Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases Competitiveness and Globalization

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 CASES, 10E 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 a 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 keeps study current and relevant.

Part I: Strategic Management Inputs. 1. Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness. 2. The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition, and Competitor Analysis. 3. The Internal Organization: Resources, Capabilities, Core Competencies, and Competitive Advantages. Part II: Strategic Actions: Strategy Formulation. 4. Business-Level Strategy. 5. Competitive Rivalry and Competitive Dynamics. 6. Corporate-Level Strategy. 7. Merger and Acquisition Strategies. 8. International Strategy. 9. Cooperative Strategy. Part III: Strategic Actions: Strategy Implementation. 10. Corporate Governance. 11. Organizational Structure and Controls. 12. Strategic Leadership. 13. Strategic Entrepreneurship. Cases: 1: Adobe Systems Incorporated. 2: Apple Inc.: Keeping the "i" in Innovation. 3: AT&T. 4: Best Buy. 5: Chipotle Mexican Grill. 6: Coinstar (Redbox). 7: Domino's Pizza: A Case Study in Organizational Evolution. 8: Dr Pepper Snapple Group 2011: Fighting to Prosper in a Highly Competitive Market. 9: Ford Motor Company. 10: Google. 11: Gore: Developing Global Teams to Meet 21st Century Challenges at W. L. Gore & Associates*. 12: Herman Miller: A Case of Reinvention and Renewal. 13: Luck Company. 14: McDonald's: From Big Mac to P'tit Plaisir. 15: Mellon. 16: MGM Resorts International. 17: Microsoft Corp. 18: Movie Exhibition Industry: The Movie Exhibition Industry: 2011. 19: Navistar. 20: Netflix. 21: Porsche. 22: Rite Aid Corporation. 23: RJ Reynolds. 24: Twitter. 25: Ultimate Fighting. 26: Under Armour. 27: Union Pacific. 28: Valeant Pharmaceuticals. 29: VICTORY: THE NEW AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE CELEBRATES ITS FIRST DECADE ON THE ROAD. 30: Zipcar.