Benjamin Laker – författare

Key Features:

Effective strategic management education and practice must focus on the whole team rather than the individual — this book guides readers toward collaborative excellence in strategizing and decision-making by taking such an approach.

Organized into four interlinked parts, this book offers readers the conceptual resources to critically rethink how strategic leadership capability can and should be developed in top management teams, along with practical interventions to implement this vision. Each chapter begins with a clear justification of its importance, asserting alignment and relevance. By laying out the objectives and drawing connections between chapters, teams are better positioned to see both the individual trees and the overarching forest of strategic management. A myriad of field-based insights and team-focused examples serve as a launchpad for collaborative discussions grounded in real-world dynamics. Readers will learn how to implement strategic management principles effectively, maximizing both individual and collective potential.

With chapters supporting a modular executive education program, this exciting new title will also be a valuable resource for MBA students, advanced undergraduates, future business leaders, consultants, and reflective practitioners.

The work is fully supported by a variety of online resources including downloadable participant handouts and templates for key exercises, together with an adaptable core slide deck.

Effective strategic management education and practice must focus on the whole team rather than the individual — this book guides readers toward collaborative excellence in strategizing and decision-making by taking such an approach.

Organized into four interlinked parts, this book offers readers the conceptual resources to critically rethink how strategic leadership capability can and should be developed in top management teams, along with practical interventions to implement this vision. Each chapter begins with a clear justification of its importance, asserting alignment and relevance. By laying out the objectives and drawing connections between chapters, teams are better positioned to see both the individual trees and the overarching forest of strategic management. A myriad of field-based insights and team-focused examples serve as a launchpad for collaborative discussions grounded in real-world dynamics. Readers will learn how to implement strategic management principles effectively, maximizing both individual and collective potential.

With chapters supporting a modular executive education program, this exciting new title will also be a valuable resource for MBA students, advanced undergraduates, future business leaders, consultants, and reflective practitioners.

The work is fully supported by a variety of online resources including downloadable participant handouts and templates for key exercises, together with an adaptable core slide deck.

How connected are your customers, employees and organisation?

As technology advances and customer expectations rise, the most sustainable, profitable and realistic way businesses can succeed in the future is by connecting their customers, employees, and organisation. Following in the footsteps of some of the world's largest companies, this book shows you how to transform your business culture using technology to connect the three most important stakeholders – the customers, employees and the organisation – and deliver value to each in turn. This model is best recognised as ‘RenDanHeyi', a Chinese term that means ‘each employee' (Ren), ‘the needs of each customer' (Dan) and ‘the connection between the two' (Heyi). 

With practical steps, tips and case studies, this book helps you to build and implement a strategy to close the service gap in your organisation:

Advanced Strategic Management offers a distinctive evolutionary perspective, unveiling consistent processes that shape competitive dynamics. It goes beyond traditional boundaries, exploring evolutionary trends across industry life cycles, commodity cycles, and the business cycle. Seamlessly integrating analyses of environmental trends and the transformative impact of the digital revolution, the book underscores the crucial role of regulations and taxes in influencing firm-level performance.

A key strength lies in its holistic coverage, encompassing core elements of competitive and corporate strategy while delving deeper into advanced models and tools for strategic evaluation, formulation, and implementation. This depth equips readers, including future business leaders, with a profound understanding of competitive dynamics.

The book''s unique approach integrates strategic management with adaptive leadership, offering readers a comprehensive and practical perspective rooted in extensive research and international case examples. This approach ensures global relevance.

Instructors will find the book''s wealth of examples, tables, figures, and references invaluable for class preparation. The abundance of statistical data facilitates students'' comprehension of evolutionary forces and their impact on competition and performance. The structured pedagogy streamlines teaching, and the addition of PowerPoint slides further enhances its educational utility.

In summary, Advanced Strategic Management is a comprehensive, globally aware, and practically oriented resource that bridges the gap between theory and application. Its innovative approach and rich content make it an indispensable tool for students, educators, and practitioners navigating the complexities of modern strategic management.