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Resource Redeployment and Corporate Strategy
This volume examines the differences between resource sharing and resource redeployment, and the subsequent effects on firm value creation and industry evolution.
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Thinkers 50 strategy : the art and science of strategy creation and execution
\"Today's leading business strategists teach you everything you need to know to drive profitability and grow your companyThe Thinkers50 series delivers the latest concepts and theories on the topics of Management, Leadership, Strategy, and Innovation. You'll find the most current thinking from such luminaries as Ram Charan, Clay Christensen, Richard D'Aveni, Marshall Goldsmith, Vijay Govindarajan, Lynda Gratton, Gary Hamel, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Philip Kotler, Nirmalya Kumar, Roger Martin, Henry Mintzberg, Kenichi Ohmae, Tom Peters, Don Tapscott, Fons Trompenaars, and Dave Ulrich.Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove have more than 30 years experience as business journalists, editors, authors and ghost writers. Former columnists to The (London) Times, their work has appeared in newspapers and magazines worldwide\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Strategy as practice : an activity-based approach
For higher Ed market: The basis of this book is an in-depth empirical study of strategy and strategizing in universities. It provides insights into how strategies of research, teaching and commercial income are shaped over time, as well as considering the problems of size and scope faced by modern universities. Theoretically, the study is robustly framed within the strategy literature, while the detailed empirical analysis makes a clear contribution to our understanding of putting strategy into practice in both the university and wider contexts. Many practical stories and exhibits about doing strategy in universities are included that will be evocative and thought-provoking for those researching, studying or managing higher education institutions. With its unusual combination of a strong strategy framework and rich empirical insights into strategizing in universities, this book is of interest to students of higher education management, as well as to practising managers in higher education. ′This volume will appeal to researchers, students and those engaged in strategic management in higher education. The case study material provides a detailed portrait of the ways in which senior managers engage in strategic development. Overall, the volume provides rich insights on strategic management in higher education′ -Professor Bob Burgess, Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester ′This is a completely original account of three contrasting universities′ approach to creating and managing strategy in modern conditions. The problem of multiple strategies which interact with one another will be recognised by every practitioner but have not been described in this way before.\" Strategy as Practice\" represents an important contribution to higher education literature because it theorises decisions and strategies which are for the most part
instinctive responses to external realities′ - Professor Michael Shattock was Registrar of the University of Warwick before taking up his Visiting Professorship at the Institute of Education, University of London, where he is Director of the MBA in Higher Education Management. ′Strategy is something all organizations are encouraged to have. Many that do get it wrong. Their strategies are empty black box ′diamonds′ or other modish schemes. In this book Jarzabkowski argues, cogently, that strategy should be seen in terms of practice - in terms of what it is that organizations and strategic actors do when they do strategy. The book signals a major re-orientation and intellectual maturation of a field that is too important for organizations to leave to the odd blend of occasional scholarship, analysis based on aggregate data, and inspired prescription that has characterized much of strategy to present. In addition, it charts how organizations in one of the most important institutional areas of contemporary societies, the universities, actually do strategy′ Stewart Clegg, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
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The revenue growth habit : the simple art of growing your business by 15% in 15 minutes per day
\"Grow your business by 15% with these proven daily growth actions Do you have trouble finding time during your hectic day to grow your business? Is your company stalled because you are too busy reacting to customer problems? Do you lack the funds to jumpstart an effective marketing plan? The Revenue Growth Habit gives business owners, leaders, and all customer facing staff a hands-on resource for increasing revenue that is fast, easy, and requires no financial investment. Alex Goldfayn, CEO of the Evangelist Marketing Institute, shows how to grow your organization by 15% or more in 15 minutes or less per day--without spending a penny of your money. Forget about relying on social media. Posting on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn doesn't grow revenue, especially for business-to-business companies. The Revenue Growth Habit shows how to request and collect testimonials and how to communicate these testimonials to grow your business. You will discover how to write powerful case studies, ask for (and get!) referrals, grow your lists, and send a revenue-growing newsletter. Goldfayn also includes information for teaching your customer service people how to inform your current clients about what else they can buy from you. This proven approach revolves around letting your customers tell your story. There is nothing you can say about your products and services that is more effective than what your paying customers say. How does it work? Each day, take one quick, proactive communication action that tells someone about how they'll be improved after buying from you. Choose from the 22 actions Goldfayn details in The Revenue Growth Habit. Each technique is fast, simple, and free. It only requires your personal effort to communicate the value of your product or service to someone who can buy from you. Personal communication--the key to the 22 action steps--will make your company stand head-and-shoulders above the competition\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Strategic Planning and Policy
The strategy is the best plan opted from a number of plans, in order to achieve the organizational goals and objectives. This book explores the fundamental principles and practices of strategic planning and policy development. It offers practical insights and tools that can help organizations to develop effective strategies and policies that align with their goals and objectives. With its clear and concise writing style and real-world examples, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone involved in strategic planning and policy development.
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Strategic thinking and planning
\"This book and the accompanying templates will model the kind of thinking that is required not only to create a strategic plan that is tailored to each institution but also to stay focused on the strategic aspects of governance while implementing that plan\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The CEO Playbook for Strategic Transformation
There is no CEO task more significant than leading change in an organization whose old business model needs updating. Large-scale change involves rethinking how to engage customers, partners and suppliers with new technology and hard decisions about how to reorganize internal operations—plus the challenges of executing the transformation. The stakes are high, filled with risk and reward obvious to all...and it often fails. Why? Most organizations aren't built for change—they're designed for stability, scale, and repetition. Too many things can go wrong, from natural organizational resistance and inertia, to lack of strategic focus, to execution problems. And yet, organizations today must be more dynamic than ever before. Strategy is dynamic, not static, and requires agility, nimbleness, rapid resource deployment, and organizational change. This practical playbook helps CEOs and other key leaders reduce the risks and see through the overwhelming complexity of a major change in organizational strategy. Unlike many other books on leading change that focus narrowly on overcoming resistance, The CEO Playbook for Strategic Transformation offers a comprehensive framework involving 4 major tasks for leaders: 1) Establish and Communicate the Urgent Need; 2) Engage Stakeholders; 3) Mobilize the Organization; and 4) Develop Organizational Agility. Leaders who guide their organizations through these stages are far more likely to succeed than those who lack a playbook. Professor Scott Snell shares insights based on years of experience working with organizations undergoing change. He also provides a set of self-assessments, frameworks for action, and interventions to help senior leaders succeed at their most challenging and important task.
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