The Blackwell Handbook of Strategic Management

Offers coverage of the field of strategic management. This book incorporates fresh ideas on strategy topics from leading scholars in the field. It is structured into five sections looking at the strategic management process, the theoretical foundations of the field, various types of strategy, human factors, and teaching methods. This major reference work is distinct from many other handbooks. It provides original contributions from top strategic management scholars rather than pure research reviews or collections of previously published articles. In the original chapters provided by these outstanding strategic management scholars, major ideas and theories relating to their particular areas of expertise are presented. The contributors examine the background on their topic through their own lenses, whilst also introducing new ideas that will influence the future of research in the field. The Handbook is structured into five sections looking at the strategic management process, the theoretical foundations of the field, various types of strategy, human factors, and teaching methods. As a whole, the volume will serve as a critical reference tool for students, scholars and professional managers. In this major reference work, top scholars in the field of strategic management present major ideas and theories in the field drawing on their own research and special expertise. Offers complete coverage of the field of strategic management. Incorporates new ideas on strategy topics from leading scholars in the field. Edited by three of the World's leading management academics.