The appetite for acquisitions shows no sign of abating despite evidence that 50% failto achieve the benefits expected of them. There is a tendency to concentrate on the dealitself only for it to be let down by inadequate follow through. Effective post-acquisitionmanagement is critical. Implementing Successful Post-Acquisition Management provides clear strategic andoperational guidance on post-acquisition issues, so you can ensure your acquisition isamong the successes. It includes a post-acquisition management typology to enable you toselect and implement a management style that fits your strategic goals. The briefingoffers cutting edge advice based on the author's extensive research and consultancyexperience in this area. Numerous cameos, case material, tools and research results areprovided to help you put the advice into practice.  Contents include:  * Why does the post-acquisition phase present difficulties * Factors influencing post-acquisition management * Which style is appropriate * Taking charge of the new acquisition * What changes are appropriate * Golden rules of post-acquisition management

Implementing Successful Post-Acquisition Management (Financial Times Management Briefings)

Business & Money

Angwin, Duncan

Management & Leadership

Ft Pr

This new edition of the popular The Strategy Pathfinder updates the micro-cases of real-life problems faced by companies and executives. These micro-cases help readers to engage with the kinds of situations they will encounter in their working lives while provoking discussions about key theoretical themes. Original presentation and design makes this an essential companion for both the business-school classroom and the executive briefcase. The Strategy Pathfinder brings experienced and potential executives alike an instant guide to the concepts and techniques they need to know. 
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<li>An innovative introduction to strategy.</li> <li>Makes readers active “producers” of strategy, rather than passive recipients of received wisdom.</li> <li>Presents essential pathways through the strategy jungle.</li> <li>Each case provokes discussion about a key theoretical theme.</li> <li>Encourages readers to form a view themselves, and then test it against the views of others, before offering recommendations about how best to proceed.</li> <li>Cases are drawn from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.</li> <li>Supported by online lecturer supplements.</li> </ul>

The Strategy Pathfinder: Core Concepts and Live Cases

Smith, Chris

Cummings, Stephen

wiley

A visual and interactive guide to building and communicating strategies that actually work YOUR STRATEGY HAS SEVEN SECONDS TO CAPTIVATE ITS AUDIENCE… So how are you going to present it? A big wordy document? A lengthy address? Slides full of bullet points? The best way to engage and involve people is through pictures. Strategy Builder shows you how to creatively combine the best strategy frameworks to orient and animate strategy discussion and development in your team. This visual, interactive guide, with illustrations by Visory, uses real world examples and practical tips to help you: <ul>
<li>Discover the five key foundations that every strategy should be built upon</li> <li>Draw compelling and unique pictures that capture your organization’s distinct strategies</li> <li>Develop your skills as a leader of strategy discussions</li> <li>Understand how to use interactive drawing to engage others and achieve ‘buy in’</li> <li>Additional online resources available including Strategy Drawing Templates, plus Builder Slides and case studies materials for instructors. Locate the 'Companion Website' link towards the bottom of this page to access these materials.</li> </ul> Test your strategic vision or develop a new strategic plan based on the best elements of key strategic frameworks by trying the FREE interactive Strategy Builder app, developed in association with StrategyBlocks, at www.strategicplan.com Praise for Strategy Builder: Cummings &amp; Angwin are pioneers in introducing novel approaches in teaching and applying the principles of strategy --Robert M. Grant, Bocconi University, author of Contemporary Strategy Analysis In a complex, fast changing world, where we are bombarded by words, numbers and reports, the visual-first approach to strategy provided by Strategy Builder is immensely helpful for inspiring and communicating a clearer vision of how to move forward. -- Rachna Bhasin, VP Strategy, SiriusXM At last someone has grasped this idea and come up with a way to help us demonstrate strategic plans and ambitions in a creative new way. --Vikki Heywood CBE, Chair of The Royal Society for the Arts This wonderful book is the first to solve a near-universal problem: communicating strategic ideas is just as hard and just as important as coming up with them in the first place, and both are visual activities. The question is not “Do you understand?” but “Do you see?” --William Duggan, Professor, Columbia University, author Strategic Intuition This book shows how to draw an organization's strategy so you see what's been considered, what's not been considered, and how things are related,. Strategy building is presented as a fun and involving learning process.The approach is revolutionary in that it enables not only the development but also the easy sharing of strategic understanding. --Roger L.M. Dunbar, Emeritus Professor, Stern School of Business, New York University What a great idea! They layout is also really thoughtful; it makes you immediately want to get out a pencil and start doodling. --Adam Martin, Customer Solutions Director, The Brakes Group As a time pressed executive it was a delight to find a book that I can dip into to find the best strategic frameworks - those that have proved the test of time and academic scrutiny as being truly useful in the workplace. Even better for an inveterate scribbler: endorsement that a picture and ‘permission to play’ with ideas visually really does say a thousand words and more! --Sarah Mitson, Global Business Director, TNSGlobal This is an invaluable resource for any executive wanting to improve engagement in strategy development and c

Strategy Builder: How to Create and Communicate More Effective Strategies

Real-world strategic management practice in an interactive micro-case format The Strategy Pathfinder presents an innovative, dynamic guide to strategic thinking and practice. Using real-world case examples from companies like Apple, the BBC, Hyundai, LEGO, McDonalds, Nike and SpaceX to illustrate critical concepts, this book enables readers to actively participate in real-world strategy dilemmas and create their own solutions. Strategy Pathfinder’s ‘live’ micro-cases provoke discussion about business models, value creation, new ventures and more, while its complimentary instructional content introduces you to the best ‘classic’ and new tools of strategic management. Rather than passively reproducing past and current ideas, Strategy Pathfinder encourages strategic thinkers to learn by doing. The book is designed to help the reader to develop a clear understanding of key concepts while shifting your thought processes towards real strategic action and innovation by enabling you to: <ul>
<li>Use strategy theories and frameworks to engage in analytical and creative discussions about key strategic issues facing real companies today</li> <li>Form strategic views for yourself, and test them against the views of others</li> <li>Effectively make and communicate recommendations based on solid strategic analysis that stand up to scrutiny from multiple stakeholders</li> </ul>
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<li>Become an active producer of new strategic ideas rather than a passive receiver of past wisdom</li> </ul>
This third edition has been updated with new chapters and cases to reflect the latest, cutting-edge issues in strategic thinking and practice. And the updated companion website offers students, instructors and managers more resources to facilitate understanding, interaction and innovation. As an active learning experience, The Strategy Pathfinder 3rd Edition engages the reader in the work of strategy practitioners. By arming you with the empirical research you need, and the best strategic management theories and frameworks to better analyse situations you're likely to encounter or already facing in your career, The Strategy Pathfinder teaches you how to improve your strategic thinking and practice, and develop your own strategic pathways for the future.

The Strategy Pathfinder: Core Concepts and Live Cases (The Pathfinder Series)

With over one million copies sold worldwide, Exploring Strategy has long been the essential strategy text for managers of today and tomorrow. From entrepreneurial start-ups to multinationals, charities to government agencies, this book raises the big questions about organisations- how they grow, how they innovate and how they change. Texts and Cases also provides a wealth of extra case studies written by experts in the subject to aid and enrich your understanding. Examples are taken from events and organisations as diverse as Glastonbury, Mondelez and Formula 1 racing.

Exploring Strategy: Text and Cases (11th Edition)

WHITTINGTON, Richard

JOHNSON, Gerry

Regnér, Patrick

SCHOLES, Kevan

Pearson

<div> Understand and apply the essential concepts and techniques of strategy&nbsp; &nbsp; </div> <div> Fundamentals of Strategy,&nbsp;5th Edition,&nbsp;by&nbsp;Whittington, Regnér, Angwin, Johnson and Scholes&nbsp;is a concise and easy-to-follow overview of the&nbsp;fundamental issues and techniques of strategy&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;author team of the&nbsp;market-leading&nbsp;Exploring Strategy. This&nbsp;book has been updated to include coverage of the Covid-19 crisis, and provides&nbsp;insights and examples from a&nbsp;broad&nbsp;range of international&nbsp;organisations.&nbsp;Each&nbsp;chapter is complemented by a wide range of illustrations&nbsp;followed by&nbsp;an end-of-chapter case study&nbsp;to&nbsp;consolidate&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of&nbsp;how the theories apply to real-world scenarios.&nbsp;This book&nbsp;will&nbsp;particularly suit students on short strategy courses and courses focused on strategy analysis.&nbsp; </div> <div> &nbsp; </div> <div> Pearson, the world's&nbsp;learning&nbsp;company.&nbsp; </div>

Fundamentals of Strategy

<h3>Develop your strategic thinking, tackle real-world challenges and develop the skills to think and behave like a manager.</h3> With over a million copies sold worldwide, Exploring Strategy by Whittington, Angwin, Regnér, Johnson, and Scholes is the essential introduction to strategy for managers of today and tomorrow, tackling the hottest and most up-to-date issues regarding the operation of organisations. The latest 13th edition is renewed and revised according to the latest developments in the field, continuing the exploration surrounding the big questions about organisations: <ul> <li>How does an organisation prosper today?</li> <li>How do organisations grow?</li> <li>How do they innovate and change?</li> </ul> From entrepreneurial start-ups to multinationals and charities to government agencies, this industry-leading text includes extensive case studies and features to help you get a deeper understanding of the concepts and topics from theory to practice. New to this edition: <ul> <li>Think strategically and carry out case analyses and strategy assignments with the new chapter, 'Working with Strategy'</li> <li>Gain better insight into the three highlighted core themes: sustainability, non-profits, and digital strategy</li> <li>Learn from case studies of well-known global organisations, including Alibaba, Airbnb, Amazon, Alphabet, IKEA, and Uber.</li> </ul>

Exploring Strategy

Pearson/Education

The Strategy Pathfinder is built around micro-cases of real-life problems faced by companies and executives. These micro-cases help readers to engage with the kinds of situations they will encounter in their working lives while provoking discussions about key theoretical themes. Original presentation and design makes this an essential companion for both the business-school classroom and the executive briefcase. The Strategy Pathfinder brings experienced and potential executives alike an instant guide to the concepts and techniques they need to know. <ul>
<li>An innovative introduction to strategy. 
</li> <li>Makes readers active “producers” of strategy, rather than passive recipients of received wisdom. 
</li> <li>Presents essential pathways through the strategy jungle. 
</li> <li>Each case provokes discussion about a key theoretical theme. 
</li> <li>Encourages readers to form a view themselves, and then test it against the views of others, before offering recommendations about how best to proceed. 
</li> <li>Cases are drawn from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. 
</li> <li>Supported by online lecturer supplements, available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/angwin.</li> </ul>

The Strategy Pathfinder: Core Concepts and Micro-Cases

Reference

Wiley/Blackwell

Practicing Strategy: Text and cases

This book is not available as a print inspection copy. To download an e-version click here or for more information contact your local sales representative. Shortlisted for the 2013 Chartered Management Institute textbook award Practicing Strategy broke new ground when it first published by focusing on the strategy-as-practice approach, which considers strategy not only as something an organisation has but something which its members do. The new edition deals with a selection of topics that have been central in recent academic debates in the strategy-as-practice area and includes <ul>
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7 New chapters on topics such as Chief Executive Officers, Middle Managers, Strategic Alignment and Strategic Ambidexterity in line with developments in the field </li> <li>
New case studies throughout including Narayana health, the turnaround of Reliant group and relocating a business school </li> <li>Tutor and student access to online resources inlcude additional readings, an Instructor′s Manual, PowerPoint slides, author podcasts and videos. </li> </ul> Aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students taking advanced strategy modules and practitioners alike.

Paroutis, Sotirios

Heracleous, Loizos

Sage Publications Ltd.

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Implementing Successful Post-Acquisition Management (Financial Times Management Briefings)

The Strategy Pathfinder: Core Concepts and Live Cases

Strategy Builder: How to Create and Communicate More Effective Strategies

The Strategy Pathfinder: Core Concepts and Live Cases (The Pathfinder Series)

Exploring Strategy: Text and Cases (11th Edition)

Fundamentals of Strategy

Exploring Strategy

The Strategy Pathfinder: Core Concepts and Micro-Cases

Practicing Strategy: Text and cases

Practicing Strategy: Text and cases