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Dr. Stan Abraham 1 January 2006

Annotated Strategy Bibliography1

Stanley C. Abraham, Strategic Planning: A

Practical Guide for Competitive Success, withCD-ROM, Thomon South-!etern, 2006

A "oo# $how-to% boo& 'or (ra)titioner an# M*A tu#ent ali&e,with an e+)e(tional CD-ROM that )an "ui#e you throu"h the (ro)e, )lear #e'inition an# "loarie, lot o' )om(any e+am(le,

an# an unuual em(hai on the alue o'an# how to #otrate"i)thin&in".

Mehr#a# *a"hai, Ste(hen Coley, an# Dai#!hite all M)/iney Co. (artner, The

Alchemy of Growth: Practical Insights for

Building the nduring nterprise, ereuublihin", 2000

*ae# on a "lobal tu#y by M)/iney Co., the boo& )ontain (ower'ul, 'iel#-tete# trate"ie 'or 3um(tartin" an# utainin""rowth in all &in# o' )om(anie. *ae# on #eelo(in" a 4(i(eline5o' trate"ie )oerin" three horion7 1 e+ten# an# #e'en# )ore buinee, 2 buil# emer"in" buinee, an# 8 )reate iablelon"-term o(tion'uture o((ortunitie.

*ill *irnbaum, Strategic Thin!ing: A "our

Piece Pu##le, Dou"la Mountain ublihin",2009

A ery ue'ul amal"am o' ti( 'or im(roin" trate"i) (lannin"or"anie# into 'our (ie)e'o)u, mar&et, (eo(le, an# (ro)e. Theery ue'ul (art on reinentin" trate"i) (lannin" uin" the author5Strate"y 21TM ro)e i una))ountably rele"ate# to an a((en#i+.

A#am *ran#enbur"er an# *arry J. :alebu'',Co$opetition, Curren)y Double#ay, 1;;6

Somethin" new 'or trate"it to (on#er7 )o-o(etition, whi)h mean)oo(eratin" to )reate a bi""er buine 4(ie5 while )om(etin" to#ii#e it u(. *ae# on "ame theory, thi boo& i ue'ul 'or anyoneloo&in" not 3ut to (lay the 4"ame5 o' buine, but alo to change the "ame.

An#rew Cam(bell an# /athleen Sommer<u)h, Core Competency$Based Strategy, =nternational Thomon *uine re, 1;;>

A )olle)tion o' 18 arti)le )oerin" an oeriew o' )om(eten)etheory in)e the 'i'tie, a((li)ation o' a )ore-)om(eten)e a((roa)hto ma3or trate"i) iue, an# e+am(le o' how )om(eten)e o(erateon a (ra)ti)al leel in multi-buine )om(anie an# how)om(eten)e are built.

An#rew C. Corbett, Strategy, !iley ?atCom(any Rea#er Serie, !iley, 2009

An e+)ellent )urrent )om(en#ium o' arti)le (ublihe# in ?atCom(any or"anie# into 'ie e)tion7 trate"i) analyi, )lai)

trate"y 'ormulation, trate"i) 'ormulation (ro)e 'o)ue# on thein#ii#ual, trate"i) 'ormulation )ulture, (ower, an# learnin", an#trate"i) im(lementation. @ery arti)le i about a )om(any orin'ue# with )om(any e+am(le.

*rian Cruer, Anatomy of Greed: The

%nshredded Truth from an nron Insider, Carroll an# ra', 2002

An e+(oB, written by an @nron ini#er, that reeal how em(loyeeo' @nron were #rien by the twin 'or)e o' 'ear an# "ree#, an# howthe )ulture that #eelo(e# re'le)te# the (eronalitie an# ambitiono' C@O /enneth <ay an# C?O S&illin". Alo aluable 'or buinerea#er ee&in" ti( on how not to run a )om(any.

Stan Dai an# Chrito(her Meyer, Blur: The

Speed of Change in the Connected conomy, A##ion-!eley, 1;;

An unettlin" boo& that #e)ribe the new e)onomy a a worl#where the rate o' )han"e i o 'at it5 only a blur, an# where line#itin"uihin" buyer 'rom eller, (ro#u)t 'rom eri)e, an#

em(loyee 'rom entre(reneur are alo blurrin". The boo& )hallen"ethe rea#er to uetion eery aum(tion about how buine i)on#u)te#, an# how to )a(italie on (ee#, intan"ible )reatiity,an# )onne)tiity.

1 Thee boo& are all 'rom my (eronal library an# are lite# al(habeti)ally by authorE the lit i not meant to be#e'initie.




Corneli A. #e /luyer an# John A. ear)e ==,Strategy: A &iew from the Top'An (ecutive

Perspective, e)on# e#ition, earon renti)e-Fall, 2006

A ery )on)ie 1G; (a"e an# hi"hly rea#able oeriew o'trate"y, )ontainin" )on)e(t an# ini"ht that woul# be ue'ul 'ore+e)utie an# M*A an# @M*A tu#ent.

?ran& <e&anne De(re an# RenB Tien, )ero

Space: *oving Beyond +rgani#ational imits, *errett /oehler, 2002

A (roo)atie boo& 'or rethin&in" your buine mo#el. =n thi boo&by /M )onultant, the author how how to )reate a 4ero-(a)e5 or"aniation7 a alue-a##in", ui)&-rea)tin", wie, non-)entralie#, non-tan#ar#ie#, an# innoation-"eneratin" wor&(la)e'or #e#i)ate# talent.

<arry Downe, The Strategy *achine: Building

-our Business +ne Idea at a Time, Far(er*uine, 2002

Thi boo& how how to #eelo( an# nurture a 4trate"y (ort'olio5that )an withtan# the (reure o' (otential internal an# e+ternalobta)le. Mu)h li&e a (eronal 'inan)ial (ort'olio that he#"e one5 bet a)ro a wi#e ran"e o' ri&, a trate"y (ort'olio or 4ma)hine5#oe the ame thin" 'or a buine. The author how how to"enerate new (ro#u)t 'rom in'ormation (ro#u)t an# eri)ere"ar#le o' the in#utry or ie o' )om(any in uetion.

Dai# Dranoe an# Sonia Mar)iano, .ellogg

on Strategy: Concepts, Tools, and "ramewor!s for Practitioners, !iley, 200G

@+)er(te# 'rom the intro#u)tion, thi i a trate"y boo& 'or

trate"it, i.e., o'ten thoe who hae M*A, hae rea# boo& on theto(i), or are (ra)titioner. =t )ontain tool an# tem(late 'ori#enti'yin" an# )hooin" amon" trate"i) alternatie. One nee# to&now how to #eelo( a enible trate"y, not 3ut why a trate"yma&e ene. HIe# at the /ello"" ra#uate S)hool o' Mana"ement, :orthwetern Inierity

<iam ?ahey, +utwitting, +utmaneuvering, and+utperforming Competitors, !iley, 1;;;

The #e'initie treatie GG (a"e 'or trate"iin" about an#analyin" the )om(etition. ?ull o' ue'ul tool an# ini"ht. A oneen#orer o' the boo&, hili( /otler, memorably ai#, $The bet ho(e'or a )om(any i to be the 'irt to rea# thi boo& be'ore it)om(etitor #o.%

Sy#ney ?in&eltein, /hy Smart (ecutives

"ail: And /hat -ou Can earn from Their *ista!es, ort'olio en"uin rou(, 2008

A )om(ellin" boo& that, throu"h 4ri)hly #etaile# torytellin" an#

)are'ul analyi,5 ta&e u throu"h the "ar"antuan mita&e wrou"ht by lea#er o' u)h )om(anie a Motorola, Mattel, Kua&er, @nron,an# !orl#Com. =' it i true that we learn bet 'rom mita&e, thi i amut-rea# boo&.

!illiam C. ?innie, 0ands$+n Strategy: The

Guide to Crafting -our Company1s "uture, Se)on# @#ition, ra)e Co., 2000

A ery "oo# oeriew o' trate"i) (lannin" an# analyi written by alon"-time )onultant an# (ro'eor. ?o)ue on "eneri), )utomer-#rien, )om(etitor-#rien, an# (eo(le-#rien trate"ie, a well athe (ower o' the *FA bi", hairy, au#a)iou "oal.

an&a3 hemawat, Strategy and the Business

andscape: Te(t and Cases, A##ion-!eley,1;;;

The te+t 189 (a"e re'le)te#, at that time, Farar# *-S)hool5reuire# Com(etition an# Strate"y )oure o''ere# to M*A tu#ent.The boo& )ome with ten F*S )ae that ta&e u( another 200 (a"e.

An#rew S. roe Chairman o' =ntel Cor(.,

+nly the Paranoid Survive: 0ow to (ploit theCrisis Points that Challenge very Company, Curren)y Double#ay (a(erba)&, 1;;;

The boo& #e)ribe an# how how to #eal with 4trate"i) in'le)tion

(oint,5 the ni"htmare moment eery lea#er #rea#, when maie)han"e o))ur an# a )om(any mut, irtually oerni"ht, a#a(t or'ail. At u)h a (oint, or#inary rule o' buine "o out the win#owEyet mana"e# well, a )om(any )an win in the mar&et(la)e an#emer"e tron"er than eer.

ary Famel an# C. /. rahala#, Competing for

the "uture: Brea!through Strategies for

Sei#ing Control of -our Industry and Creating

the *ar!ets of Tomorrow, Farar# *uineS)hool re, 1;;9

:ow a )lai), the boo& intro#u)e the )on)e(t o' 'in#in" a mar&etin the 'uture that #oen5t e+it to#ay that the 'irm )an #ominate, an#(en#in" more time on that than on tryin" to )om(ete with or )at)hu( to )urrent )om(etitor. =n)or(orate their F*R arti)le ontrate"i) intent an# )ore )om(eten)e o' the )or(oration.




<oio Fera)leou, Strategy 2 +rgani#ation: 3eali#ing Strategic *anagement, Cambri#"eI. re, 2008

A))or#in" to one reiewer, 4A theoreti)ally ri"orou e+amination o')urrent iue an# #ebate in trate"y. Combine or"aniation theorywith e+itin" theorie on trate"y to #eelo( a new (er(e)tie ontrate"y.5 =n)lu#e an interetin" )ha(ter )alle#, $Strate"i) thin&in"or (lannin"L%

:i)hola =m(arato an# Oren Farari, 4umping

the Curve: Innovation and Strategic Choice in

an Age of Transition, Joey-*a, 1;;9

=n a time o' in)reain" )han"e, all or"aniation are 'a)e# with the)hallen"e o' 43um(in" the )ure5 to ma&e i"ni'i)ant, #i)ontinuoulea( in their thin&in", whether about (ro#u)t, te)hnolo"y, ormana"ement tyle. The alternatieto 'ollow )urrent (ra)ti)e allthe way to their ineitable #e)linei una))e(table an#, a))or#in"to the author, unne)eary.

Robert @. Johnton, Jr. an# J. Dou"la *ate,

The Power of Strategy Innovation: A 5ew /ayof in!ing Creativity and Strategic planning to

6iscover Great Business +pportunities, AMACOM, 2008

!hat thee author)onultant with many year wor&in" 'or lar"e)or(oration)all 4trate"y innoation5 other mi"ht )all 4trate"i)thin&in".5 They o''er a (roen (ro)e 'or in'uin" trate"i) thin&in"into a )or(oration, )alle# the Di)oery ro)e, whi)h ma&e the boo& aluable. Foweer, it i more ue'ul 'or in#ii#ual with littletrate"y e+(erien)e than it i 'or o(hiti)ate# trate"it.

!. Chan /im an# RenBe Maubor"ne, Blue

+cean Strategy: 0ow to Create %ncontested

*ar!et Space and *a!e the Competition

Irrelevant, F*S re, 200G

The author li&en to#ay5 oer)row#e#, hi"hly )om(etitiein#utrie to a $bloo#y re# o)ean% o' rial 'i"htin" 'or a hrin&in" (ro'it (ool, an# ar"ue that tomorrow5 lea#in" )om(anie willu))ee# not by battlin" )om(etitor, but by )reatin" $blue o)ean% o'un)ontete# mar&et (a)e ri(e 'or "rowth. The boo& (roi#e aytemati) a((roa)h to ma&in" the )om(etition irreleant.

Milin# M. <ele, *onopoly 3ules: 0ow to "ind,

Capture, and Control the *ost ucrative

*ar!ets in Any Business, Crown ubliher,200G

Thi boo& i all about 'in#in" an# &ee(in" mono(oly o((ortunitie.The bet one are ituational, o'ten o't an# intan"ible. They5ree"ment, o'ten in the )utomer5 min#. ?or the )utomer, there i noone but you, in)e what you (roi#e )an5t be eaily )o(ie#,#u(li)ate#, or ri((e# o''. A mono(oly i #e'ine# a $an ownable(a)e 'or a ue'ul (erio# o' timeE% <ele ay that 4mono(oly i the"oal, an# trate"y i im(ly the roa# to that "oal.5

Matthew <ynn, Birds of Prey: Boeing vs7 Air8us'A Battle for the S!ies, ?our !all@i"ht !in#ow, 1;;

O''er an intri"uin" behin#-the-)ene loo& at the worl#wi#eaeronauti)al in#utry an# the )utthroat )om(etition between it two"iant rial. =t5 not 3ut buine, but "eo-in#utrial (oliti)E it5in#utrial im(erialim 'uele# by hi"h-'lyin" "oernment ubi#ie.The author write 'or the <on#on Sun#ay Times an# ha wor&e# a a'inan)ial analyt 'or the "inancial Times an# with Asia/ee! in Fon"/on".

Mi)heline Maynar#, The nd of 6etroit: 0ow

the Big Three ost Their Grip on the American

*ar!et, Curren)y Double#ay, 2008

An in-#e(th, har#-hittin" a))ount o' the mita&e, mi)al)ulation,an# myo(ia that hae #oome# Ameri)a5 automobile in#utry, all o'it el'-in'li)te#. The *i"-three Ameri)an )ar )om(anie hae 'aile#to "ie )onumer what they really wante#reliability, the latette)hnolo"y, an# "oo# #ei"n at a reaonable )ot. The lo in mar&et

hare ha ha((ene# lowly oer the (at 20 year, not oerni"htEeither Detroit wan5t (ayin" attention to it )om(etition, or it ha been in a tate o' blin# #enial.

Fenry Mintber", *ru)e Ahltran#, an# Joe(h<am(el, Strategy Bites Bac!: It Is "ar *ore,and ess, than -ou ver Imagined, earonrenti)e-Fall, 200G

The author o' Strate"y Sa'ari hae et out to ma&e trate"y li"hteran# more 'un, rather than the $eriou buine% it o o'ten ha be)ome. So they hae )om(ile# a "oo# ele)tion o' hort bite, o'tenonly one to three (a"e lon", that are irreerent, 'unny, (oi"nant,memorable, an# ometime intru)tie. Or"anie# into ei"hte)tion. ?un to rea#.




Fenry Mintber", *ru)e Ahltran#, an# Joe(h<am(el, Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour

Through the /ilds of Strategic *anagement, ?ree re, 1;;

A rea#able 3ourney or a'ari throu"h ten 4)hool5 o' trate"i)thou"ht, in)lu#in" trate"y 'ormation a a (ro)e o' )on)e(tion,'ormal (ro)e, analyti)al (ro)e, iionary (ro)e, mental (ro)e, emer"ent (ro)e, a (ro)e o' ne"otiation, )olle)tie (ro)e, rea)tie (ro)e, an# a (ro)e o' tran'ormation. !hether

or not thi i a tour de force i u( to the rea#erE the #an"er i that oneen# u( more )on'ue# than eer about trate"y.

Cynthia Mont"omery an# Mi)hael @. orter,@#itor, Strategy: See!ing and Securing

Competitive Advantage, F*S re, 1;;1

=n anwerin" the uetion o' what i an e''e)tie trate"y, two o'Farar# *-S)hool5 trate"y luminarie hae aemble# a 3u#i)iouele)tion o' the bet 0B3 arti)le o' the (at #e)a#e, an# (roi#e alu)i# intro#u)tion that (la)e them in (ro(er )onte+t. Contributorin)lu#e a eritable who5 who o' trate"y that a## to the boo&5alue 9>G (a"e.

/erry :a(u&, The Strategy$ed Business: Step$

By$Step Strategic Planning for Small and

*edium$Si#ed Companies, M)raw-Fill, 1;;6

A (ra)ti)al an# #ynami) (ro)e 'or a)hiein" a hare# 'uture#ire)tion 'or any )om(any, a"ree#-u(on (rioritie, how to meaure&ey #rier, an# a)hiee ubtantie reult that in)reae oer time.

Ri)har# :ormann Ra'ael Ramre,

6esigning Interactive Strategy: "rom &alueChain to &alue Constellation, !iley, 1;;

The author )laim that the #itin)tion between manu'a)turin" an#

eri)e i out#ate#, milea#in", an# irreleant to to#ay5 buinerealitie. Nalue i now )o-(ro#u)e#, an# 'irm now both )om(etean# )ollaborate to )reate )om(etitie o''erin". !innin" )om(anie be)ome buine re#e'iner, o'ten een re#e'iner o' the in#utriethey are inE they mut )ontinually inent an# reinent their buine'rom )rat)h.

Sharon M. Oter, *odern Competitive Analysis, 8r# e#ition, O+'or# I. re, 1;;;

Coer new an# im(ortant area in e)onomi) not treate# in othermana"ement an# trate"i)-(lannin" boo&. Thi e#ition an# there)oul# well be a 9th e#ition out by now in)lu#e new material on"ame theory, alue-a##e# analyi, an# trate"i) intent. The boo&em(haie an e)onomi) a((roa)h to trate"i) (lannin" Oter i a (ro'eor o' e)onomi) an# mana"ement at ale.

C. /. rahala#, The "ortune at the Bottom ofthe Pyramid: radicating Poverty through

Profits, !harton S)hool ublihin", 200G

=n en#orin" the boo&, Ma#eline /. Albri"ht, 'ormer IS Se)retaryo' State, ay that the boo& $belon" at the to( o' the rea#in" lit 'or buine (eo(le, a)a#emi), an# e+(ert (uruin" the eluie "oal o'utainable "rowth in the #eelo(in" worl#. C./. rahala# writewith un)ommon ini"ht about )onumer nee# in (oor o)ietie an#o((ortunitie 'or the (riate e)tor to ere im(ortant (ubli) (ur(oe while enhan)in" it own bottom line. =' you are loo&in" 'or'reh thin&in" about emer"in" mar&et, your ear)h i en#e#. Thi boo& i 'or you.%

C. /. rahala# an# Nen&at Ramawamy, The

"uture of Competition: Co$Creating %ni9ue&alue with Customers, F*S re, 2009

The tra#itional 'irm-)entri) iew o' alue )reation i bein")hallen"e# by a)tie, )onne)te#, an# in'orme# )onumer.=n)reain"ly, alue i bein" )o-)reate# by )om(anie an# )onumer.The boo& alo #i)ue the &ey buil#in" blo)& o' )o-)reation

#ialo", a))e, ri& aement, an# tran(aren)y DARTan# eta new a"en#a 'or to( mana"ement. A mut-rea# boo&.

*ill Kuinn, 0ow /al$*art Is 6estroying

America and the /orld; and /hat -ou Can 6o A8out It, 8r# e#ition, Ten S(ee# re, 200G

*y any meaure, !al-Mart i a u))e1.G million em(loyee,8,G00 tore worl#wi#e, an# ale o' P2>6 billion in 2009. =t "otthat way by o''erin" (ro#u)t at eer lower (ri)e but, a thi boo&how, at )oni#erable )ot. The boo& #etail !al-Mart5uetionable buine (ra)ti)e, 'ale )laim, tron"-arm ta)ti) withu((lier an# )ommunitie, an# mierly treatment o' it em(loyee.De)i#e#ly biae# in it treatment, but oberin" nonethelea loo&at the 4other i#e5 o' u))e.



Dr. Stan Abraham G January 2006

Al Rie, "ocus: The "uture of -our Company

6epends on It, Far(er *uine, 1;;6A hili( /otler ay in en#orin" thi boo&, $:e+t time your)om(any i tem(te# to broa#en or #ieri'y, = "uarantee that youwill thin& twi)e.% ?o)u i what allow )ertain )om(anie to $own%the )ate"orie they are in, u)h a Nolo ownin" $a'ety,% *M!$#riin",% an# ?e#@+ $oerni"ht.%

Je''rey A. Ri"by an# uy re)o, *astering

Strategy: Insights from the /orld1s Greatest

eaders and Thin!ers, M)raw-Fill, 2008

The author 'o)u on three (rimary or"aniational leera"e (oint trate"y, #ei"n, an# )ulturean# un)oer a number o' )onitentlyre)urrin" trate"ie amon" to( "lobal )om(anie that you )oul#a#o(t or a#a(t to. The boo& outline a te(-by-te( (ro"ram 'ormonitorin" your or"aniation5 trate"i) #rier an# ealuatin"whether they are hel(in" or hin#erin" your )om(etitiene.

Ri)har# . Rumelt, Dan @. S)hen#el, an#Dai# J. Tee)e, "undamental Issues in

Strategy: A 3esearch Agenda, F*S re, 1;;9

!hile now oer ten year ol#, thi remain (erha( the only boo&that ha etablihe# a reear)h a"en#a in the 'iel# 'or the )omin"#e)a#e, with the hel( o' 22 o' the mot in'luential trate"y thin&eraroun#. Fow #o 'irm behaeL !hy are 'irm #i''erentL !hat arethe 'un)tion o' the hea#uarter unit in a multi-buine 'irmL !hat#etermine u))e or 'ailure in international )om(etitionL 68G

(a"eNi3ay Sathe, Corporate ntrepreneurship: Top

*anagers and 5ew Business Creation, ?orewor# by eter ?. Dru)&er, Cambri#"e,2008

?rom the 'orewor# by the late eter ?. Dru)&er7 $Cor(orate@ntre(reneur-hi( i 'ull o' interetin" (eo(le an# interetin" torie.*ut it i not a 4(o(ular5 boo& o' 4mira)le wor&er5 an# 4ori"inal.5 =ti a boo& o' or#inary e+e)utie #oin" the ri"ht thin" but aloma&in" (lenty o' mita&e. The boo& how what to #o an# what notto #oE what the o((ortunitie are an# what the (it'all are. =t i a boo& both to en3oy an# to tu#ybut aboe all to a((ly it leon toone5 own enter(rie.%

Fowar# S)hult an# Dori Jone an", Pour

-our 0eart into It: 0ow Star8uc!s Built a

Company +ne Cup at a Time, Fy(erio#, 1;;>

@entially the tory o' how Starbu)& be"an an# "rew to #ominate an# re#e'ineit in#utry. More than a tory o' "rowth an#'inan)ial u))e, it in(ire in the way it lie it alue an# treatit (eo(le with re(e)t an# #i"nity. Fowar# S)hult 3oine# Starbu)&in 1;2 an# ha been it Chairman an# C@O in)e 1;>.

eter S)hwart, Inevita8le Surprises: Thin!ing

Ahead in a Time of Tur8ulence'the Scenarios

that Are Changing -our /orld and -our

Business, u(#ate# with a new (re'a)e, otham*oo&, 2008

Thi worl#-renowne# iionary in the 'iel# o' )enario (lannin"ar"ue, in thi boo&, that the 'uture i 'oreeeable an# that, bye+aminin" the #ynami) at wor& to#ay, we )an anti)i(ate the4ineitable ur(rie5 o' tomorrow. ?or trate"it that (ly their (ro'eion in the milieu o' un)ertain 'uture, anythin" that S)hwartwrite houl# be reuire# rea#in".

Ja"#ih Sheth an# Ra3en#ra Sio#ia, The 3ule

of Three: Surviving and Thriving in

Competitive *ar!ets, ?ree re, 2002

Thi boo& reeal why eery mar&et will be #ominate# by threema3or (layer, with mall (e)ialty (layer 'illin" ni)he mar&et.Any )om(any 4)au"ht in the mi##le5 will be wallowe# u( an##etroye#. The boo& e+(lain the eolution o' in#utry tru)turean# the a((ro(riate trate"i) re(one, an# i bae# on oli#

reear)h an# (ower'ul ini"ht.

Mar& <. Sirower, The Synergy Trap: 0owCompanies ose the Ac9uisition Game, ?reere, 1;;>

An e+(oB o' the ten#en)y o' mana"er to blithely ma&e a)uiitionthat o'ten loe alue 'or their harehol#er. Com(anie mutmeti)ulouly (lanan# a))ount 'or hu"e un)ertaintiebe'ore#e)i#in" to ma&e an a)uiition. They o'ten (ay too mu)h an# 'ail torealie the twin (romie o' in)reae# (er'orman)e an#)om(etitiene. The boo& i the mot )om(rehenie, ri"orou, yet (ra)ti)al analyi o' the #rier o' a)uiition (er'orman)e.




Robert Slater, The /al$*art 6ecade: 0ow a

5ew Generation of eaders Turned Sam

/alton1s egacy into the /orld1s <= Company,ort'olio en"uin rou(, 2008

!hen Sam !alton, the )om(any5 le"en#ary 'oun#er, #ie# in 1;;2,!al-Mart ha# be)ome the )ountry5 lar"et retailer with annualreenue o' P98 billion, u( 80Q 'rom the (reiou year. Ten yearlater, it to((e# ?ortune5 to(-G00 lit with reenue o' P21; billion.The boo& 'o)ue on it low-(ri)in" mo#el an# u((ly-)hain

wiar#ry an# it "lobal teamwor& in an attem(t to e+(lain theunmiti"ate# u))e it a)hiee# oer the lat #e)a#e.

A#rian Slywot&y an# Ri)har# !ie, with /arl!eber, 0ow to Grow /hen *ar!ets 6on1t, !arner *uine *oo&, 2008

A truly ini"ht'ul boo&, it e+(lain what to #o when a )om(any ithreatene# either by maturin" mar&et or 'ier)er )om(etition)reatenew (ro'it throu"h what the author )all 4#eman# innoation.5 =ntea#o' merely im(roin" the (ro#u)t itel', )om(anie houl# re)o"nieo((ortunitie that surround a (ro#u)t, li&e im(roin" )utomer5o(eration, re#u)in" their ri&, or "rowin" their reenue not 3utellin" (ro#u)tL De'initely will 3um(tart your thin&in" with a bra)eo' new i#ea.

Thoma A. Stewart, Intellectual Capital: The 5ew /ealth of +rgani#ations, Curren)y

Double#ay, 1;;;

One o' the 'irt an# bet boo& on how to turn &nowle#"enot naturalreour)e, ma)hinery, or )a(italinto a )om(etitie wea(on. Throu"h

(ra)ti)al a#i)e, torie, an# )ae hitorie, the author how howin#ii#ual )an )reate and use the &nowle#"e aet that they nee#. ='you5re in the &nowle#"e buine, thi houl# be reuire# rea#in".

Ran#all @. Stro, The *icrosoft /ay: The

3eal Story of 0ow the Company +utsmarts Its

Competition, A##ion !eley, 1;;6

?rom one en#orement 'or the boo&7 =t i $a "enuinely o(en-min#e#wor&, 'ille# with ualitie that are utterly la)&in" in the eer-"rowin" bo#y o' 4Mi)roo't literature.5 !hether he5 ta)&lin" the thorny iueo' mono(oly, or im(ly howin" u how Mi)roo't o(erate a a)om(any, Stro will )han"e the way you thin& about Mi)roo't an#ate.%

Dai# . Thomon, Blueprint to a Billion: >

ssentials to Achieve (ponential Growth, !iley, 2006

@i"hty (er)ent o' the to(-(er'ormin" to)& in the lat 20 year wereon)e mall entre(reneurial )om(anie that ha# an =O in the (rior ei"htyear. !hat #i# they #o ri"htL The een eential in)lu#e )reatin" a brea&-throu"h alue (ro(oition, e+(loitin" a hi"h-"rowth mar&ete"ment, hain" maruee )utomer, 'ormin" allian)e to brea& intonew mar&et, be)omin" mater o' e+(onential return, hain" ini#e-outi#e lea#erhi(, an# hain" a boar# )om(rie# o' 4eential5e+(ert.

/ee Nan Der Fei3#en, Scenarios: The Art of

Strategic Conversation, 2n# e#ition, !iley,200G

?rom eter S)hwart7 $/ee an #er Fei3#en ha written the mot)om(rehenie, #etaile#, an# ini"ht'ul "ui#e to un#ertan#in" the buine enironment in a way mot ue'ul to buine. :o one hamatere# the art o' brin"in" that ini"ht to bear in the real worl# o' buine with "reater #e(th than /ee.% The boo& eole the i#ea o''in#in" the 4bet trate"y5 to mobiliin" the 4bet trate"iin" (ro)e.5

Ste(hen J. an# Shannon Rye !all, The 5ew

Strategists: Creating eaders at All evels,

?ree re, 1;;G

=n to#ay5 ra(i#ly )han"in" enironment an# &nowle#"e-bae#e)onomy, eeryone mut be a trate"it an# a lea#erE it i no lon"er

u''i)ient 'or 3ut the (eo(le at the to( to hae u)h &ill. The boo&how )om(anie how to ta( into the #ierity in their own ba)&yar#,an# ma&e trate"y-ma&in" more )ollaboratie.

Stuart !ell, Choosing the "uture: The Powerof Strategic Thin!ing, *utterworth-Feinemann,1;;

Strate"y reuire an ability to )on)eie the 'uture, ee an# )reate (oibilitie, an# 'o)u to )hooe a #ire)tion. Su))e'ul trate"y'ormulation i a mental #i)i(line )onitin" o' broa# ran"in", 'le+ible,an# )reatie thin&in". Thi boo& will hel( you a)hiee that u))e by'o)uin" on e''e)tie "rou( thin&in", whether to #elay a #e)iion 'ormore in'ormation, balan)in" )ontratin" mo#e o' thin&in", an#tran'ormin" thou"ht into a)tion.



Dr. Stan Abraham > January 2006

=an !ilon, The Su8tle Art of Strategy:+rgani#ational Planning in %ncertain Times, rae"er, 2008

A "em o' a boo& by the lon"-time trate"i) (lanner at eneral @le)tri)be'ore there wa Ja)& !el)h, there wa =an !ilon, who ere# un#erRe"inal# Jone. !ilon ar"ue that trate"y i a ubtle an# #eman#in"art 'ar more than it i a )ien)e or metho#olo"y. Continue# u))e#e(en# on )ontant learnin" 'rom )utomer, )om(etitor, )han"e inour enironment, an# our own mita&e. Mut rea#in".

Simon !ootton an# Terry Forne, Strategic

Thin!ing: A Step$8y$Step Approach to Strategy,2n# e#ition, with CD-ROM, /o"an a"e, 2001

A te(-by-te( (ro)e e+(laine# in 3ar"on-'ree (roe on how to #otrate"i) (lannin" "ather in'ormation, 'ormulate i#ea, (lan a)tion,re(lete with wor&heet embe##e# in the te+t. Short on theory,)on)e(t, or re'eren)e, in#ii#ual new to trate"i) (lannin" will 'in#it ue'ul. Contain a CD-ROM with an e+am(le o' a 'irm uin" the boo&5 metho#.

Dr. Stan AbrahamJanuary 9, 2006

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