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Strategic Management: Concepts
Combining quality and user-friendliness with rigor and relevance, Frank T. Rothaermel synthesizes theory, empirical research, and practical applications in a breakthrough new text designed to prepare students for the types of challenges they will face as managers in the globalized and turbulent businessenvironment of the 21st century. This new textbook, written with a single, strong voice, weaves together classic and cutting-edge theory with in-chapter cases and strategy highlights, to teach students how companies gain and sustain competitive advantage.OneBook...OneVoice...OneVision
464 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2011
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Frank T. Rothaermel
33 books3 followersFrank T. Rothaermel is a professor in the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology and an Alfred P. Sloan Industry Studies Fellow. He holds the Russell and Nancy McDonough Chair of Business and received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
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January 24, 2015
Book challenge 2015, category: "Completing a book you started but did not finish".
Well, this is by no means the book which has been left half-read the longest. I started it in October 2014 and it's only January now. In between has been a few rough months in which I lost a bit of zest.
Anyway, with this book I finally hit the jack-pot. It explains the core concepts of strategic management very well. Aditionally, for inspiration, the multi national enterprise I work is mentioned several times.
"Strategy describes the goal-directed actions a firm intends to take in its quest to gain and sustain competetive advantage". Sounds so easy and is so difficult in reality. Implementation is much more difficult than strategy formation.
"Strategy implementation often fails because managers are unable to make the necessary changes due to its effects on resource allocation and power distribution within an organization". Structure most follow strategy, not the other way around. That certainly gives me food for thought.
This is an excellent, clear, consice book on strategy. Certainly intended for students, but that I am no longer. I just believe in the concept of educating myself and making sure I don't have too many white spots. This book has lent me useful insights and I'll probably be keeping it in my office for handy insight.
Well, this is by no means the book which has been left half-read the longest. I started it in October 2014 and it's only January now. In between has been a few rough months in which I lost a bit of zest.
Anyway, with this book I finally hit the jack-pot. It explains the core concepts of strategic management very well. Aditionally, for inspiration, the multi national enterprise I work is mentioned several times.
"Strategy describes the goal-directed actions a firm intends to take in its quest to gain and sustain competetive advantage". Sounds so easy and is so difficult in reality. Implementation is much more difficult than strategy formation.
"Strategy implementation often fails because managers are unable to make the necessary changes due to its effects on resource allocation and power distribution within an organization". Structure most follow strategy, not the other way around. That certainly gives me food for thought.
This is an excellent, clear, consice book on strategy. Certainly intended for students, but that I am no longer. I just believe in the concept of educating myself and making sure I don't have too many white spots. This book has lent me useful insights and I'll probably be keeping it in my office for handy insight.
July 11, 2025
Tbh one of the best textbooks I’ve ever read.
March 19, 2014
Great book for strategy making.
December 15, 2014
nicely organized, easy to read, and easy to understand
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