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Designed to help students think and behave like a manager, Exploring Strategy is an essential introduction to the field for the managers of today and tomorrow.
From entrepreneurial start-ups to multinationals and charities to a range of public sector organisations, this book raises all the big questions about organisations – how they prosper, grow, innovate, and change.
This Text and Cases version also provides a wealth of extra case studies written by experts to support your teaching further as you guide your students through the Manager-way of thinking. The plethora of examples include Siemens, Mars, Formula 1, Glastonbury, and the Indian Premier League.
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As part of our webinar series, authors Richard Whittington, Duncan Angwin, and Patrick Regnér spoke about the constantly changing contemporary landscape in strategic management.
The webinar "Three Themes for Strategy", focused on the three areas of development in strategic management – digital transformation, sustainability and non-profit. The authors also discussed the ways educators can overcome the challenges these areas pose to teaching.
Read our blog post 'Three themes for Strategy: Digital transformation, Sustainability and Non-profit' for more information and access to the webinar YouTube video and presentation.
Discover interviews with the author team as they reflect on the success of Exploring Strategy and the key features that set this textbook apart.
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Exploring Strategy introduces your students to the latest concepts, helping them tackle real-world challenges from theory to practice. With a plethora of features and case studies, this edition continues the exploration of the big questions about organisations - how they prosper, grow, innovate, and change.
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Richard Whittington MA, MBA, Ph.D. is a Professor of Strategic Management at the Saïd Business School and Millman Fellow at New College, University of Oxford. He is the author of eleven books, including Opening Strategy: Professional Strategists and Practice Change, 1960 to Today (2019), and has previously been Associate Editor of the Strategic Management Journal.
Richard has had full or visiting positions at the Harvard Business School, HEC Paris, Imperial College London, the University of Toulouse, and the University of Warwick. He is active in executive education and consulting internationally.
Duncan Angwin, MA, MPhil, MBA, Ph.D. is Professor in Strategic Management at University College London and Honorary Professor at University of Nottingham. He has authored twelve books, and over fifty refereed articles in journals such as Academy of Management Learning & Education, Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ), California Management Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and Organization Studies, and has served on many editorial boards including Journal of Management Studies.
Duncan teaches strategy to executives internationally. He has won more than €10m in research grants and currently focuses on international M&A and strategy practices. Duncan is also an elected council member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS). See http://www.duncanangwin.com
Patrick Regnér, BSc, MSc, Ph.D., is a Professor of Strategic Management at the Stockholm School of Economics. He has published in leading journals like Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business, Human Relations, etc., and serves on several editorial boards including Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, and Long Range Planning. He has extensive teaching experience on all academic levels at several international institutions. He does executive teaching, consulting, and coaching with managers and organisations worldwide and is a senior advisor at strategy advisory firm Value Formation. His current research focuses on strategy creation and business models.
Gerry Johnson, BA, Ph.D. is an Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management at Lancaster University School of Management. He has also taught at Strathclyde Business School, Cranfield School of Management, Manchester Business School, and Aston University.
Gerry is the author of numerous books and his research has been published in many of the foremost management research journals in the world. He also works with senior management teams on issues of strategy development and strategic change.
Kevan Scholes MA, Ph.D., DMS, CIMgt, FRSA is the Principal Partner of Scholes Associates – specialising in Strategic Management. He is also an Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management and formerly Director of the Sheffield Business School, UK, with extensive experience in teaching strategy to undergraduate and postgraduate students both in the UK and abroad.
Kevan has also experience in management development work in private and public sector organisations. He has been an advisor in management development to a number of national bodies and is a Companion of The Chartered Management Institute.
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