Strategic planning is often considered a complex and difficult task and is frequently avoided because of perceived lack of time, resources or expertise. This step-by-step guide aims to demystify the process of strategic planning for nonprofit agencies and organizations by using case examples to illustrate major concepts.
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'Contracting for Public Services', by the World Bank's Private Sector Advisory Services, outlines an innovative approach to delivering development assistance for public basic services such as potable water, safe sanitation, modern energy, and primary education and healthcare. Called output-based aid, the approach delegates service delivery to the ......
This book outlines a number of different tools for mapping strategic knowledge, and thus making knowledge more accessible. Anne Huff and Mark Jenkins have brought leading academics together to: * illustrate the contribution of knowledge mapping to central issues in strategy and organization theory * provide informed analysis and theory * consider ......
'This excellent volume brings together some of the most influential readings in business strategy and explores the content and process of business strategy from a variety of different theoretical stances. It will serve as a comprehensive introduction to the literature and will become required reading for students of economics, organisational behavior and business' - Costas Markides, London Business School Strategy for Business provides a comprehensive selection of essential readings, covering six key areas in business strategy: What is Strategy? Competition and Industry Effects Resources, Capabilities and Core Competencies Strategic Innovation and Firm Size Organisational Structures, Learning and Knowledge Management the Global Information Economy It contains dynamic chapters on strategy and includes classics in the field of strategy which continue to provide the theoretical background of more recent innovative work. Strategy for Business will be essential reading for those seeking an understanding of the changing nature of organizations and the world of business.It is particularly intended for students taking courses in strategy, organizational change and more general management courses at undergraduate level; it will also be an excellent resource for masters and postgraduate students. This text is a course Reader, in a series of three (alongside Decision Making for Business, and Policy Issues for Business), which make up the main teaching texts of The Open University undergraduate course Business Behaviour in a Changing World (B300).
Policy Issues for Business is an invaluable tool for students taking courses in strategy, business policy and management. The Reader covers a wide domain, including relevant issues in economics and technology. The chapters are divided into six sections, with a student's introduction to each. The sections include: *the role of policy *the relationship between theory and policy *issues around competition, science technology and innovation policy *international trade *investment policy, regional policy *environmental policy Policy Issues for Business will be required reading for undergraduate as well as MBA courses on business policy, technology and innovation management, change management and strategy. This book is part of a series of three texts that are the main teaching texts of The Open University undergraduate course Business Behaviour in a Changing World (B300).
Policy Issues for Business is an invaluable tool for students taking courses in strategy, business policy and management. The Reader covers a wide domain, including relevant issues in economics and technology. The chapters are divided into six sections, with a student's introduction to each. The sections include: *the role of policy *the relationship between theory and policy *issues around competition, science technology and innovation policy *international trade *investment policy, regional policy *environmental policy Policy Issues for Business will be required reading for undergraduate as well as MBA courses on business policy, technology and innovation management, change management and strategy. This book is part of a series of three texts that are the main teaching texts of The Open University undergraduate course Business Behaviour in a Changing World (B300).
'This excellent volume brings together some of the most influential readings in business strategy and explores the content and process of business strategy from a variety of different theoretical stances. It will serve as a comprehensive introduction to the literature and will become required reading for students of economics, organisational behavior and business' - Costas Markides, London Business School Strategy for Business provides a comprehensive selection of essential readings, covering six key areas in business strategy: What is Strategy? Competition and Industry Effects Resources, Capabilities and Core Competencies Strategic Innovation and Firm Size Organisational Structures, Learning and Knowledge Management the Global Information Economy It contains dynamic chapters on strategy and includes classics in the field of strategy which continue to provide the theoretical background of more recent innovative work. Strategy for Business will be essential reading for those seeking an understanding of the changing nature of organizations and the world of business.It is particularly intended for students taking courses in strategy, organizational change and more general management courses at undergraduate level; it will also be an excellent resource for masters and postgraduate students. This text is a course Reader, in a series of three (alongside Decision Making for Business, and Policy Issues for Business), which make up the main teaching texts of The Open University undergraduate course Business Behaviour in a Changing World (B300).
This book presents a number of strategic management concepts and the circumstances in which they apply in a format and language understandable to both business and non-business readers. The authors - academics and military men - cite examples throughout military history, including quotes, stories, and diagrams, that teach important lessons for ......
`Readers interest in an overview of important aspects of the strategy field will find this book a helpful volume to add to their shelves' - Administrative Sciences Quarterly This is a new overview of the strategy field, with internationally renowned contributors summarizing the latest directions and developments in strategic management theory ......
