WEI SHI, PhD, is Associate Professor of Management and Cesarano Faculty Scholar at Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami. His research focuses on the role of corporate governance actors and executives in shaping firm strategic decisions.ROBERT E. HOSKISSON, PhD, is the George R. Brown Emeritus Chair of Strategic Management at Rice University’s Jones School of Business. His research focuses on how corporate governance actors shape corporate and international strategies, the strategies of emerging economy firms, corporate innovation and entrepreneurship, and mergers and acquisitions behavior.

• Preface ixAbout the Authors xiiiCHAPTER 1 Introduction to Strategic Governance and Internal Governance Actors 1CHAPTER 2 Introduction to External Governance Actors 27CHAPTER 3 Governance Actors and Corporate Strategy 65CHAPTER 4 Governance Actors and Innovation Strategy 103CHAPTER 5 Governance Actors and Competitive Strategy 131CHAPTER 6 Governance Actors and Global Strategy 159CHAPTER 7 Governance Actors and Stakeholder Strategy 195CHAPTER 8 Governance Actors and Corporate Political Strategy 229CHAPTER 9 Strategic Governance in a New Era 257Index 285

WEI SHI, PhD, is Associate Professor of Management and Cesarano Faculty Scholar at Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami. His research focuses on the role of corporate governance actors and executives in shaping firm strategic decisions.ROBERT E. HOSKISSON, PhD, is the George R. Brown Emeritus Chair of Strategic Management at Rice University’s Jones School of Business. His research focuses on how corporate governance actors shape corporate and international strategies, the strategies of emerging economy firms, corporate innovation and entrepreneurship, and mergers and acquisitions behavior.

• Preface ixAbout the Authors xiiiCHAPTER 1 Introduction to Strategic Governance and Internal Governance Actors 1CHAPTER 2 Introduction to External Governance Actors 27CHAPTER 3 Governance Actors and Corporate Strategy 65CHAPTER 4 Governance Actors and Innovation Strategy 103CHAPTER 5 Governance Actors and Competitive Strategy 131CHAPTER 6 Governance Actors and Global Strategy 159CHAPTER 7 Governance Actors and Stakeholder Strategy 195CHAPTER 8 Governance Actors and Corporate Political Strategy 229CHAPTER 9 Strategic Governance in a New Era 257Index 285

WEI SHI, PhD, is Associate Professor of Management and Cesarano Faculty Scholar at Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami. His research focuses on the role of corporate governance actors and executives in shaping firm strategic decisions.ROBERT E. HOSKISSON, PhD, is the George R. Brown Emeritus Chair of Strategic Management at Rice University’s Jones School of Business. His research focuses on how corporate governance actors shape corporate and international strategies, the strategies of emerging economy firms, corporate innovation and entrepreneurship, and mergers and acquisitions behavior.

• Preface ixAbout the Authors xiiiCHAPTER 1 Introduction to Strategic Governance and Internal Governance Actors 1CHAPTER 2 Introduction to External Governance Actors 27CHAPTER 3 Governance Actors and Corporate Strategy 65CHAPTER 4 Governance Actors and Innovation Strategy 103CHAPTER 5 Governance Actors and Competitive Strategy 131CHAPTER 6 Governance Actors and Global Strategy 159CHAPTER 7 Governance Actors and Stakeholder Strategy 195CHAPTER 8 Governance Actors and Corporate Political Strategy 229CHAPTER 9 Strategic Governance in a New Era 257Index 285