Strategic Management

Tenth Edition (Revised and Updated Edition)

Richard Lynch - Middlesex University, UK
Oliver Barish - Birkbeck - University of London, UK
Vinh Sum Chau - University of Kent, UK
Charles Thornton - University of Plymouth, UK
Karl S. R. Warner - Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow

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Management Sciences | Strategic Management & Business Policy

March 2024 | 760 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

Taking a truly international approach, Strategic Management offers you comprehensive coverage of all the core areas of business strategy in a reader-friendly way. Thoroughly updated and with the addition of four brand-new authors, the tenth edition features:

• Balanced treatment of prescriptive and emergent models of strategic management.
• Application of strategic theory to key areas such as technology and innovation, sustainability, entrepreneurial and public sector strategy.
• Cutting-edge content on navigating change in the strategic environment, digital transformation strategies and the role of strategic groups.
• 15 brand new case studies showcasing real-life examples from recognisable brands such as Coca-Cola, Airbnb, Apple, Tesla, Toyota, Alibaba, Samsung, Starbucks and UK banks, plus updated case material throughout.
• A range of practical tools to support your learning, including summaries of key strategic principles, strategic project ideas, critical reflections, questions and further reading.

Suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate study.

Professor Richard Lynch is Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management at Middlesex University, London.
Dr Oliver Barish is Lecturer in Management at Birkbeck Business School, Birkbeck, University of London.
Dr Vinh Sum Chau is Senior Lecturer in Strategy at Kent Business School, University of Kent.
Dr Charles Thornton is Lecturer in Service Operations Management and Business Strategy at Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth.
Dr Karl Warner is Lecturer in Strategy at Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow.

Part 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 Strategic Management

Chapter 2 A Review of Theory and Practice

Part 2 Strategic Analysis and Purpose

Chapter 3 Analysing the Strategic Environment

Chapter 4 Analysing Resources and Capabilities

Chapter 5 Strategy Dynamics

Chapter 6 Prescriptive Purpose Delivered through Mission, Objectives and Ethics

Chapter 7 Purpose Emerging from Innovation, New Resources and Technologies

Part 3 Developing the Strategy

Chapter 8 Developing Business-level Strategy Options

Chapter 9 Developing Corporate-level Strategy Options

Chapter 10 Strategy Evaluation and Development: The Prescriptive Process

Chapter 11 Finding the Strategic Route Forward from Knowledge, Learning and Networks

Chapter 12 Organisational Structure, Style and People Issues

Part 4 The Implementation Process

Chapter 13 Implementing and Controlling the Strategic Plan

Chapter 14 Green Strategy and Sustainability

Chapter 15 Managing Strategic Change

Part 5 Different Strategy Contexts

Chapter 16 Strategic Leadership

Chapter 17 Entrepreneurial Strategy

Chapter 18 Government, Public Sector and Not-for-profit Strategies

Chapter 19 International Expansion and Globalisation Strategies

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As in previous editions, Strategic Management provides a comprehensive framework for designing and delivering strategy, written in an engaging, contemporary style. In the 10th edition, the authors provide an array of new cases and embrace topical themes including sustainability strategy, digital transformation, and deglobalisation. This is a must read text for any introductory course on strategic management.

Professor Thomas C. Lawton

Professor of Strategy and International Business, University College Cork, Ireland

For almost two decades, Lynch's 'Strategic Management' series has been at the forefront of transforming the teaching of strategy. With each edition building upon its predecessor, the 10th edition continues this success story with a fresh perspective and updated content. This is not just a textbook; it is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand the intricacies of strategic decision making.

Professor Nicholas O'Regan

Aston University, College of Business and Social Sciences, UK

An excellent resource full of up to date cases and examples in an easy to read format. An ideal resource for UG and PG strategy learners and stacked full of workshop exercises and case studies for teaching professionals. This will make be a welcome new edition to our reading list.

Mr Paul Edward Matthews

Gloucestershire Business School, Gloucestershire University

October 1, 2024

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I'm teaching Strategic Management at Masters level and consider the book as an excellent guide for students. It's rich with cases and good style of presentation of concepts.

Dr Nino Jgamadze

Business Administration, International Black Sea University

November 7, 2024

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Sample: Elaborating on green strategy from Strategic Management by Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch is Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management at Middlesex University, London, England. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Portsmouth, England. He originally studied at UMIST, Leeds University and the London Business School. He then spent over 20 years in business with well-known companies such as J Walter Thompson, Kraft Jacobs Suchard and Dalgety Spillers in positions in marketing and strategic management. During the early 1980s, he was a director of two public companies before setting up his own consultancy company specialising in European and international strategy. In the 1990s he became increasingly... More About Author

Oliver Barish

Dr Oliver Barish is Assistant Dean (Recruitment & Marketing) in the School of Business, Economics & Informatics, Birkbeck, University of London. He teaches strategic management to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Department of Management at Birkbeck. Before embarking on an academic career in 2009, Oliver was the Managing Director of a software company and a military officer. More About Author

Vinh Sum Chau

Dr Vinh Sum Chau is Senior Lecturer in Strategy at the Kent Business School, University of Kent. He has served as an associate editor for the British Journal of Management and the European Management Review. He is the chair of the Performance Management track of the British Academy of Management. His research interests are in organisational effectiveness and emerging market country development. More About Author

Charles Thornton

Dr Charles Thornton is Lecturer in Service Operations and Business Strategy, Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth. Charles has taught strategic management for over 25 years management to a range of postgraduate and undergraduate students. He has a particular interest in the Resource Based View of the firm and its impact on product diversification. Charles lectured in London, before moving to the University of Plymouth in 2007. Prior to lecturing, he worked in commercial banking. More About Author

Karl S. R. Warner

Dr Karl Warner is Lecturer in Strategy, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. His published research has investigated how incumbent firms build dynamic capabilities for digital transformation, which has implications for reinventing business models, enhancing workplace collaborations and improving organisational cultures. He has taught strategic management at all higher-education levels and on senior executive education programmes. More About Author

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