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The Blackwell Handbook of Strategic Management

ISBN: 978-0-631-21861-6

June 2005

Wiley-Blackwell

736 pages

Description
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.
About the Author
Michael A. Hitt is a Distinguished Professor and holds the Joseph Foster Chair in Business Leadership and the C.W. and Dorothy Conn Chair in New Ventures at Texas A&M University. He is the author and co-author of numerous books and journal articles, and was formerly editor of the Academy of Management Journal and president of the Academy of Management. He has received awards from the American Society of Competitiveness for Outstanding Academic Contributions (1996) and Outstanding Intellectual Contributions (1997) to Competitiveness.


R. Edward Freeman is the Elis and Signe Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia. He has authored and co-authored numerous books and articles. He has received teaching awards at Wharton, Minnesota, and Darden, and research awards from the International Association of Business and Society, and the Social Issues Division of the Academy of Management. He serves on the editorial boards of Business Ethics Quarterly, Business and Society, and others.


Jeffrey S. Harrison is at Cornell University. His work has been published widely in prestigious academic journals, and he is the co-author of several books, including the successful strategic management text, Strategic Management of Organizations and Stakeholders (Second Edition, 1998). He serves on the editorial review boards of the Academy of Management Journal and Academy of Management Executive.

Features

  • Offers complete coverage of the field of strategic management.
  • Incorporates new ideas on strategy topics from leading scholars in the field.
  • 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.
  • Edited by three of the world's leading management academics.
  • Serves as a critical reference tool for students, scholars and professional managers.