Exploring Strategy Text Only, 14th edition

Published by Pearson (April 13, 2026) © 2027

  • 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
  • Julia Hautz
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Title overview

Develop your strategic thinking and tackle business challenges with confidence.

Trusted and comprehensive, Exploring Strategy (Text Only) draws upon a range of perspectives to help you examine the big questions about organisations – how they prosper, grow, innovate and adapt.

Combining theory with practical applications, this text will help you to think critically and connect strategic concepts to real-world business scenarios.

The new edition covers the latest topics including new content on Artificial Intelligence, sustainability, and open strategy and with new and updated case studies exploring organisations from around the world, such as Airbnb, Stanley, Ryan Air, She Works, and Novo Nordisk.

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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