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Tables of Contents for Essential Challenges of Strategic Management
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xiii
About the Author
xvii
Introduction
1
27
Essential Challenges
3
5
Growth
3
1
Value
4
1
Focus
5
1
Change
5
1
Future
5
1
Knowledge
6
1
Time
6
1
Summary
7
1
Organizational Context
8
3
Organizations as Complex Systems
11
2
Approaches to Strategy
13
10
Schools of Thought
14
2
Strategy Formation
16
2
Process Implementation
18
3
Strategy and Complexity
21
2
Best Practices
23
1
Brief Overview
24
1
References
25
3
Growth
28
32
Nature of Growth
29
10
Theories of Growth
29
2
Situation Assessment
31
8
Challenge of Growth
39
1
Markets and Technologies
40
2
Strategies for Growth
42
5
Acquisitions and Mergers
42
1
Enhancing Productivity
43
1
Organic Growth Strategies
44
3
Growing Electronically
47
3
Supporting Growth Strategies
50
5
Competitive Intelligence
51
2
Situation Assessment Advisor
53
2
Conclusions
55
1
Key Questions
56
1
References
57
3
Value
60
30
Nature of Value
61
3
Innovation
64
9
Difficulty of Innovation
65
4
Product Innovation
69
4
Challenge of Value
73
1
Strategies for Value
74
4
Supporting Value Strategies
78
7
Human-Centered Design
78
1
Multi-Attribute Utility Models
79
2
Quality Function Deployment
81
1
Product Planning Advisor
82
2
Activity-Based Cost Accounting
84
1
Conclusions
85
1
Key Questions
85
1
References
86
4
Focus
90
27
Challenge of Focus
90
4
Nature of Decision Making
94
3
Strategies for Focus
97
11
Elements of Decision Making
98
4
Project Selection
102
2
Multistage Decision Processes
104
2
Portfolio Management
106
2
Supporting Decision Making
108
4
Product Planning Advisor
109
1
Expert Choice
109
1
NewProd
110
1
Decision Advisor
110
1
Balanced Scorecard
111
1
Summary
112
1
Conclusions
112
1
Key Questions
113
1
References
113
4
Change
117
28
Nature of Change
118
5
Adopting New Paradigms
118
2
Underlying Difficulties
120
3
Challenge of Change
123
7
Virtual Organizations
124
6
Change Strategies
130
7
Organizational Baselines
131
1
Organizational Design
132
2
Role of Leadership
134
2
Change Strategies For Complex Systems
136
1
Summary
137
1
Supporting Change Strategies
137
4
ProcessEdge
137
1
TOP Modeler
138
1
Strategic Thinking
139
2
Conclusions
141
1
Key Questions
142
1
References
143
2
Future
145
26
Challenge of the Future
145
3
Future Strategies
148
8
Scope of R&D
150
1
Industrial R&D
150
2
R&D Strategies
152
4
Supporting Future Strategies
156
10
Historical Benchmarks
156
1
Scenario Planning
157
3
Investment Decision Making
160
1
Option Pricing Models
161
2
Technology Investment Advisor
163
2
Knowledge Management
165
1
Summary
166
1
Conclusions
166
1
Key Questions
167
1
References
167
4
Knowledge
171
27
Knowledge Management
173
2
Challenge of Knowledge
175
3
Knowledge Strategies
178
9
Linkages to Corporate Strategy
179
1
Alternative Models
180
2
Knowledge Sharing
182
1
Knowledge Capital
183
2
Competitive Intelligence
185
2
Summary
187
1
Supporting Knowledge Strategies
187
6
Knowledge Capture
187
1
Knowledge Maps
188
1
Ernie
189
1
IKSMOnline
189
1
Collaboration
190
3
Summary
193
1
Conclusions
193
1
Key Questions
194
1
References
194
4
Time
198
21
Challenge of Time
198
5
Time and Leadership
203
7
Nature of Leadership
204
3
Recruiting Leaders
207
1
Leaders and Time
208
1
Summary
209
1
Time Strategies
210
2
Supporting Time Strategies
212
3
Time Management
212
1
Strategic Thinking Time
213
1
Impact of Tools
214
1
Conclusions
215
1
Key Questions
216
1
References
216
3
Best Practices
219
11
Best Practices
220
1
Supporting Best Practices
221
3
Roles of Methods and Tools
224
3
Addressing Your Challenges
227
1
Conclusions
228
1
References
229
1
Appendix KEY QUESTIONS
230
3
Growth
230
1
Value
230
1
Focus
231
1
Change
231
1
Future
231
1
Knowledge
232
1
Time
232
1
Author Index
233
6
Company Index
239
2
Subject Index
241