The Fundamental Elements of Strategy : : Concepts, Theories and Cases.

• Superior document: Management for Professionals Series
• Author: Yu, Xiu-bao.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Management for Professionals Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (211 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- My Teaching Experience -- The Discovery of the Three Elements of the Strategic Concept -- References -- Acknowledgements -- About This Book -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction: What Goes Wrong in Our Understanding of the Strategy Concept? -- References -- 2 Why Are There Over 90 Definitions of the Strategy Concept? -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 Review of Definition Research Literature -- 2.3 The Methodology Applied in This Chapter -- 2.4 Review of Literature Definitions by Four Gurus -- 2.5 Review of Literature Definitions by Some Other Authors -- 2.6 Conclusions and Implications -- References -- 3 Fundamental Elements of the Strategy Concept -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 Examples of Companies -- 3.3 Problem-Oriented Strategy -- 3.4 Goal-Oriented Strategy -- 3.5 Elements of a Complete Strategy and Definition of Strategy -- 3.6 Incomplete Strategies -- 3.7 Conclusions -- References -- 4 What Is an Organizational Strategic Decision? -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Strategic Decision -- 4.3 Making Strategic Decision Is Not an Easy Task -- 4.4 Conclusions -- 5 Tactics and the Three Elements of Strategy -- 5.1 A Military Example -- 5.2 SBU Level Strategies and Tactics -- 5.3 Strategies and Tactics for Subsidiaries -- 5.4 Strategies at the Corporate Level and Tactics -- 5.5 The Relationship Between Strategy and Tactics -- 5.6 Vocabularies Related to Tactics in the Strategic Definition Literature -- References -- 6 Firms Strategies and Their Three Elements -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Competitive Strategies and Their Three Elements -- 6.3 Corporate Strategy -- 6.4 Corporate Strategies and Their Three Elements -- 6.5 Strategies and Their Three Elements in Tradition -- 6.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 7 Strategic Decision Biases and Decision Making Principles.

7.1 A Model of Four Strategic Decision Types -- 7.2 Dually Blind Strategy -- 7.3 The Externally Blind Strategy -- 7.4 The Internally Blind Strategy -- 7.5 Integrated Strategy -- 7.6 Key Principles in Strategic Decisions -- 7.7 Other Factors Affecting Strategic Decisions -- References -- 8 Knowing Yourself and Knowing the Others -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Knowing Yourself-To Understand the Company's Resources and Capabilities -- 8.3 Knowing the Other-To Understand the company's External and Industry Environment -- References -- 9 Evaluation of Strategy Based on the Three Elements -- 9.1 Overview -- 9.2 Evaluation of Competitive Strategies -- 9.3 Evaluation of Corporate Strategies -- 9.4 Conclusions -- Reference -- 10 Implications for Future Research -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Research on the Three Elements -- 10.3 A Strategic Decision-Making Model and the Related Questions -- 10.4 Questions Concerning the Competitive Strategy -- 10.5 Research Questions of the Corporate Strategy -- 10.6 Research Questions on the General Principles of Strategic Decision-Making -- 10.7 The Risks Brought by the Element of Overall Strategy -- 10.8 Future Outlook -- References -- Afterword -- Outline placeholder -- Touching the Elephant.