Competing for Advantage - Softcover

Hoskisson, Robert E.; Hitt, Michael A.; Ireland, R. Duane; Harrison, Jeffrey S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0324316666 ISBN 13: 9780324316667

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2007

Synopsis

Discover what it takes to create a sustainable competitive advantage in management and business today with this straightforward, powerful strategic management resources. COMPETING FOR ADVANTAGE, 2E focuses specifically on the issues most important to today's current or future practitioner. The book details the processes and tools you need to better understand and effectively contribute to your organization's strategic management process. Applied examples illustrate the latest thinking, practices, and research in strategic management today with in-depth discussions that examine critical topics such as strategic leadership and corporate governance. Access to relevant cases, a focus on the emerging issues such as ethics, and an emphasis on technology throughout prepare you for success in the fast-paced, ever-changing global economy in which today's firms compete.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert E. Hoskisson is the George R. Brown Chair of Strategic Management at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California-Irvine. Dr. Hoskisson's research topics focus on corporate governance, acquisitions and divestitures, corporate and international diversification, and cooperative strategy. He teaches courses in corporate and international strategic management, cooperative strategy, and strategy consulting. Dr. Hoskisson's research has appeared in more than 120 publications, including the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Academy of Management Executive, and others. He has co-authored 26 books, including recent books on business strategic and competitive advantage. He is currently Associate Editor of the Strategic Management Journal and Consulting Editor for the Journal of International Business Studies. He also serves on the Editorial Review board for the Academy of Management Journal. He has served on editorial boards for Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and others. He is Special Professor at the University of Nottingham and Honorary Professor at Xiżan Jiao Tong University. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and charter member of the Academy of Management Journal's Hall of Fame. He is also a Fellow of the Strategic Management Society and has received awards from the American Society for Competitiveness and the Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University. He completed three years of service as Representative-at-Large for the Board of Governors of the Academy of Management and currently serves on Board of Directors of the Strategic Management Society.

Review:

"I especially like the organization of the material in these chapters, which provides a logical and easy to follow flow/progression through the topics addressed."

"I adopted this text because it is concise and explains concepts clearly and provides good examples. Also, it has a very good structure and sequences of strategic management topics."

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0324316666
• ISBN 13: 9780324316667
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 448