Business Strategy: A Guide to Effective Decision-Making (Economist Books)
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The effectiveness of a good strategy well implemented determines a business' future success or failure. Yet history is full of strategic decisions, big and small, that were ill-conceived, poorly organized and consequently disastrous. This updated guide looks at the whole process of strategic decision-making, from vision, forecasting, and resource allocation, through to implementation and innovation. Strategy is about understanding where you are now, where you are heading and how you will get there. There is no room for timidity or confusion. Although the CEO and the board decide a company's overall direction, it is the managers at all levels of the organization who will determine how the vision can be transformed into action. In short, everyone is involved in strategy. But getting it right involves difficult choices: which customers to target, what products to offer, and the best way to keep costs low and service high. And constantly changing business conditions inevitably bring risks. Even after business strategy has been developed, a company must remain nimble and alert to change, and view strategy as an ongoing and evolving process. The message of this guide is simple: strategy matters, and getting it right is fundamental to business success.
| Dimensions | 5.25 x 0.88 x 8.5 inches |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Isbn 10 | 1610394763 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1610394765 |
| Item Weight | 10.4 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 320 pages |
| Publication Date | May 26, 2015 |
| Publisher | PublicAffairs |
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This is a very good book for learning about strategy
A very good general overview of strategy. If you have a lot of experience in strategic thinking and strategic planning, this is a nice refresher and reminder about the fundamentals. If you do not have a lot of experience this is a wonderful book to help you better understand business strategy. I would consider this a very good book for learning about strategy.
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The Economist consistently puts out nice practical guides on several subjects
The Economist consistently puts out nice practical guides on several subjects, many relating to business. This is not meant to be the last word on business strategy. However, it is a nice practical overview on how to approach strategy from an organizational perspective.
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Good overview of what’s business strategy
Many good points and coverage of the entire concept. Makes me want to learn even more about business strategy. But not an enjoyable read. Felt like reading somebody’s flashcards.
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must read
This should be read by anyone who cares about where their company is headed. many of the points seem like common sense but many companies also don't follow them.
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Ok
Super
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A strategy book really useful in day to day strategy work
Great practical work, particularly useful inter terms of critical questions. useful in day-2-day strategy work.
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Five Stars
An excellent up-to-date review of business strategy. Will jog your thinking.
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Toolkit
It is a guide of stategy tools that guide you due to develop it but it also presents pitfalls or possible bias.
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Aceptable
Muy bueno
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Great
It’s a great book to review the strategic planning contains the important and practiced theories and models in one place. And it’s a good reference book.
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This is a very good book about strategy - it provides a succinct and ...
This is a very good book about strategy - it provides a succinct and easy-to-read book on the subject, and provides good examples to help illustrate ideas. I thought it was very well structured, and considers strategy from many different vantage points - for example, the book starts off with outlining different approaches and viewpoints to strategy such as 'the administrator', 'visionary thinker', etc. I would recommend it to anyone who wants a solid foundation in business strategy - I work as a senior project manager and wanted to get a good view on strategy because I like to understand the big picture - it gave me some good insight into the topic. Recommended.
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Five Stars
OK EXCELLENT
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Super Buch
Ausgezeichnetes Buch mit vielen hilfreichen Ideen aus denen Ansätze abgeleitet werden können. Es gibt einen klasse Überblick über verschiedene Themen. 10/10 would read again
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