Pearce & Robinson
Formulation, Implementation, and Control of Competitive Strategy, 10/e
Contemporary research in strategic management, with an emphasis on conceptual tools and
skills created by scholars and practitioners in the field are evident throughout this
13-chapter book. Pearce and Robinson's FORMULATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTROL, 10e,
retains its high level of academic credibility and its market-leading emphasis on
Strategic Practice. The material presented here is the text material that can be found in
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, 10e (text and cases). It continues to have strong support from
longtime adopters and growing support in schools with a desire to provide straightforward
treatment of strategic management with a practical, systematic approach. An abundance of
real world examples from current periodicals such as "BusinessWeek" about
companies familiar to students, permeate the text. Pearce and Robinson continue to use a
unique pedagogical model created by the authors to provide logic and structure to its
treatment of strategic management which in turn makes the material more easily organized
by the instructor and learned by the student.A new chapter 3 dedicated to corporate social
responsibility and business ethics has been included to meet the needs of today's
curriculum.
Continuing its tradition of being current, Pearce/Robinson now contains in-depth
coverage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in Chapter 2.
A new section on leadership, including numerous examples and illustrations that help
provide practical guidelines young, emerging leaders can use.
New coverage on the pros and cons of outsourcing and the reality of what is now a truly
global environment.
A new chapter 11 dedicated to structuring effective 21st century organizations.
New "Top Strategist" boxes which profile executives from various industries
who are strategy experts in their fields.
John Pearce (Wayne, PA) teaches at Villanova University.
Richard Robinson (Columbia, SC) is a member of the faculty at the
University of South Carolina.
Brief Contents
Preface
PART ONE Overview of Strategic Management
1 Strategic Management
PART TWO Strategy Formulation
2 Defining the Company's Mission and Social Responsibility
3 Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
4 The External Environment
5 The Global Environment
6 Internal Analysis
7 Long-Term Objectives and Strategies
8 Strategic Analysis and Choice in Single- or Dominant-Product Businesses: Building
Sustainable Competitive Advantages
9 Strategic Analysis and Choice in the Multibusiness Company: Rationalizing
Diversification and Building Shareholder Value
PART THREE Strategy Implementation, Control, and Innovation
10 Implementing Strategy: Objectives, Tactics, Outsourcing, Policies, and Rewards
11 Structuring an Effective Organization
12 Organizational Leadership and Culture
13 Strategic Control, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Index
Paperback, 426 pages+glossary and name index