Product Description: Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader, whether the CEO at a Fortune 100 company, an entrepreneur, a church pastor, the head of a school, or a government official. Richard Rumelt argues that the heart of a good strategy is insight—into the true nature of the situation, into the hidden power in a situation, and into an appropriate response...read more

Product Description: How do firms behave? Why are firms different? What are the functions of the headquarters unit in a multibusiness firm? What determines success or failure in international competition? In Fundamental Issues in Strategy, twenty-two prominent scholars collectively address these four fundamental questions to examine strategic management's intellectual roots and to strengthen the field's theoretical foundations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Twenty-two of the most important and influential strategy thinkers identify the fundamental questions and issues in the field today. Addressing four critical questions (How do firms behave? Why are firms different? What are the functions of the headquarters unit in a multibusiness firm? What determines success or failure in an international company?), the contributors set a research agenda for the coming decade, asserting that researchers must refocus their efforts now...read more