Today's businesses have become more adept than ever at employing the essential strategies needed to succeed in light of intense competitive and financial pressures. The motivation for this has been straightforward: to maximize company performance. Managers and executives from all walks of life are called on to set corporate strategy, balance the needs of business units, allot resources, and evaluate all facets of the business and the organization. In Corporate Strategy, operations and strategy experts John Colley, Jacquie ...
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Today's businesses have become more adept than ever at employing the essential strategies needed to succeed in light of intense competitive and financial pressures. The motivation for this has been straightforward: to maximize company performance. Managers and executives from all walks of life are called on to set corporate strategy, balance the needs of business units, allot resources, and evaluate all facets of the business and the organization. In Corporate Strategy, operations and strategy experts John Colley, Jacquie Doyle, and Robert Hardie, professors with the Darden Graduate School of Business MBA and executive education programs, share the fundamental information professionals need to stay competitive in today's internet-speed business world. After first laying the foundations of corporate and divisional strategy, the authors build on Darden's executive education course, Corporate and Business Unit Strategies: Managing the Interfaces to help managers and executives build the key skills needed to set goals and objectives and tackle strategic issues to improve the corporation and shareholder value. authors focus on the key strategic issues related to the multi-divisional organization. They cover the strategic interface between the parent company and its operating divisions, with emphasis on analytical and financial relationships. Addressing both corporate and divisional perspectives, the authors help readers gain a better understanding of the various assumptions that guide corporations and business units in setting goals and objectives. Readers will discover what options are available to business unit managers when their divisions no longer fit corporate objectives. And, finally, managers will learn the best approach when making decisions about corporate goals. Through real-world examples and case studies, the authors provide several opportunities for the reader to analyze strategic problems. the reader through the restructuring of a corporate portfolio to determine the best course of action for the corporation and its business units. With the feel and structure of an executive seminar, readers will learn: How to restructure a business unit to best support corporate goals; How to analyze a portfolio of business units; Alternatives to use to increase shareholder value
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN: 9780071372657.
