Strategic Management, 5e by Frank T. Rothaermel is the fastest growing Strategy title in the market because it uses a unified, singular voice to help students synthesize and integrate theory, empirical research, and practical applications with current, real-world examples. His approach not only offers students a learning experience that uniquely combines rigor and relevance, but also provides tight linkage between the concepts and cases. Rothaermel 5e prepares students with the foundation they need to understand how companies gain and sustain competitive advantage, while developing studentsO skills to become successful future leaders capable of making well-reasoned strategic decisions.Rothaermel Strategic Management is also available through our Connect learning platform along with a host of supplementary resources for both instructors and students. WeOre delighted to announce that as of June 27th this also includes a NEuropean Connect CompanionO O 11 brand new full case studies and a further 4 mini-case studies with a largely European focus (UK, Netherlands, France, Denmark, Greece, India) taken from Unilever, 77 Diamonds, SSP Group, De La Rue, Tata Motors, Richer Sound, Vivendi, KPMG, SeCyber, Aalborg CSP, Winerie Parisienne, H+H, Aegean Airlines and the UK Post Office, with a further case looking at the development of the micro-mobility model in Paris.aAll of the new case studies come with assignable multiple-choice questions and teaching notes.
PART ONE: ANALYSIS 1. What Is Strategy? 2. Strategic Leadership: Managing the Strategy Process 3. External Analysis: Industry Structure, Competitive Forces, and Strategic Groups 4. Internal Analysis: Resources, Capabilities, and Core Competencies 5. Competitive Advantage, Firm Performance, and Business Models PART TWO: FORMULATION 6. Business Strategy: Differentiation, Cost Leadership, and Blue Oceans 7. Business Strategy: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Platforms 8. Corporate Strategy: Vertical Integration and Diversification 9. Corporate Strategy: Strategic Alliances, Mergers, and Acquisitions 10. Global Strategy: Competing Around the World PART THREE: IMPLEMENTATION 11. Organizational Design: Structure, Culture, and Control 12. Corporate Governance and Business Ethics PART FOUR: MINICASES How to Conduct a Case Analysis MiniCases 1. Apple: What's Next? 2. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson: I'm not Howard Schultz 3. BlackBerry's Rise and Fall 4. Nike's Core Competency: The Risky Business of Creating Heroes 5. Business Model Innovation: How Dollar Shave Club Disrupted Gillette 6. How JCPenney Sailed into a Red Ocean 7. Platform Strategy: How PayPal Solved the Chicken-or-Egg Problem 8. GE: Corporate Strategy Gone Wrong 9. Disney: Building Billion Dollar Franchises 10. Hollywood Goes Global 11. Yahoo: From Internet Darling to Fire Sale 12. Uber: Ethically Most Challenges Tech Company? Full-Length Cases 1. Airbnb Inc.* 2. The Vanguard Group* 3. Nike, Inc.* 4. Tesla, Inc.* 5. Netflix, Inc.* 6. Starbucks Corporation* 7. Amazon.com, Inc.* 8. Apple, Inc.* 9. The Walt Disney Company* 10. Facebook, Inc.* 11. Best Buy Co., Inc.* 12. McDonald's Corporation* 13. Alphabet's Google 14. Better World Books and The Triple Bottom Line 15. Delta Air Lines, Inc. 16. Merck & Co., Inc. 17. Uber Technologies 18. UPS in India 19. Walmart Inc. 20. The Movie Exhibition Industry 21. SpaceX 22. Kickstarter *Note: The first 12 Full-Length cases are included as a separate complimentary eBook in Connect.
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