Essentials of Strategic Management, Third
Edition, is a brief version of the authors' market-leading text Strategic Management: An Integrated Approach, helping students identify
and focus on core concepts in the field in a more succinct, streamlined
format. Based on real-world practices and current thinking, the text's
presentation of strategic management features an increased emphasis on
the "business model" concept as a way of framing the issues of
competitive advantage. Cutting-edge research, new strategic management
theory, and a hands-on approach allow students to explore major topics
in management, including corporate performance, governance, strategic
leadership, technology, and business ethics. Its high-quality case
program examines small, medium, and large companies - both domestic and
international - so that students gain practice putting chapter concepts
into action.