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Authors: Harvard Business School Press
ISBN-13: 9781591396321, ISBN-10: 1591396328
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Date Published: June 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Harvard Business School Press

Book Synopsis

This guide arms managers with the knowledge and hands-on tools they need to participate in strategy formulation and execution. Readers will learn how to identify the strategy that best fits their business, get the right people on board, align resources and people to achieve goals, and execute action plans that produce results. Appendices provide worksheets for identifying a company's strengths and weaknesses, deconstructing large tasks into smaller ones, and for a project report. A glossary is also included. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Table of Contents

1SWOT analysis I : looking outside for threats and opportunities1
2SWOT analysis II : looking inside for strengths and weaknesses17
3Types of strategy : which fits your business?29
4Strategic moves : the mechanisms of success47
5From strategy to implementation : seeking alignment61
6Action plans : the architecture of implementation77
7How to stay on course : sensing and responding to deviations from plan95
8The people side of implementation : getting the right people on board109
9Strategy as work-in-progress : keep looking ahead121

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