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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: Creating Competitive Advantages, 3/e, by Dess, Lumpkin, and Eisner, responds to the demands of today’s rapidly changing and unpredictable global marketplace that students will face when they enter the business world. The concepts-only text provides students with a timely, rigorous, and relevant book written in an engaging manner to spur their interest and excitement. This book provides a solid treatment of traditional topics in strategic management as well as contemporary topics such as entrepreneurship, knowledge management, and e-commerce and internet strategies. Numerous applications from business practice plus sidebars (approximately six per chapter) bring key concepts to life. Instructors can create their own case volumes for use with Strategic Management 3rd Edition from a variety of source- pre-selected case packets, customizing from a recommended set which have been carefully mapped to the chapter concepts, or from the entire Primis database which features cases from Harvard, Darden, INSEAD, Ivey, and other reputable sources.
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Great business management textbook.......2007-01-09
The textbook is setup really well, easy to follow, allows readers to read into topics to their desired level of depth.
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From the best-selling author of SPIN Selling, Getting Partnering Right explains, demystifies and makes sense of the revolution that is taking place in supplier-customer relationships today, redefining how to form locked-in, highly profitable relationships with customers.
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Please note above review.......2004-03-19
One of the above "reviews" was accidently listed as a review and has given the book zero stars when in fact it is comments from the author. The book was fantastic.
Getting Partnering Right.......2000-08-31
I am in the process of establishing partnerships with our firm's suppliers and subcontractors so that we may improve the service that we provide to our customers. The first step in the process is to be sure that our suppliers and subcontractors understand the concept of partnering for a win-win agreement. "Getting Partnering Right" is by far the best explanation of what I am trying to accomplish that I have read.After an initial meeting, I ask our potential partner to read the book and to call me when he has read it.Without exception, all have stated that "Now I get it". In a follow-up interview it is very easy to tell if they really do "get it". So far I have purchsed 28 copies for distribution to potential partners and to some our own employees. In addition,some of our partners have purchased more copies for distribution within their own companies. Maybe this one should be rated 6 stars!!
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The 'Resource-Based View of the Firm' has emerged over the last fifteen years as one of the dominant perspectives used in strategic management. It addresses the fundamental research question of strategic management: Why it is that some firms persistently outperform others? Resource-Based Theory provides a considered overview of this theory, including the latest developments, from one of the key thinkers in its development. In broad terms it offers an alternative to Michael Porter's approach, focusing more on the competences and capabilities of the firm, rather than its positioning in its chosen markets. Jay B. Barney has long been recognised as one of the leading contributor to the resource-based theory literature. In this book he has collaborated with Delwyn N. Clark to produce the first book to examine the theory in a holistic and in-depth manner. The authors explore not only the applications of the theory in research, teaching, and practice, but also its early roots in traditional economic theory, development and proliferation in the 1990s, and later influence on management thinking.
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Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages, 1st Edition, by Dess and Lumpkin, responds to the demands of today’s rapidly changing and unpredictable global marketplace that students will face when they enter the business world. The concepts-only text provides students with a timely, rigorous, and relevant book written in an engaging manner to spur their interest and excitement. This book provides a solid treatment of traditional topics in strategic management as well as contemporary topics such as entrepreneurship, knowledge management, and e-commerce and internet strategies. Numerous applications from business practice plus sidebars (approximately six per chapter) bring key concepts to life. For the instructor, Strategic Management provides flexibility and convenience not available in any other book on the market. It is a text-only book with an extensive variety of cases from the Primis/Pinnacle database that is designed to tie concepts directly to cases. Instructors are provided with a wide variety of options from default options consisting of pre-selected case packets to a wide variety of cases available from the database.
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Strategic Marketing: Creating Competitive Advantage
Douglas West ,
John Ford , and
Essam Ibrahim
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate marketing students, Strategic Marketing examines the key aspects of traditional marketing strategy topics and presents an assessment and synthesis of recent thinking. It demonstrates how companies create competitive advantage through the use of strategic marketing. The book combines theory and practice within a unique conceptual framework. The text poses and answers questions relating to: DT Where Are We Now? DT Where Do We Want To Be? DT How Will We Get There? DT Did We Get There? Using established frameworks and concepts, the book reviews recent thinking in marketing strategy and reviews a number of marketing tools and techniques. ONLINE RESOURCE CENTRE For Lecturers: additional case studies, guide to discussion questions, case analyses and teaching notes, PowerPoint slides, answers to case studies, guide to additional case studies and group assignments and tasks. tasks, and extra case studies. For Students: Internet exercises and annotated web links.
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Corporate governance update: For use with Strategic management : creating competitive advantages
Gregory G Dess
Manufacturer: McGraw Hill/Irwin
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ASIN: 0072871385 |
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Strategic Management Creating Competitive Advantages
Gregory G. Dess ,
G.T. Lumpkin , and
Marilyn Taylor
Manufacturer: McGraw Hill Higher Education
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- Complete, Interactive Guide to Creating a Strategic Supply Chain
- Hits the nail right on the head
- A Must-read for Supply Chain Professionals
- Goes beyond the buzz words
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Strategic Supply Management: Creating the Next Source of Competitive Advantage
Robert J. Trent
Manufacturer: J. Ross Publishing
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"Finally someone has put it all together... the reasons, the principles and the road map for establishing supply management as a sustainable source of competitive advantage. This book is a complete how to guide on developing a successful supply management organization and process. If you re interested in a clear framework for moving beyond purchasing to effective supply management, this book is for you."
--Elliot Grover, Vice President-Procurement, Mars Snackfood US
Strategic Supply Management articulates how to create a supply management organization that you can count on to deliver reliable sources of supply and presents a framework for achieving sustainable competitive advantage.
The popular press is loaded with stories about supply problems affecting many industries. Extensive outsourcing of major portions of a firm s value chain, relentless pressure from customers to improve product and service functionality and to reduce costs across almost every industry, and steep global competition have combined to create a search for new sources of competitive advantage. This search has led to supply management, the management of suppliers, and improved supply base relationships to become hot topics in the boardrooms of many organizations.
This book presents a road map and understanding of what it really means to practice strategic supply management. No longer a transactional activity, supply management is about creating and sustaining new sources of competitive advantage. Dr. Trent presents a holistic approach that focuses on breadth rather than depth so that readers can see how the different elements that comprise strategic supply management come together to create a hard-to-duplicate source of competitive advantage.
Strategic Supply Management presents, in a concise manner, the need for supply leadership, the organizational enablers that must be in place, and the strategies and approaches that leading organizations pursue to achieve advantages in price and cost, quality, cycle time, technology, flexibility, and end customer responsiveness.
This is a must read for any procurement or supply management professional; finance, operations, and engineering functional managers; executives who interact on a regular basis with supply management professionals; and academics and students.
KEY FEATURES:
--Reveals the strategies and approaches that leading organizations are using to achieve competitive advantages in price and cost, quality, cycle time, technology, flexibility, and end-customer responsiveness
--Describes how to develop effective supply strategies and provides a clear understanding of the leadership required to achieve a set of demanding supply objectives
--Explains the four critical enablers underlying strategic supply management organizational design, measurement, information technology, and human resources which are prerequisites to the pursuit of more sophisticated supply management activities
--Illustrates how the different elements that comprise strategic supply management can come together to create hard-to-duplicate sources of competitive advantage
--Highlights essential concepts, processes, best practices, and tools, supported by real company examples
--Offers free downloadable tools to assess supply management and human resource policies and practices, organization design, processes, leadership, and performance measures -- available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at www.jrosspub.com
Customer Reviews:
Complete, Interactive Guide to Creating a Strategic Supply Chain.......2007-10-09
Strategic Supply Management provides a step by step guide to creating a world-class supply chain. By focusing upstream on the power of procurement, readers can learn to establish a solid integrated foundation upon which to build their corporate value proposition. Trent uses timely examples of real-world companies and supplies straight-forward assessment templates that, once completed, provide a comprehensive plan to develop a sustainable and highly effective supply chain. Injected with an occasional dash of humor, this book is a well-organized, efficiently-detailed must-read for anyone wanting to transform their twentieth century procurement function into the strategic supply chain required to compete successfully in today's world.
Hits the nail right on the head.......2007-09-29
A soup to nuts roadmap for developing, implementing and leveraging best practices of supply management to propel your organization to world class status. Encompassing and pragmatic, this book will help you recognize and fill gaps in your supply management strategy, and learn how to make supply management a integral part of an overall business strategy. In today's hyper-competitive global business environment, high performance organizations need to succeed at many levels. Strategic Supply Management is a great reference for leaders looking to bring another dimension of success to their organization.
A Must-read for Supply Chain Professionals.......2007-09-17
Is your organization getting the biggest bang for the buck from its supply chain activities? Would you like to see how your firm can create added value by developing a strategic supply management process? The author has written a book that is required reading for practicing supply chain professionals---and their colleagues in management. This book provides the insight and knowledge that will enable supply leaders and managers within your company to transform the purchasing function into a strategic supply management organization, capable of providing the firm with a genuine source of sustainable competitive advantage.
The book is an interesting and easy read that guides the reader effortlessly through the concepts and topics of strategic supply management. The real-life vignettes the author uses to introduce and highlight specific topics accentuate and emphasize the value to be gained from a truly strategic supply management organization.
This book is a must-read for practicing supply chain professionals looking to improve the supply group's contribution to the firm's corporate success, and for non-supply managers with overall responsibility for improving corporate performance.
Goes beyond the buzz words.......2007-08-13
This book goes beyond the latest supply chain buzzwords to really dive into how supply management can be made strategic to not just meet but also exceed your company's expectations for your organization. You may be going through the basic steps, but is that really making your organization strategic and effective? Find out the difference in this book. Good for all levels of expertise and experience within a company - whether you're a member of a supply management organization or not - this book is a comprehensive guide any organization could benefit from.
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Scrapbooking and quilting are each two-billion-dollar industries.
Combine the two crafts and you've got a collection that will fly off the shelves.
A scrapbook gets put away; a quilt goes on display--perhaps framed and hung on the wall, or draped over the couch, placed right where everyone can see it. These 24 original quilts incorporate the same treasured photos and memorabilia that normally go into a scrapbook, but in a unique and unusual format. And they're fun to make too, thanks to the many innovative techniques that are both easy for a beginner to master and excitingly new to the experienced quilter. Direct print favorite pictures on fabric with an inkjet printer. Arrange images on the quilt to tell a story. Tea-dye material to make it will look antique, creating a perfect background for those vintage photos. Extensive opening sections on art and design basics provide a plethora of invaluable tips, from how to mix and match colors to how to use pattern and texture. (There's even a list of the 10 most common composition mistakes.) Quilters, collage artists, scrapbookers, and those who work with mixed media and assemblage will be thrilled at the abundance of breathtaking ideas on these pages.
Customer Reviews:
Not good for beginners.......2000-10-25
Being a beginner I found that this book was not at all helpful in providing a very good understanding of how to make the quilts. It was a better kind of idea giver than a how to book.
Not good for beginners.......2000-10-25
Being a beginner I found that this book was not at all helpful in providing a very good understanding of how to make the quilts. It was a better kind of idea giver than a how to book.
Unique, creative, personal, easy-to-grasp & FUN to read!.......1998-11-24
Ami has written a book for both the expert quilter, who'd like to try something new, and for those of us who always wanted to try a quilt, but were never quite inspired enough. Since getting my computer and scanner last summer, I have had a blast making greeting cards with old photos for just about everyone in my circle of friends and family. "Creating Scrapbook Quilts" took me to the next step, preserving those old photos in quilt form, for generations to come. The book will delight you, inspire you and move you. The photos of these quilts (most by Ami, but some others) are beautiful and detailed. Along with descriptions of the step-by-step construction, you will get a glimpse into the lives of the quilt's owners (and makers). I was inspired enough to read the book twice more, then start my first quilt. I am now making my second and have just ordered three more of Ami's books. This book will have you going through old photos and walking down memory lane. You may even mend some broken fences along the way!
Easily create an heirloom quilt!.......1998-01-06
This book is a wonderful guide to help you make a memory quilt. It's written well with easy to follow instructions, full of pictures and graphic designs. If I can make one of these, then anybody can. A lot of fun--both to make and to give!
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