Strategic Dynamics: Concepts and Cases

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 512 pages
• Published by: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
• Edition: 1st Edition July 15, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0073122653
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0073122656
• Book Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 2.5 pounds

Product Description
Strategic Dynamics: Concepts and Cases, by Burgelman, Grove, and Meza offers unique and valuable insight into strategy making for companies in information technology-driven industries. It is the product of over twelve years of teaching and research based on a unique combination of academic (Stanford�s Robert Burgelman) and industry (Intel�s Andy Grove) experience. The key themes and conceptual frameworks discussed in this book, along with its case studies and industry notes, provide instructors and students with a more complete viewpoint on the dynamic interactions of companies within industries and between industries than is typically found in books on strategy and technology strategy.

Reader Reviews
As a consultant working with companies forging the next wave of information driven businesses, this book offered me truly relevant insights, and strategies on 'how to' as well as 'how not to' make the most of my clients' business opportunities. It focuses on "information-driven" industries, covering not only computer-related companies but also any industry that seeks to leverage information. Cases such as those on H.P. and the VOIP space offered fresh frameworks for thinking about the challenges and opportunties available for companies in similar business lines. It details how various forces act on and shape these different industries, what managers can do to try to understand these forces and therfore, how to optimize their environments instead of reacting to the actions of others. Do not be daunted by the 'textbook' like structure of the book. The information provided is invaluable and the cases are easily read and enjoyable.