance, the 4th Asia Pacific edition of Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalisation continues to provide a systematic skill-building coverage of strategy. With an emphasis on global advantage, the text offers a comprehensive examination of regional and international issues to provide a complete, accurate and up-to-date explanation of the strategic management process. New coverage on environmental concerns and emerging technologies as well as examples and cases from Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific serve to engage students while updated international content demonstrates how strategic management is used in the global economy. Recognising the importance of relating theory to practice, Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalisation 4e provides 13 new case studies and a raft of online cases supported by a case matrix.

Introduce strategic management using the market-leading text that sets the standard for the most complete, relevant presentation. Written by highly respected experts and prestigious scholars, Hitt/Ireland/Hoskisson's STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION, CONCEPTS AND CASE, 9E provides an intellectually rich, yet thoroughly practical, analysis of strategic management today. This unique text is the only one to integrate the classic industrial organization model with a resource-based view of the firm to give readers a complete understanding of how today's businesses use strategic management to establish sustained competitive advantage. The authors present cutting-edge research and strategic management trends within a strong global focus, using memorable examples from more than 600 companies. A wealth of learning features and selection of 30 all-new compelling cases prepare your students to face the broad range of critical issues confronting contemporary managers. Engaging video cases, CengageNOW online teaching tools, and a complete electronic business library keep study current and relevant.

As the world continues to evolve, globalization remains a key topic area among scholars and practitioners across disciplines and industries. It is essential for managers to stay informed and look out for potential threats that can negatively affect global operations. Geopolitics and Strategic Management in the Global Economy is a pivotal reference publication featuring the latest scholarly research on an international view of the challenges and opportunities organizations face in the global marketplace. Including coverage on a broad range of topics such as firm competitiveness, project management, and social capital, this book is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, students, and managers seeking current research on best ways to handle international management issues.

Emphasising the essential techniques of business best practices, this title offers thorough analysis and discussions on concepts such as environmental analysis, strategy development and strategy implementation.