Crafting and Executing Strategy: Concepts and Cases 17th Edition, (Chapters 1, 2, 3) Thompson−Strickland−Gamble Strayer, BUS 599
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Thompson−Strickland−Gamble • Crafting and Executing Strategy: Concepts and Cases, 17th Edition
I. Concepts and Techniques for Crafting and Executing Strategy
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1. What is Strategy and Why is it Important? 2. Leading the Process of Crafting and Executing Strategy 3. Evaluating a Company’s External Environment
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Thompson−Strickland−Gamble: Crafting and Executing Strategy: Concepts and Cases, 17th Edition
I. Concepts and Techniques for Crafting and Executing Strategy
1. What is Strategy and Why is it Important?
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What Is Strategy and Why Is It Important?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Understand the role of business strategies in moving a company in the intended direction, growing its business, and improving its financial and market performance. 2. Develop an awareness of the four