Exploring Strategy (Text and Cases), 13th edition

Published by Pearson (July 25, 2024) © 2025

  • Richard Whittington Said Business School, University of Oxford
  • Patrick Regnér Stockholm School of Economics
  • Duncan Angwin University College London & University of Nottingham
  • Gerry Johnson Lancaster University School of Management
  • Kevan Scholes Sheffield Hallam University

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Title overview

Develop your strategic thinking skills to tackle real-world challenges with the latest strategy concepts and examples.

Exploring Strategy is an essential introduction to the field, designed to help you think and behave like a manager.

From entrepreneurial start-ups to multinationals and charities to public sector organisations, this book tackles the big questions – how organisations prosper, grow, innovate, and change.

 

This latest Text and Cases edition provides a wealth of extra case studies written by experts to aid and enrich your understanding. Examples include Siemens, Mars, Formula 1, Glastonbury, and the Indian Premier League.

Also available with a companion website.

Table of contents

Brief Contents

  • Illustrations and Thinking Differently
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Preface
  • Exploring Strategy features
  • Exploring Strategy Online
  • Digital Courseware
  • Chapter 1 Introducing strategy
  • Chapter 2 Working with strategy

Part I The strategic position

  • Introduction to Part I
  • Chapter 3 Macro-environment analysis
  • Chapter 4 Industry and sector analysis
  • Chapter 5 Resources and capabilities analysis
  • Chapter 6 Purpose and stakeholders
  • Chapter 7 Culture and strategy
  • Commentary on Part I The strategy lenses

Part II Strategic choices

  • Introduction to Part II
  • Chapter 8 Business strategy and models
  • Chapter 9 Corporate strategy
  • Chapter 10 International strategy
  • Chapter 11 Entrepreneurship and innovation
  • Chapter 12 Mergers, acquisitions and alliances
  • Commentary on Part II Strategic choices

Part III Strategy in action

  • Introduction to Part III
  • Chapter 13 Evaluating strategies
  • Chapter 14 Strategy development processes
  • Chapter 15 Implementing strategy
  • Chapter 16 Leadership and strategic change
  • Chapter 17 The practice of strategy
  • Commentary on Part III Strategy in action

Case Studies

  • Glossary
  • Name index
  • General index
  • Acknowledgements

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